Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday came out in support of the Nigerian government’s decision to block access to Twitter in the West African country — and called on more nations to follow suit.

“Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President,” Trump said in an emailed statement.

“More COUNTRIES should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech—all voices should be heard.

“In the meantime,” the former president continued, “competitors will emerge and take hold. Who are they to dictate good and evil if they themselves are evil? Perhaps I should have done it while I was President. But [Facebook founder Mark] Zuckerberg kept calling me and coming to the White House for dinner telling me how great I was. 2024?”

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Information and Culture announced Friday that Twitter’s operations had been “suspended indefinitely” due to its use for “activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.” The ministry was widely mocked for posting its statement about blocking Twitter on its Twitter account.

Earlier last week, the social media giant that has been rebuked for censoring mostly conservative viewpoints, deleted a tweet by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari that appeared to threaten secessionist groups in the Biafra region.

“Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War,” Buhari tweeted, referring to the Biafra Conflict, which killed 1 million people between 1967 and 1970. “Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand.”

In addition to deleting the tweet as violating its “abusive behavior” policy, Twitter suspended Buhari’s account for 12 hours.

“We are deeply concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. Access to the free and #OpenInternet is an essential human right in modern society,” Twitter said in a statement Saturday. “We will work to restore access for all those in Nigeria who rely on Twitter to communicate and connect with the world.”

Trump himself received a permanent ban from Twitter in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol. Facebook announced Friday that its own ban on the former president would remain in place until at least Jan. 7, 2023, but could be extended. Last month, a Facebook review board upheld the president’s suspension, but criticized its open-ended aspect.

Trump called Facebook’s decision “an insult to the record-setting 75M people, plus many others, who voted for us in the 2020 Rigged Presidential Election.

“They shouldn’t be allowed to get away with this censoring and silencing, and ultimately, we will win,” Trump added. “Our Country can’t take this abuse anymore!”

https://nypost.com/2021/06/08/trump-backs-nigeria-on-twitter-ban-says-more-countries-should-too/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Lalasticlala
Mynd44

How true is this gist? I was expecting such from him anyway

Buhari and Lai Mohd claimed that one of the reasons twitter was suspended is that it is used to spread fake news. Only for Buhari supporters to be spreading fake news on Nairaland

Which Trump hail FG Make Una dey Lie thru una Anus shey una hear.

Light my kpoli

Confusion for flatin0 aba made Jew Trump supporters.

Thunder fire Trump and buhari...

Loser Trump praising lifeless Buhari - LMAO

BSsniffer:
Confusion for flatin0 aba made Jew Trump supporters.

Thunder fire Trump and buhari...

Thunder fire them well well.

Trump is lying. Trump knows that he cannot ban Twitter. America is the land of the free...freedom of speech. Even a US court ruled against him for blocking any of his Twitter follower

See as Donald Okechukwu Trump just threw his ipob fans under the bus because of Buhari's twitter ban? Smh.

IPOB trump?

Ivanka pop is a clown

Okutanla1:
See as Donald Okechukwu Trump just threw his ipob fans under the bus because of Buhari's twitter ban? Smh.

I though Trump was coming to Nigeria to give them their biafra village?


ipob terrorist and unknown gunmen can not catch a break sha..

so APC wants to use trump to trend. A Present Calamity

plaindealer:
I though Trump was coming to Nigeria to give them their biafra village?

ipob terrorist and unknown gunmen can not catch a break sha..

Laslasticlala how far.....front page, make we use this one as wrap-up for the day.

ThumbzTNA:
Buhari and Lai Mohd claimed that one of the reasons twitter was suspended is that it is used to spread fake news. Only for Buhari supporters to be spreading fake news on Nairaland

.. Follow what your Master Trump said and stop deceiving yourself.

Why are ipobians avoiding this thread...

Omo past few months don red for flatin0s...from gbas to gbos to gbasgbosgbam

Ipob members will start hating this one now...just don't support anything that has the name of Buhari in it, if you do ipob will not accept referendum permit from you if the federal government put you incharge of giving secessionist the go ahead to conduct referendum...

BSsniffer:
Why are ipobians avoiding this thread...

Omo past few months don red for flatin0s...from gbas to gbos to gbasgbosgbam

I think they unwittingly thought that the idiot was a Christian , lol - not knowing that he is an opportunist, a racist and a conman.

Ever8090:
Ipob members will start hating this one now...just don't support anything that has the name of Buhari in it, if you do ipob will not accept referendum permit from you if the federal government put you incharge of giving secessionist the go ahead to conduct referendum...

They are both idiots .

SavagesWillLose:


I think they unwittingly thought that the idiot was a Christian , lol - not knowing that he is an opportunist, a racist and a conman.

Plus he loves pornstars.

BSsniffer:


Plus he loves pornstars.

That as well , lol.

This source website seems to be cloned one.

First photo is from the site you claimed.
Second photo from the Real New york Post.

Modified:
Seems the twitter extension modified the page at the bottom. Source should be this
https://nypost.com/2021/06/08/trump-backs-nigeria-on-twitter-ban-says-more-countries-should-too/