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Nigerians React To the Social Media Bill

By Modupeoluwa Adekanye
23 November 2019   |   4:36 pm
Earlier today, the hashtag trending on twitter was #saynotosocialmediabill#. The bill, ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019’ was introduced on Tuesday, November 5 and according to the sponsor of the legislation, it will curb fake news on the internet. However, Nigerians are not ready to have this bill and there have been different…

Earlier today, the hashtag trending on twitter was #saynotosocialmediabill#. The bill, ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, 2019’ was introduced on Tuesday, November 5 and according to the sponsor of the legislation, it will curb fake news on the internet.

However, Nigerians are not ready to have this bill and there have been different reactions and actions taken to end this bill. Below are some of these reactions:

What are your thoughts regarding this bill, you can drop your opinions in the comment section.