The Federal Government says criticisms will not stop it from going ahead with its planned efforts to sanitise the social media space. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stated this on Thursday when he met with the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers in Abuja.

“We are not alone in doing this. Countries around the world are as concerned as we are, and they are doing something about the social media. The list is long: Germany, UK, Singapore, China, South Korea, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, etc,” the minister said. He said the campaign against fake news and hate speech had assumed a heightened dimension.

“We have been monitoring the debate. Some analysts and commentators have supported our plan; while others have opposed it. An interesting part of the debate has been that even those who oppose the regulation have acknowledged the dangers inherent in the irresponsible use of the social media, especially by anarchists and non-patriots. We thank everyone who has spoken out, and we hope the debate will continue”, he said. He said the government had not announced how it planned to go about the regulation because it would not be a unilateral process.

“It will involve all stakeholders coming together to chart the path forward. Let me announce here that we have just kick-started the process. We have dispatched letters inviting representatives of the media, civil society, technology and security experts, online publishers, bloggers, relevant agencies of government, etc, for this purpose,” he said. He said the government was exploring many options open to it in regulating the social media, stressing that apart from enacting new laws, we can also leverage on technology, working with the big techies like Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Istagram to check the spread of fake news and hate speech.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/no-going-back-on-social-media-regulation-fg.html

Nothing will stop me from saying the truth...

Lai Muhammad is a serial looter and a liar ..

Taiiita:
This is not the kind of law that should be enforced

Buhari rubber stamp Senate should give us death by firing squad for corrupt politicians if truly Buhari was serious about fighting corruption...like its done in China..

But No... We are just fooling ourselves
Rubbish

It's not your fault. We are too docile in this country, If not, an unrepentant liar like Lai has no business being a minister in the first place.

This is not the kind of law that should be enforced

Okay

Mumu FG

Very useless set of people

FG always panting and convulsing to implement policies that are anti-people.

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I wish we have youths with balls like fela na to go burn down nass and beat those exualted looters....I hate the sets of dumb young people we have in Nigeria... especially the illiterates that sold their votes and will die defending all this old bulls and the ones who draw their inspiration from Instagram and worship celebrities senselessly

I just laugh u guys cos u'll obviously can't sense the game they trying to play. I see Buhari contesting for a third term and they don't want any opposition or hate comments at all and we'all know Buhari is now in control of both the legislative and the judiciary which he has always wanted to help him aid and abet his evil agendas and behold it's about to start taking effect. Be ready Nigerians, just be ready.. We've not seen the worst from that Dictator.

Gej warned you guys

Nuff said

Naija is back to 1983

The azzlickers have gone quiet
No bill to regulate unemployment by creating jobs
No bill to ensure adequate power supply
No bill to improve our educational system
No bill to keep our roads in good condition

Useless country with foolish leaders

Lai muhamammed too will suffer the consequences when the time's right.
Mark my words

Hmmm Ndi APC

IJOBA OLOGUN(military govt)


yeye dey smell

Even lie mohamed knows he's lying on these issue.. It can never work.. Audio regulations..come and arrest me let me c na.. Foolish man

Build more prison

APC use social media to fight PDP, now they want to close it down. I know Sowore is one of thier major target cos they know that coming back of Sowore will finish them. Let see how it goes..

Mrsserene:
The only people pained by this new rule are bitter people or people that feed from spreading false news and hate. I have been wondering why such people are going unpunished in this country. Dear FG, start with Nairaland hate vendors!

Look that this hungry and smiling boy. No money, no Job. Yet u dey support Buhari up-and-down

Whichever one, you guys can do as you wish. One thing is that APC members will still be the ones to be caught in the trap. Remember the pre-election shoot at sight order for ballot box snatchers? The APC members later turn out to be victims and one of them nearly lost his life in Lagos.

Okay

This lai lai...anything to suit ur paymaster

APC is useless sha. Of all things, social media regulation is their problem. Some of us made a grave mistake of voting Buhari in the 2015 election. Mehn!

Now, u want regulation because you guys are in power.... Same tool you guys use when you were looking for power....radarada oshi

Zombies have succeeded in voting/rigging monsters into power. Now we have successfully moved 30 years backwards.

The only people pained by this new rule are bitter people or people that feed from spreading false news and hate. I have been wondering why such people are going unpunished in this country. Dear FG, start with Nairaland hate vendors!

Words of a drowning man

The same hate speech that brought you to the corridors of power

God is watching and will surely judge us all.