Nigerians say no to social media bill
Nigerians have opposed any plan by the government to regulate social media.
They made this known with the hashtag #NoToSocialMediaBill.
There have been recent calls for the regulation of social media, with the government blaming the use of social media for the spread of fake news and inciteful comments during the #EndSARS protests.
The bill titled “Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill 2019” was sponsored by Senator Mohammed Sani Musa on the 5th of November, 2019.
Calls from government officials to regulate social media in Nigeria have been met with fierce resistance, saying it infringes on the rights of Nigerians to express themselves.
Here are some reactions from Twitter:
Nigeria is not China! We say #NoToSocialMediaBill
— #EndSARS (@Jobnownigeria) November 3, 2020
If there was a Social Media Bill.
Every video evidence we brought of their atrocities would have been flagged as " hate speech".
And anyone sharing videos of killings by the Army & Police would be in Jail by now.
That Bill must not pass, call your Lawmakers.#EndSARS
— William (@_SirWilliam_) November 2, 2020
I am Dr Olufunmilayo and I #SayNoToSocialMediaBill 🥳
How about you?
— #OurFavOnlineDoc 🩺🇳🇬🇬🇧 (@DrOlufunmilayo) November 3, 2020
Pass this on.
We know their plans is to keep us silence that’s why they have been trying all possible means to kick us out .... let’s all say #SayNoToSocialMediaBill pic.twitter.com/2Y5vkO5Rtf
— Adex phemzy (@phemzy_media) November 3, 2020
"Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear"–St. Catherine of Siena.
We won't be silenced✊🏾
We won't be intimidated ✊🏾
We go Sóro Soke!I am Mariam and i say #NoToSocialMediaBill#EndSARS #NoToSocialMediaBill #NoToBadGovernmentInNigeria
— Mariee 🤓 (@AhMariee) November 3, 2020
Do the right thing now you have power so you don’t become an emergency activist using noise and drama to fight against things you have a chance to fix with your authority/mandate #SayNoToSocialMediaBill #KillSocialMediaBill
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) November 3, 2020
The same energy you gave to the #EndSARS movement that brought the attention it needed, give it to to speaking against the social media bill. Call your family & friends. Tell your parents that they want to regulate their wozzop & Facebook. Tell everybody ! #SayNoToSocialMediaBill
— ebele. (@ebelee_) November 3, 2020
They’ve taken everything away from us but just because we asked to stay alive, they also want to take away the voice of the masses. 💔#SayNoToSocialMediaBill
— E (@iamOkon) November 3, 2020
The Army will say Fake News and if you oppose, you’ll go to Jail
You can’t question Government Officials Social media Handles
This #EndSARS Protest wouldn’t have gotten the results it got if not for social media
That’s why we must #SayNoToSocialMediaBill
— Trouble Maker 😒 (G.O) (@ObongRoviel) November 3, 2020
We need to Soro Soke
The #EndSARS protest hit them where they didn’t expect it
Social Media was the greatest tool
That’s why they’re so focused on Social Media Bill than the Massacre going on in Nigeria
We keep exposing them on Social Media
They want to take that away #SayNoToSocialMediaBill
— Trouble Maker 😒 (G.O) (@ObongRoviel) November 3, 2020
They never expected that we will Soro Soke. E shock them.
Now they want to silence us.
— Rinu #EndSARS🔥🔫 (@SavvyRinu) November 3, 2020
That time has passed.
We refuse to be gagged✊🏾#SayNoToSocialMediaBill
The way we are going to resist the SOCIAL MEDIA BILL, they will wish they never started it in the first place. #EndSARS is small.
— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) November 2, 2020
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