ernesty20:
What pains most of us is that apc used lies and propaganda to win elections, why are they now trynna regulate what helped them during elections? Is that not the hieght of wickedness and dictatorship?

ernesty20:
What pains most of us is that apc used lies and propaganda to win elections, why are they now trynna regulate what helped them during elections? Is that not the hieght of wickedness and dictatorship?

nobilis:
OP, read through that link and you posted, even as long as it is, and read through a copy of the social media bill of our dear Nigerian senators and you will see how different both of them are.

So I think u are the one misinforming yourself, sir.
Or maybe you've been paid by the legislature to infiltrate the social media on their behalf.

[/quote]whoever is defamed has the option of the courts. Why introduce a law that can easily compound the situation if it's even slightly misinterpreted? Besides is that piece of legislation our most urgent priority?[quote author=uchedydy post=40807987]

See you are resorting to mild insults, but i will excuse u on that cos u have a point coming...have u bothered to look at the Senate social media law as proposed. Tell me any thing that restricts any Nigerian from posting or tweeting, or even face booking.

Listen up now, the bill only request that for you to make an allegation, you should get an affidavit to be held responsible for your allegation. A situation where someone throws baseless allegation, lies around and expect me to react to it is wrong. How about malicious defamation going around on social media.

Again, I repeat, tell me how that law restrict a Social media user from expressing his views that are true. Am waiting !!

Farnsworth:
Regulate? that is a fancy term, for blocking free speech, especially in a place like Nigeria, any law the penalizes free speech in Nigeria, it going to end up a disaster, no matter how well intentioned it maybe...

uchedydy:

I have observed with great dismay the outburst against the social media bill as presented by the Nigerian Senate. I make bold to say that Nigerians have been misinformed on this bill.

This bill does not in any way prevent meaningful post on social media, nor does it restrict the right of expression of citizens, it only tries to REGULATE it, thus ensuring that what ever someone post is factual( thus they said for alleagtions, attach an affirdavite to it).

What we have presently is a situation where people malign, slander peoples character based on falsehood, only for the maligned to use productive time to try to redeem his/her image. A situation where a blogger just for the sake of having traffic into his blog fabricate untruth, malicious and most time defamatory post about another citizen( be it a govt official or not) is completely wrong and should be checked. This is what his law stands for. Maybe this would make sense if you imagine your picture on the social media with a caption...' Lagos based businessman/woman in hot romance with minor' and before you say jack, major blogs are carrying it. Meanwhile, its all falsehood.

Finally, before we criticize based on sentiments and misinformation, plz note that Britain and USA all have Social Media legislation in place that regulates their social media.

Plz see link for UK social media law... http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201415/ldselect/ldcomuni/37/3704.htm

mazzi:
For where? When the were enjoying it against jona you never came up with this trash,now the table has turned and you guys are nowreminding us of british law.kam'nukwa!

drss:
op is one of the liars trained by liar mohammed to misinform d public. How is d uk social media law similar to d demonic anti social media law proposed by d senate

uchedydy:


what do we call free speech? Insult or someone's personality? Like I said before, the problem we have in Nigeria is that people just hear things at the periphery and they run with it...there is no part of that bill that prevents citizens frpm using facebook as much as what ypu are writing about is true.

The bill says, get an affidavit if u must make an allegation just to make u responsible, so whats the big deal there if someone is sure his post is true.
The problem is that our bloggers and other social media users depend on lies to build their blogs. That is wrong and must be checked. Enof of all the 'sources said' , sources who pleaded anonymity and all.............again, have u readthe bill, the show me where it restrict freedom of speech.

Farnsworth:


Well, it is hard to get affidavit, if you are a whistleblower going against the government, don't be navie about the politics behind such moves, lawyers in bed politicians can block people from releasing evidence of fraud and corruption, in a place like Nigeria, a judge that comes across such files can contact politicians for favours as payment to block such publications... there are numerous evils that such a bill could unleash on free speech... In Turkey for instance, President Erdogan had a 14 year old boy arrested and prosecuted for criticizing the president on his Facebook page...

https://news.vice.com/article/turkey-is-prosecuting-two-kids-for-ripping-down-posters-of-president-erdogan

uchedydy:


Nice one sir, but if you are want to post or make allegation, shouldnt you have proof ready before making allegations? Do you first write before looking for evidence? That would be putting the cart before the house.

This incesant and indiscrinate throw of allegations isnt what grows a country at all.

uchedydy:


See you are resorting to mild insults, but i will excuse u on that cos u have a point coming...have u bothered to look at the Senate social media law as proposed. Tell me any thing that restricts any Nigerian from posting or tweeting, or even face booking.

Listen up now, the bill only request that for you to make an allegation, you should get an affidavit to be held responsible for your allegation. A situation where someone throws baseless allegation, lies around and expect me to react to it is wrong. How about malicious defamation going around on social media.

Again, I repeat, tell me how that law restrict a Social media user from expressing his views that are true. Am waiting !!