British regulators could soon have the power to fine and block the sites of social media giants like Facebook, TikTok and Twitter for failing to remove harmful content under new legislation.

Unveiled Tuesday, the proposals are part of the U.K. government's bid to force tech giants to rid their platforms of illegal and toxic content. Executives could be held personally liable for failing to respect a legally-binding duty of care. It comes as authorities around the world clamp down on Big Tech.

Social media services that host user-generated content or allow people to talk to others online will be required to remove and limit the spread of content that contains child sexual abuse, terrorist material or suicide, according to the government. They will also need to do more to ensure children aren't exposed to grooming, bullying or pornography.

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and other popular social networks will be required to establish clear terms and conditions which set out how they tackle content that is legal but could cause significant physical or psychological harm to adults, such as misinformation about coronavirus vaccines.

British media watchdog Ofcom will have the power to fine companies up to £18 million ($24 million) or 10% of their annual global revenues, whichever is higher, for failing to comply. Ofcom would also be able to block non-compliant services from being accessed in the U.K.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/15/uk-online-harms-bill-tech-giants-face-big-fines-and-blocked-sites.html

So, it is OK for the UK to ban Twitter for not removing terrorist materials from their platform, but it is barbaric, undemocratic and against freedom of speech for Nigeria or any African country to do the same thing.

If banning Twitter is a threat to democracy in Nigeria, how come the same thing is not a threat to democracy in the UK?

Ignorant Nigerians rejected social media laws while shouting undemocratic this and that, but the same so-called democratic countries Nigerians bow down to have the same laws.

How foolish can low self-esteem, inferiority complect and kolomental Nigerians can be.?

BMC
Abi una don ban am make everybody rest now, weytin again

plaindealer:



So, it is OK for the UK to ban Twitter for not removing terrorist materials from their platform, but it is barbaric, undemocratic and against freedom of speech for Nigeria or any African country to do the same thing.

If banning Twitter a threat to democracy in Nigeria, how come the same thing is not a threat to democracy in the UK?

Ignorant Nigerians rejected social media laws while shouting undemocratic this and that, but the same so-called democratic countries bow down to have the same laws.

How foolish can low self-esteem, inferiority complect and kolomental Nigerians can be.?

Where did it say ban ? Do you know the difference between ban and regulate ?

Here is the clue - “ limit the spread of content that contains child sexual abuse, terrorist material or suicide”

Illiterates all over the place.

This plaindealer is really pained about the Twitter issue. See how he’s creating topics concerning Twitter upandan.
If you don’t have work to do, please solve the math below

PeaceforNigeria:


Where did it say ban ? Do you know the difference between ban and regulate ?

Here is the clue - “ limit the spread of content that contains child sexual abuse, terrorist material or suicide”

Illiterates all over the place.

Ofcom would also be able to block non-compliant services from being accessed in the U.K

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/15/uk-online-harms-bill-tech-giants-face-big-fines-and-blocked-sites.html

What is the meaning of block non-compliant services from being accessed in the U.K

Or you are just one of the ignorant headline readers with zero capacity to read and comprehend simple English words?

You obviously used the word illiterate after looking in the mirror.

Your ipob village square education failed you.

plaindealer:





What is the meaning of block non-compliant services from being accessed in the U.K

Or you are just one of the ignorant headline readers with zero capacity to read and comprehend simple English words?

You obviously used the word illiterate after looking in the mirror.

Your ipob village square education failed you.

Again, the clue is in the word ‘limit’.

Services are only blocked when the regulations are not adhered to and ‘block’ in this context does not mean ban, it means until such a time that the specified content is removed and a fine is paid.

Note , there is no reference to political discourse or debate.

Learn.

The UK is not The shit hole. People in the UK have rights that are protected by the law.

UK to introduce world first online safety laws


This will include a mandatory ‘duty of care’, which will require companies to take reasonable steps to keep their users safe and tackle illegal and harmful activity on their services. The regulator will have effective enforcement tools, and we are consulting on powers to issue substantial fines, block access to sites and potentially to impose liability on individual members of senior management.


There will be stringent requirements for companies to take even tougher action to ensure they tackle terrorist and child sexual exploitation and abuse content.


Prime Minister Theresa May said


https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-introduce-world-first-online-safety-laws

It is OK for them to have social media laws and vow to ban non-compliant platforms, but it is barbaric and undemocratic for Nigeria to do the same thing.

This is beyond kolomental, this is modern-day slavery..


God Bless #NGPower

%NigeriFirst.

plaindealer:



It is OK for them to have social media laws and vow to ban non-compliant platforms, but it is barbaric and undemocratic for Nigeria to do the same thing.

This is beyond kolomental, this is modern-day slavery..


God Bless #NGPower

%NigeriFirst.

Your president would be dead without medical care in the UK.

Hypocrites.

Social media services that host user-generated content or allow people to talk to others online will be required to remove and limit the spread of content that contains child sexual abuse, terrorist material or suicide, according to the government. They will also need to do more to ensure children aren't exposed to grooming, bullying or pornography.

This is the same thing Twitter did by removing the toxic posts of our President, Buhari

Zombies crying on Twitter as usual

They used China to justify themselves banning Twitter they were bursted that China isn't a democracy

Now they are running naked looking for loopholes from the democracy nations

They can't find any, the article you pasted started with British Regulators not banners

Banning and regulating are not the same, buhari has locked all Nigerians from Twitter even the ones minding their business, this is tyranny

It was his genocidic tweet that was deleted which he was angry about hence his ban don't shift goal post to regulation which he has no concern for even when his Fulani brothers threaten others physically and in words

PeaceforNigeria:


Again, the clue is in the word ‘limit’.

Services are only blocked when the regulations are not adhered to and ‘block’ in this context does not mean ban, it means until such a time that the specified content is removed and a fine is paid.

Note , there is no reference to political discourse or debate.

Learn.

The UK is not The shit hole. People in the UK have rights that are protected by the law.

Access to Twitter through Nigeria's main phone providers has been blocked, according to reports from Lagos and the capital, Abuja.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57363779

First, you ignorantly did not read or see the word block, all your illiterate capacity saw was regulate, but after educating you, you latch on to block thinking you are smart when in fact you still sound illiterate because regardless of the terminology, we actually blocked access to Twitter, the same thing the British government vowed to do.

Nigeria blocked access to Twitter, the same thing regardless of the terminology different people use out there.

You need to head back to elementary school for elementary education and reading and comprehension.

Amotolongbo:
This is the same thing Twitter did by removing the toxic posts of our President, Buhari

And our country blocked access to Twitter for not removing terrorist materials from Twitter, the same thing the UK media law vowed to do.

plaindealer:





First, you ignorantly did not read or see the word block, all your illiterate capacity saw was regulate, but after educating you, you latch on to block thinking you are smart when in fact you still sound illiterate because regardless of the terminology, we actually blocked access to Twitter, the same thing the British government vowed to do.

Nigeria blocked access to Twitter, the same thing regardless of the terminology different people use out there.

You need to head back to elementary school for elementary education and reading and comprehension.

You used the word ‘ban’ in your opening statement which is not the same as ‘block’, I trust you know the difference, except you are being disingenuous.

Secondly, your lifeless and clueless president made a terrorist threat to his own citizens, so his tweet was removed and his access was ‘ blocked ‘ for 12 hours. He was not banned.

plaindealer:



And our country blocked access to Twitter for not removing terrorist materials from Twitter, the same thing the UK media law vowed to do.

I appreciate your use of the word ‘block’ and not ‘ban’ which you used in your opening statement.

Thanks.

plaindealer:



And our country blocked access to Twitter for not removing terrorist materials from Twitter, the same thing the UK media law vowed to do.

Ya.
I understand Twitter was so partial to have deleted the posts of a terrorist group while leaving the other to stay.

Both terrorists aren’t meant to be spared at all

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plaindealer:


British regulators could soon have the power to fine and block the sites of social media giants like Facebook, TikTok and Twitter for failing to remove harmful content under new legislation.

Unveiled Tuesday, the proposals are part of the U.K. government's bid to force tech giants to rid their platforms of illegal and toxic content. Executives could be held personally liable for failing to respect a legally-binding duty of care. It comes as authorities around the world clamp down on Big Tech.

Social media services that host user-generated content or allow people to talk to others online will be required to remove and limit the spread of content that contains child sexual abuse, terrorist material or suicide, according to the government. They will also need to do more to ensure children aren't exposed to grooming, bullying or pornography.

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and other popular social networks will be required to establish clear terms and conditions which set out how they tackle content that is legal but could cause significant physical or psychological harm to adults, such as misinformation about coronavirus vaccines.

British media watchdog Ofcom will have the power to fine companies up to £18 million ($24 million) or 10% of their annual global revenues, whichever is higher, for failing to comply. Ofcom would also be able to block non-compliant services from being accessed in the U.K.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/15/uk-online-harms-bill-tech-giants-face-big-fines-and-blocked-sites.html


So, it is OK for the UK to ban Twitter for not removing terrorist materials from their platform, but it is barbaric, undemocratic and against freedom of speech for Nigeria or any African country to do the same thing.

If banning Twitter is a threat to democracy in Nigeria, how come the same thing is not a threat to democracy in the UK?

Ignorant Nigerians rejected social media laws while shouting undemocratic this and that, but the same so-called democratic countries Nigerians bow down to have the same laws.

How foolish can low self-esteem, inferiority complect and kolomental Nigerians can be.?

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OP is an illiterate.

UK wants to do the right thing done in a democracy by first making a law not banning because they did something you don't like as if you're an emperor or Idi Amin

Op has unwittingly shown us that banning Twitter by his paymaster is illegal and anti-democratic.

Shame

Yes.

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PeaceforNigeria:


You used the word ‘ban’ in your opening statement which is not the same as ‘block’, I trust you know the difference, except you are being disingenuous.

Secondly, your lifeless and clueless president made a terrorist threat to his own citizens, so his tweet was removed and his access was ‘ blocked ‘ for 12 hours. He was not banned.

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Ban, block, same thing, it means you can not access Twitter.

Cry, wail, and lament till eternity, Twitter is still banned, blocked, prohibited, pick whatever meaning you prefer, you still can not access Twitter in Nigeria.


You are basically redundant..

plaindealer:

How foolish can low self-esteem, inferiority complect and kolomental Nigerians can be.?

No insult please.
You shouldn't become the same people you are trying to correct.

do we have a law to back it up?

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PeaceforNigeria:


I appreciate your use of the word ‘block’ and not ‘ban’ which you used in your opening statement.

Thanks.

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I'd appreciate you heading back to elementary school to learn how to read and comprehend simple English words.

ivolt:

No insult please.
You shouldn't become the same people you are trying to correct.

Qualifying people's action is not an insult.

When people rape and you call them rapists, you are not insulting them, you are only qualifying their actions.

They are just seething hypocrites.

Even Twitter realized their faults and promptly deleted Terrorist Kanu's animalistic tweets.

Nigeria is leading the global wing-clipping of Big Tech regardless of the tantrums of ignorant, self-hating Nigerians.

It comes as authorities around the world clamp down on Big Tech

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/15/uk-online-harms-bill-tech-giants-face-big-fines-and-blocked-sites.html

BMC unu zukwanu ike..ka Chukwu ruo oru n'isi unu..

QuotaSystem:
They are just seething hypocrites.

Even Twitter realized their faults and promptly deleted Kanu the terrorists tweets.

Nigeria is leading the global wing-clipping of Big Tech

Yes o...


The so-called civilized, democratic countries and defenders of their hypocritical free speech are clamping down on social media platforms and operators, but African countries can not.

Some poor and inferiority complex Nigerians ceded their country and sovereignty to social media platforms, effectively placed themselves under the feet of social media CEOs. Jack is their new president.

Sad..

plaindealer:
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Ban, block, same thing, it means you can not access Twitter.

Cry, wail, and lament till eternity, Twitter is still banned, blocked, prohibited, pick whatever meaning you prefer, you still can not access Twitter in Nigeria.


You are basically redundant..

Go and charge your phone.

Abi no light?

plaindealer:
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Ban, block, same thing, it means you can not access Twitter.

Cry, wail, and lament till eternity, Twitter is still banned, blocked, prohibited, pick whatever meaning you prefer, you still can not access Twitter in Nigeria.


You are basically redundant..

I hope the dictionary explanation below would be of some use to you. It’s a nice lesson.

1. Block - ‘make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible’


2. Ban - ‘officially or legally prohibit (something)’

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PeaceforNigeria:


I hope the dictionary explanation below would be of some use to you. It’s a nice lesson.

1. Block - ‘make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible’


2. Ban - ‘officially or legally prohibit (something)’

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Must you still be boring me with the fact that you are ignorant and still don't know how to read and comprehend simple English words?

Or you are just another ignorant ipob troll.?

plaindealer:
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Must you still be boring me with the fact that you are ignorant and still don't know how to read and comprehend simple English words?

Or you are just another ignorant ipob troll.?

I was only trying to teach you English seeing that you are still struggling to understand the difference between BAN and BLOCK.

Thanks

PeaceforNigeria:


I was only trying to teach you English seeing that you are still struggling to understand the difference between BAN and BLOCK.

Thanks

Let me indulge this illiterate for a second against my best judgment, but I feel like having fun with this ignorant joker..

kindle show us the meaning and the difference between both terms by definition.


Caution.....


This is when they start coming up with excuses just to dodge answering the simple question. Just watch.

The illiterate don pick race..