Speaking at the third edition of the ‘PMB Administration Scorecard 2015-2023’ series on Thursday, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed stated that the government is monitoring activities on Twitter after it was taken over by a new owner.
According to Lai, he said: “Many have sought our response following reports that there has been an increase in fake news, misinformation and hate speech since the micro-blogging site changed ownership.
“Many have even asked us if another ban is pending. Let me say this: we are closely monitoring the unfolding developments on Twitter.
“It was never our intention to ban any social media platform or stifle free speech. Not at all.
“What happened in the case of Twitter is known to everyone. Twitter became the platform of choice for those who want to destabilize Nigeria using fake news, disinformation and hate speech.
“No nation will allow any social media platform to plunge it into anarchy. Definitely not Nigeria. But we have continued to engage positively with various social media platforms, including Facebook, Google (owners of YouTube) and Twitter.
“We have no intention of banning any social media platform again. But we also will not sit back and allow any platform to plunge our country into crisis.”
