Governments of the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Republic of Ireland, Norway and those of the European Union (EU) have called for dialogue in resolving the Nigeria-Twitter faceoff. The countries made the call in a joint statement made available to journalists on Saturday in Abuja. “We strongly support the fundamental human right of free expression and […]
The United State Government has kicked against President Muhammadu Buhari government’s decision to ban Twitter in the country. The US condemned the ban and described it as a poor message to citizens and investors. The US Mission in Nigeria in a statement on Saturday said the Nigerian constitution provides for freedom of information. Recall that […]
Twitter, the popular microblogging network, has officially ceased operations in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This comes just hours after the Federal Government declared Twitter’s suspension in a statement signed by Lai Mohammed. READ ALSO: PR expert Timilehin Bello makes 2021 Forbes Africa… In Nigeria, the Twitter app presently displays the message “Tweets aren’t loading […]
The Federal Government on Friday said it has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,announced the suspension in a statement issued by his office in Abuja. READ ALSO: Police council confirms Usman Baba Alkali as substantive IGP The statement, […]
Following outcry from those who complained it violated principle of glorifying violence, Twitter has deleted a tweet made by President Muhammadu Buhari threatening to deal with ‘people’ who didn’t learn from the Nigerian Civil War. The President, on Tuesday evening, tweeted the following in response to rising insecurity in parts of the country, especially the […]
A local court on Thursday fined Twitter 19 million rubles (about 259,000 U.S. dollars) for its failure to remove banned content. This includes calls for unauthorised protests, increasing fines on the company to 27.9 million rubles (380,000 U.S. dollars). Twitter was fined 8.9 million rubles (121,000 dollars) in early April for the same offence according […]
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet has been sold for the equivalent of $2.9m (£2.1m) to a Malaysia-based businessman. The tweet, which said “just setting up my twttr,” was first published on March 21, 2006, and was auctioned off by Mr. Dorsey for charity. The Malaysia-based buyer Sina Estavi compared the purchase to buying a […]
The Twitter account of the National Broadcasting Commission has been hacked as the #EndSARS protests continue in several locations in Nigeria. In a tweet, the hackers said they are “Anonymous”. But Tolu Ogunlesi, Special Assistant to President Muhammad Buhari, said, “Twitter has helped take control of the hacked NBC account.” Daily Times gathered that the […]
Social media companies have blocked the viral video made by Dr Stella Immanuel, an American based Nigerian doctor about the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine, as a cure for COVID-19. President Donald Trump had shared a slew of social media posts on Monda, July 27, containing a wildly misleading video about the coronavirus, prompting Facebook, Google, and […]
FFK’s wife, Precious Chikwendu Fani Kayode yesterday changed her profile picture on twitter. But the change was met with mixed reactions. READ ALSO Covid-19: Patients share beds, oxygen tanks as cases increase Some of her followers praised her flawlessness by saying the former minister was enjoying, while others felt the photo wasn’t appropriate.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Twitter was wrong to fact-check President Trump’s tweets that made the dubious claim that mail-in ballots increase voter fraud. Zuckerberg reasoned that the social media platforms shouldn’t be the “arbiters of truth” Trump to issue executive order on social media — reports “We have a different policy, I think, than […]
President Donald Trump’s use of the bully pulpit to defy his own government’s advice on face coverings has turned into the era’s latest ideologically motivated assault on science and civility. The simple act of wearing a mask to protect others during a pandemic is now a political and cultural flashpoint, underscoring the polarization afflicting every […]
Social media giant Twitter on Monday said it is introducing labels and warnings on some posts containing disputed or misleading information on the coronavirus pandemic. The labels and warning messages are to “provide additional explanations or clarifications” in cases where the risks of harm associated with a tweet are not severe enough for it to […]
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, on Friday said Twitter blocked the accounts of Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez, who heads the country’s presidential commission on the fight against the spread of COVID-19. “Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez leads the presidential commission against COVID-19. READ ALSO: Covid-19: Niger joins other African countries to confirm case “The inhuman and reckless gesture […]
-The government’s mishandling of the outbreak has prompted citizen protests The Chinese government is tracking down people on social platforms like Twitter and WeChat who share what officials consider to be negative information about the coronavirus outbreak, Vice reports. READ ALSO: China, 13 more countries restrict travel from S. Korea over coronavirus concerns The regulation […]
Twitter said on Saturday that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the media Twitter account of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had been hacked and temporarily locked. The accounts were hacked through a third-party platform, a spokesperson for the social media platform said in an emailed statement, without giving further details. “As soon […]
Nigarian Afropop singer and Grammy-nominated artiste Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy has set Twitter on fire after he said that he is the best Nigerian artiste since Fela and that nobody paved the way for him He said “Lol. NOBODY paved shit for me. Everybody dey find them own. I bin Out here, if you knew […]
Twitter has said it will test new features that allow users to control who can reply to their posts or block replies entirely. “We want to help people feel safe participating in the conversation on Twitter,” the company said. READ ALSO: Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 U.S. election The move comes […]
Kechi Okwuchi took to Twitter on the 14th anniversary of the plane crash that nearly killed her, to remember the victims of the Sosoliso plane crash. The now 30-year-old America’s Got Talent alumna, was one of the 110 people on board the ill-fated Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 on December 10, 2005. She was one of […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), Guild of Editors and their members have more to gain with the Federal Government’s plan to sanitise the social media space. The minister gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja when the President of NUJ, Mr Chris Isiguzo led […]