European football governing body UEFA has declared social media boycott beginning from Friday, April 30, 2021. UEFA said it would stay silent across its platforms from Friday afternoon until Monday evening, May 3, 2021. By this action, UEFA joins other English sports clubs and organisations, which have also declared social media blackout this weekend. The media boycott…
The Federal Government and Governors of the nineteen northern states continue to face criticism over the calls for the regulation of social media. A social commentator, IHECHIMERE NWANNE, said it was not within the power of state governors to decide how social media should operate in Nigeria. NWANNE also commended groups such as the Socio-Economic Rights and…
Nollywood actor turned politician, DESMOND ELLIOT, has come under strong criticism over his support for the regulation of the use of social media in Nigeria. ELLIOT, who represents Surelere Constituency One in the Lagos State House of Assembly, had warned that Nigeria may not exist in the next five years if social media remain unregulated. The lawmaker…