{"id":555044,"date":"2021-06-07T08:06:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T12:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=555044"},"modified":"2021-06-07T08:06:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T12:06:08","slug":"twitter-reacts-to-nigeria-ban-mocked-for-calling-open-internet-essential-human-right-after-censoring-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-reacts-to-nigeria-ban-mocked-for-calling-open-internet-essential-human-right-after-censoring-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Reacts To Nigeria Ban, Mocked For Calling Open Internet \u2018Essential Human Right\u2019 After Censoring Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwitter-reacts-to-nigeria-ban-mocked-for-calling-open-internet-essential-human-right-after-censoring-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=555044&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1295389847-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>One day after Twitter deleted a \u201ccontroversial tweet\u201d made by the country\u2019s president, Nigeria\u2019s minister of information and culture announced that Twitter was being suspended \u201cindefinitely\u201d in the African nation. Twitter responded by describing the \u201c#OpenInternet\u201d as \u201can essential human right in society,\u201d prompting accusations of hypocrisy from critics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria,\u201d read a statement, ironically posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FMICNigeria\/status\/1400843062641717249\">Twitter<\/a>. \u201cThe Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria\u2019s corporate existence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Minister said the Federal Government has also directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria,\u201d the statement added. The statement was signed by \u201cSegun Adeyemi,\u201d who is \u201cSpecial Assistant To The President (Media), Office of the Minister of Information and Culture\u201d in Abuja, Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/africa-nigeria-technology-d872b33657bfc80360517af9d1345a68\"><span>Associated Press<\/span><\/a><span>, Mohammed \u201ccriticized Twitter for deleting the post,\u201d saying, \u201cThe mission of Twitter in Nigeria is very suspicious,\u201d arguing \u201cthat Twitter had in the past ignored inciting tweets against the Nigerian government.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the deleted tweet, Mohammed made a comment about a secessionist movement, vowing to respond to pro-Biafra separatists accused of targeting law enforcement and government buildings \u201cin the language they understand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMany of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Biafra war,\u201d he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/6\/5\/22520166\/twitter-suspended-nigeria-delete-tweet-president-violate-rules\"><span>wrote<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cThose of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Amnesty International condemned the move. <\/span><span>\u201cWe call on the Nigerian authorities to immediately reverse the unlawful suspension and other plans to gag the media, repress the civic space, and undermine Nigerians\u2019 human rights,\u201d Amnesty said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile, the U.S. mission in Nigeria argued against the decision, saying that Nigeria\u2019s constitution protects freedom of expression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Government\u2019s recent #Twitterban undermines Nigerians\u2019 ability to exercise this fundamental freedom and sends a poor message to its citizens, investors and businesses. Banning social media and curbing every citizen\u2019s ability to seek, receive, and impart information undermines fundamental freedoms,\u201d the U.S. mission said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Twitter also released a statement, expressing deep concern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>We are deeply concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. Access to the free and<\/span> <span>#OpenInternet<\/span><span> is an essential human right in modern society,\u201d announced the Twitter Public Policy account. \u201cWe will work to restore access for all those in Nigeria who rely on Twitter to communicate and connect with the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.732919254658\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are deeply concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. Access to the free and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OpenInternet?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OpenInternet<\/a> is an essential human right in modern society.<\/p>\n<p>We will work to restore access for all those in Nigeria who rely on Twitter to communicate and connect with the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KeepitOn?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KeepitOn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Twitter Public Policy (@Policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Policy\/status\/1401151115022979076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Critics of the social media platform quickly pointed out the arguable hypocrisy of Twitter\u2019s condemnation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAccess to the free &#038;<\/span> <span>#OpenInternet<\/span><span> is an essential human right in modern society\u2026 unless you\u2019re Donald Trump. Or reporting on Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop. Or discussing the biology of gender. Or the murderous dictator of Iran. Or a\u00a0 Chinese Communist Party peon lying about COVID,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liz_Wheeler\/status\/1401191886405111825\">responded<\/a> Liz Wheeler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cI am deeply concerned by the suspending of President Donald Trump on Twitter,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lavern_spicer\/status\/1401158219003744259\">wrote<\/a> Florida Republican congressional candidate Lavern Spicer. \u201cAccess to the free and <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OpenInternet?src=hashtag_click\">#OpenInternet<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> is an essential human right in modern society, even if you disagree with their politics.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One day after Twitter deleted a \u201ccontroversial tweet\u201d made by the country\u2019s president, Nigeria\u2019s minister of information and culture announced that Twitter was being suspended \u201cindefinitely\u201d in the African nation. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279413,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1295389847-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Twitter Reacts To Nigeria Ban, Mocked For Calling Open Internet \u2018Essential Human Right\u2019 After Censoring Trump","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-555044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1295389847-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Twitter Reacts To Nigeria Ban, Mocked For Calling Open Internet \u2018Essential Human Right\u2019 After Censoring Trump","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}