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 Public Policy (@Policy) June 5, 2021
We will work to restore access for all those in Nigeria who rely on Twitter to communicate and connect with the world. #KeepitOn
"This ban of Twitter in Nigeria is extremely troubling us," reads the tweet of the firm. "Free and #OpenInternet access in modern society has become a fundamental human right. We will attempt to restore access to Twitter for all individuals in Nigeria who are connected with the world. #KeepitOn. - #KeepitOn."
On Twitter, a point of reference for virtual private networks, "Thank God for VPN" began earlier that day. The tweets were from Nigerian users who used VPN services to hide your IP address. Nigerians might use VPNs to tackle the prohibition and access the Twitter network.
However, any working arrangements for accessing the Platform might, unfortunately, cause legal problems for the people of Nigeria. The Nigerian Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubakar malami made Saturday's statement that the government will arrest and punish anyone caught on Twitter in Nigeria. More than 39 million members live in the nation on the social networking network.
The Nigerian President Buhari post which started all this recalled the content which led to a suspension on the website by former US President Donald Trump.
In the southeast of the nation, Buhari has warned regional secessionists, who he blames for recent incendiary assaults on government offices and police stations.
"Today many of them who are misbehaved is too young to be aware of the damage and loss of life in the Nigerian Civil War," Buhari remarked in the tweet that has been removed. "Those of us who have been fighting on the ground for 30 months is going to treat them in the language they know."
The tweet relates to a horrific civil war between 1967 and 1970 between Nigeria-Biafra. Thousands killed throughout the war. Buhari is a former military leader of Nigeria, who in the 1980s fought with the secessionists.
Although the U.S. has various measures to prevent this particular scenario from occurring, U.S. Twitter should be relieved that this cannot happen at all.
When Trump was president not long ago, because of its connections to China, the U.S. government tried and prohibited the country's ubiquitous TikTok video website. The acts of Trump have led to a host of legal fights and compelled the parent company of TikTok to sell the app that is still under development.
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