FG to regulate internet broadcasting and all online media as it moves to amend NBC Act

NIGERIA – The Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has asked the House of Representatives to include internet broadcasting under the control of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The minister’s request was contained in his submission at the public hearing into a bill to amend the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission Act organised by the House Committees on […]

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Your criticism will not stop us from regulating the social media space – Lai Mohammed

Nigeria’s minister of information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says criticism from some quarters will not stop the federal government from regulating social media. The minister said this at a meeting with online-news publishers in Abuja on Thursday. There have been critical reactions to the government’s move to regulate social media. But Mohammed said the government does […]

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DSS cautions against undemocratic activities, vows to arrest social media users

The Department of State Services (DSS) has observed with concern, the deliberate plots and attempts by some subversive and undemocratic elements to incite or pit one ethnic group against the other by stoking the embers of tribal sentiments to cause disaffection and violence across the country. Findings revealed that these unpatriotic actors make unguarded public […]

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EASTER ATTACK: Sri Lankan Govt Shuts Down Social Media

Sri Lankan government officials said major social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, have been blocked inside the country to prevent misinformation and rumours. This comes after the government ordered a state of emergency to be introduced from midnight Monday following the deadly Easter attacks, the president’s office said. The special measures are being […]

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Hate Speech and Extremism: Pakistan announces massive crackdown on social media

Pakistani authorities Wednesday vowed to carry out a “massive” crackdown targeting hate speech and extremism on social media, as a minister boasted arrests have already been made. Officials in Pakistan are frequently accused of muzzling the media and targeting individuals critical of the country’s powerful military establishment and have blocked hundreds of websites and social […]

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