Nigeria Twitter Ban: An Erosion of Freedom of Information?
| dc.contributor.author | Obiaje, Kris | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-09T13:23:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-05-09T13:23:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-12-31 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Of the three basic human liberties: the freedom of speech; the freedom to pursue tastes and the freedom of association, John StuartMill (1644) in his paper "On Liberty", concluded thatthe first is of the highest importance. The press which represents the pinnacle of freedom of speech has continued to occupy a place of prominence in practising democracies, performing vital roles of being source of information, acting watchdog on those in authority and being the champion of the downtrodden. This is even as governments, from time immemorial have relied on the press to communicate with the public on policies that shapes their everyday living. The introduction of the Internet, especially the social media networks have further expanded the two-way information traffic between government and people -while making the process more flexible, accessible and feedback quicker. Ironically, in the age where technological innovation and advancement in knowledge have revolutionized the way people conduct their affairs; the media has seen its freedom on a downward slide the world over. The right to seek and disseminate information through independent media is under severe attack as can be seen.This paper examines the Nigerian authority's efforts at restricting press freedom and specifically, the 2021 Nigeria Twitter suspension. Various implications the country may be confronted with as aftermath are here considered. The paper relied on secondary data collection method. Finding shows that the Nigerian government is apprehensive on account that citizens are championing the cause for the respect of their fundamental human rights; for due process and constitutional jurisprudence. It is therefore advised that government should shed its antagonistic toga and open the media space in order to enable freedom of expression and deepen democracy. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Obiaje, K. M. (2021). Nigeria Twitter Ban : An Erosion Of Freedom Of Information?International Journal Of Management, Social Sciences, Peace And Conflict Studies, IJMSSPCS. Vol. 4, No. 4, December, 2021. P.g 37 - 51 ISSN (ONLINE): 2682-6135. https://bit.ly/3EU8jVw | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | ISSN: 2682-6135 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2941 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | International Journal of Management, social sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies (IJMSSPCS) | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol.4 No.4; | |
| dc.subject | en_US | |
| dc.subject | Freedom-of-information | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social Media | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.subject | Press-censorship | en_US |
| dc.title | Nigeria Twitter Ban: An Erosion of Freedom of Information? | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |