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IamLEGEND1:
The idea was never the issue. NL is a forum first and foremost and you wouldn't believe the number of decent threads derailed totally by 'E-warriors'.

So someone comes in,sees the back and forth between the 'warriors' and just leaves....as you would guess,that is bad for business. a lot of people's minds gets affected by what they read online and think what you may of them but they matter in the grand scheme of things.together,they are lots of traffic lost.

so i think the 'idea' has a very massive snowball effect on everything on here than most(all) of us might realize.

ishiamu:
This Is not about biafra is about what is right, 2mao seun can wake up and ban another thing happening on this forum.. I have joined the band wagon on here agitating for biafra I only watch and go... so trying to silence some set of people cos of what lai mohammed or top political official told you is wrong... apc has compromised seun that's all

IamLEGEND1:
Well we're not allowed to type vàgina without it being censored,so I'll say we're way past that.

But seriously, The whole Biafra thing has been simmering on here for a while,with just a few quips here and there. Nothing major. See no one cared about what they did because they mostly stuck to benign methodologies.

MathsChic:
But why don't you just compare this with what twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other american social networking sites are doing. Isis sympathizers are never banned, suppressed, nor is their speech regulated. Nairaland's owner actually risks executing exactly what the senators are being accused of in their social media bill: silencing free speech.
I'm sure you were up in arms against the senators' idea as well.
Don't you think it would make sense for YouTube or Facebook to ban or regulate Isis and boko haram videos, or issue bans on users who declare support for their cause? But certainly, they wouldn't do that, as it amounts without doubt to opinion regulation, especially on such a massive and free platform as the internet.

We need to look at this carefully. Not just from what's good or bad for business, but for what's good or bad for freedom. The few people peddling rhetorics can always be banned. Speech regulation is no good thing.

PRYCE:
I was shocked when I read the updated rule yesterday!

I mean it's totally out of sorts to gag a particular ethnic group, prevent them from speaking out if they maligned simply because you own the medium with from which their voices are heard!

But then, Mr Seun behaves like the typical CEO who does the bidding of the 'board' with extreme prejudice not giving a damn about what the consumers think...

I think The Social Media Bill is Now in full effect... enforced not by the law but with threats!...

...And I'm curious as to what Lai Mohammed Told em last month; bloggers I mean!

TonyeBarcanista:
Like I said earlier, Seun's Nairaland is part of the larger society. This is a Social Medium and it amount to irony for it to go against social justice. You and I may not agree with Biafra ideology but it doesn't justify gagging them.

if you agree NL is part of a larger society then I think we deserve a little peace & quiet.

Seun took a proactive approach and it's left to the rest of the NL masses other than the biafra agitators to agree or disagree with his decision.

and I think we'll just agree to disagree on this one.

Cheers mate.

Goodboiyy:
They do anything they like on NL.. ban u for any little tin.. Seun never consulted NLanders about this decision..

TonyeBarcanista:
Perhaps, he didn't make proper consultation.

PRYCE:
I was shocked when I read the updated rule yesterday!

I mean it's totally out of sorts to gag a particular ethnic group, prevent them from speaking out if they maligned simply because you own the medium with from which their voices are heard!

But then, Mr Seun behaves like the typical CEO who does the bidding of the 'board' with extreme prejudice not giving a damn about what the consumers think...

I think The Social Media Bill is Now in full effect... enforced not by the law but with threats!...

...And I'm curious as to what Lai Mohammed Told em last month; bloggers I mean!

TonyeBarcanista:
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IamLEGEND1:
And then there is something called 'Public disturbance'

and honestly,that shít is very annoying,not to mention,stale.

also, those people screaming 'Biafra' are mostly empty-headed vagabonds who know nothing about the inner workings of this country.

They aimlessly follow whatever their masters say and keep spamming this forum with pointless comments.

Truckpusher:
Infringement of the right to self determination by denying any group social justice whether perceived or not is not a right at all but highhandedness, just as the United Nations has no definition for who's a terrorist and who's not, after all another man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.
NL owner got this one all wrong - His action should be condemned by all those who truly believe in democratic principles and not be clouded by overzealous sentiment masked with hate and bigotry.

menesheh:
You've demonstrated that you are the vagabond and empty-headed fellow by using abusive wordings on people with different views on issues concerning them.

I can't imagine the kind of measuring tool to use to measure the jerky and absurdity level of this comment.

TonyeBarcanista:
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yapapa:
shutup my friend, I have a very good Igbo friend I can die for without a second thought..and I'm not against the deluded ones among them agitating for Biafra..but they are not doing in the right way.all there comments around here are mostly filled with hate speeches to d brim, insulting other tribes (mostly Yoruba's) even when its uncalled for... or u wanna tell me u were two blind to see...you now ranting like a mad dog talking about mockery.my friend go sleep, abeg.

MathsChic:
I agree a 100%. You don't deprive people the right to express themselves, as long as they are not spewing hate.

Goodboiyy:
Tonye I think Seun need to apologize to igbos for that ash comment..

thehorlufemi:
This is why Biafra should be banned

How can you wish a fellow human being death?

The level of hatred no be here.

osedvgirl:
just because of this one sentence, you quoted the whole episode, SMH

ishiamu:
You a beast of no nation

A punkass modafucka

Truckpusher:
Infringement of the right to self determination by denying any group social justice whether perceived or not is not a right at all but highhandedness, just as the United Nations has no definition for who's a terrorist and who's not, after all another man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.
NL owner got this one all wrong - His action should be condemned by all those who truly believe in democratic principles and not be clouded by overzealous sentiment masked with hate and bigotry.

TonyeBarcanista:
Lovely waist you've got my lady

dearpreye:
Brother, you don loss be that ooooo

BlaqCoffee109:
..who is spreading hate and calling our Motherland a zoo? I don't get you? in any case goodmorning to you truckie

IamLEGEND1:
[b] Actually, YouTube does ban users and regulate videos. you know about the whole katy Perry-dark horse video saga right?

some Muslim groups around the world took offence to a certain part of the video and started an online petition. the video was later removed,re-edited & then reuploaded.

the same goes for pórn videos,upload it on YouTube and you'll be banned, repeat it and ur IP address is going in the blacklist. And believe it or not,some people consider pōrn to be art.that's not even mentioning the tonnes of other random videos pulled down or re-edited by the regulators of those sites.

Call it whatever you may,but that is also an infringement on freedom of expression. Your right ends when you infringe on another individual's.

And I'll say they've infringed on a lot of people's rights here.

All things considered,I see ur point and I recognize the amoral nature of the situation.
.. But the truth is it is all a little too idealistic. Look at the champions of democracy:the U.S and the whole thing about monitoring of mobile phones,emails,webcams,laptops etc,that is like a Goliath of rights infringement compared to the tiny David here but a significant amount of US citizens don't care because they realize the necessity of it.
We live in a world choked full of grey areas and this is one of them,we have to learn to accept that.[/b]