Nigerians React To The News Of A Social Media Bill

Dear Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We are all watching.There's already legislation dealing with fake news. This bill is redundant and will only further stifle free speech, in a country that seems set up to war with its young people. #SayNoToSocialMediaBill

— Banky Wellington (@BankyW) November 23, 2019

Dear bbn soldiers eg Mercenaries and Titans, come and use your social media influence for the #SayNoToSocialMediaBill . If the bill passes, e go hard for you to support your bbn housemates o . Sign this petition. I trust you guys to make it go viral 😘https://t.co/wrYSY8pDRm

— RUGGEDMAN (@RuggedyBaba) November 23, 2019

Categories of individuals/institutions targeted by the Social Media Bill:
– Radio/TV Stations
– Online/Print Newspapers
– Journalists
– OAPs
– Bloggers
– Website Hosts
– Internet Service Providers
– YouTube Channels
– Social Media Influencers
– YOU#SayNoToSocialMediaBill

— Ohimai Amaize (@MrFixNigeria) November 23, 2019

But Senator Abbo is still in the house and adding his opinions on the social media bill despite being caught in the sex toy shop (Nigeria’s morality code) and assaulting a worker. https://t.co/zTSPauW6UH

— Odogwu Malay (@blvck_cookiee) November 23, 2019

When the government get to play judge & jury over what is fake & what is true, their power is sweeping & the effect chilling.
Nigerians #SayNoToSocialMediaBill! pic.twitter.com/YjGn5GeqoQ

— EiE Nigeria (@EiENigeria) November 22, 2019

Oh this is bad. This is ambiguous and dangerous#SocialMediaBill pic.twitter.com/rfr9LXEYfB

— Alhaji Ògògó FOR Obi Wan PITOBI 🐺 (@akintonmide) November 22, 2019

#SayNoToSocialMediaBill pic.twitter.com/lMwpAmVI0s

— maziibe.eth (@maziibe_) November 22, 2019

The Bill is a replication of Singapore’s Protection from Online Falsehoods & Manipulation Act 2019 signed into law in June.
Meanwhile, Singapore is a very bad example to copy from, it ranks 151 out of 180 in @RSF_en 'World Press Freedom Index'.#SayNoToSocialMediaBill pic.twitter.com/bpz36IhDTA

— EiE Nigeria (@EiENigeria) November 22, 2019

Sen.Musa Sani APC-Niger is d one sponsored anti masses bill,Sen. Gobir also supports it,ur sextoy senator A. Moro PDP also said dat d bill was gud.Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani opposed it.Nigerians identify d enemies of freedom of speech & don't vote 4 dem again. #SayNoToSocialMediaBill pic.twitter.com/hm2HczCZie

— SEÑOR HAMID🌙 HUMBLE (@amid_temitayo) November 22, 2019

Elisha Abbo, who should be serving time for battering a Nigerian, wants to send us to jail for having freedom of speech

Well, before the bill is passed, Elisha, you lack sense & yes, I lack manners!#SayNoToSocialMediaBill #SocialMediaBillpic.twitter.com/hI3TGdQK2s

— JAGS (@_EtniesJags) November 21, 2019

Any Senator who does not come out OPENLY to #SayNoToSocialMediaBill is part of the useless plot. Citizens should be able to know where the legislator representing them stand on issues. Ask your SENATOR to come out boldly and state their stance on this issue.

— Dr Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) November 22, 2019

If Nigeria's new social media bill is passed, police could arrest people whose posts are thought to:

-threaten national security
-sway elections
-“diminish public confidence" in the governmenthttps://t.co/o0B6Y0PvT3

— Danielle Paquette (@DPAQreport) November 25, 2019

This is nothing but a desperate attempt to control the citizens

The goal is usually to keep information from spreading and to some extent, prevent outsiders from assessing information in the country

Our voices won't matter if this goes through#SayNoToSocialMediaBill

— Dr. Chinonso Egemba (@aproko_doctor) November 22, 2019

They would have pre-informed us, that we are going back in time. Dictators in democracy. The country is suffering and in huge debts, yet; social media becomes them priority. This country sha. #SayNoToSocialMediaBill pic.twitter.com/qLBgterDAt

— Ebi Tam (@Ebilush) November 22, 2019

Any Senator who does not come out OPENLY to #SayNoToSocialMediaBill is part of the useless plot. Citizens should be able to know where the legislator representing them stand on issues. Ask your SENATOR to come out boldly and state their stance on this issue.

— Dr Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) November 22, 2019

If we protest on ground they call the Police to Shoot us, we complain on Social Media & now they want to Shut Us Down. You cant kill us on ground & shut us down on Social Media #SayNoToSocialMediaBill

— Safehouse Empire👑 (@OfficialNewNig) November 22, 2019

As long as the social media bill is to stop people posting falsehood, I dont have a problem with that.
As long as we post what is true, we are good. Make dem dey waste energy on that n not increase minimum wage and make policies that will benefit the masses too.#SocialMediaBill

— RUGGEDMAN (@RuggedyBaba) November 21, 2019

Below are the contact details of the 109 Senators. Don't just retweet, but also take action. Send an email! Send text messages! Call them! Tell your friends and families to do the same! TALK TO YOUR SENATORS!#Thread

— Alhaji Gbénógoríòtá Amúludùn (@VillageParrot) November 22, 2019