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Home » News » No going back on social media regulation – Lai Mohammed

No going back on social media regulation – Lai Mohammed

by Matthew John Alex
3 years ago
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that the federal government isn’t backing down with its plan to regulate social media. 

Lai Mohammed who revealed this weeks after denying the existence of a bill for the regulation of social media in an interview with an international news platform , said they have contacted two major platforms; Facebook and Google already. 

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He informed newsmen in Abuja yesterday February 20, that their aim is to ensure that social media does not cause any damages to the country which is the reason for regulating it.

 “We are pushing ahead with our plan to sanitize the social media, working with stakeholders. By March 2, 2020, we will inaugurate a stakeholders committee that will deliberate and recommend the way forward.

“We are also planning a major international conference that will bring together the tech companies, media practitioners, policy makers and others as part of efforts to tackle this growing canker-worm

“Last week, I met with representatives of Google and Facebook for the same purpose. The situation is dire, and no nation that values its peace, security and stability will allow an irresponsible use of the social media.

“There has been a spike in the dissemination of fake news and the use of disinformation in recent times. This is not accidental: Fake news, disinformation and hate speech have become the weapons of choice to create tension in the polity and destabilise the country.

“And those behind them, the naysayers, are not about to relent. Those behind this campaign of fake news and disinformation have also deployed new tactics, top of which is the recycling old news items and videos.

“For some people, the 2019 elections are not over. They are stuck in the pre-election mode. And they must continue to use these weapons to put Nigeria on edge.”

Lai Mohammed also unveiled plans of floating a new ‘communication regulations’ which will record all calls, monitor WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook. 

“Another good example is the video of the over 400 young men suspected to be Boko Haram members who were intercepted in Abia State in 2014.

“About two weeks ago, the video came back into circulation, creating panic in the polity. The intention of those behind it is simple: to create tension and panic in the country.”

He made mention of some fake news he claimed were passed off through social media and they include;  President Buhari will be travelling to the United Kingdom for 20 days before proceeding to Saudi Arabia and Austria; Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi was attacked at Rigasa train station in Kaduna and that the Nigerian Air Force killed 250 Boko Haram insurgents.

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