Nigeria: Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act including content moderation regulation entered into force
Description
Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act including content moderation regulation entered into force
On 15 May 2015, the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, including content moderation regulation, entered into force following its signing into law by the President on the same day. The Act requires intermediaries, such as financial inst…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2015-05-05
under deliberation
2015-05-07
adopted