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The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count criminal charge against presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, and two social media companies, X Corp and Meta Incorporation, before a Federal High Court in Abuja. The charges followed Soworeās refusal to delete alleged false and inciting posts about President Bola…
A Lagos-based lawyer, Festus Ogun, says he will withdraw the fundamental rights enforcement suit he filed against Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu after the latter agreed to unblock him on X (formerly Twitter). Mr Ogun, who met with Mr Sanwo-Olu on Friday at Lagos House, Marina, told Peoples Gazette on Saturday that the governor personally assured him…
Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, says he would not delete his post on President Bola Tinubu despite a request to do so by the Department of State Services (DSS) to X (formerly Twitter). In a post on Sunday, Sowore said X officially notified him of the request from the DSS. His words: āThis morning,…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has written to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, demanding the urgent deactivation of Omoyele Soworeās verified account. The agency said one of Soworeās recent posts on President Bola Tinubu is capable of inciting violence and threatening national security. The DSS noted that Sowore, publisher of…
Social media platforms, X owned by Elon Musk, and Meta, owners of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads have failed to comply with Nigeriaās Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms and Internet Intermediaries. The two companies did not submit their content moderation report for the year 2024 as mandated by the Code. While Meta,…
A Nigerian lawyer and civil rights advocate, Festus Ogun, has announced plans to initiate legal proceedings against Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for blocking him on X (formerly Twitter). Ogun, in a post shared via his official handle @mrfestusogun, stated that he has been unable to access the governorās posts for nearly three years, which…
Tanzanian authorities have blocked citizensā access to the microblogging platform X after the hackers compromised the countryās police X account. Netblocks, a platform tracking cybersecurity and digital governance, confirmed on Tuesday that the government of the East African country blocked access to X after hackers compromised and deployed Tanzanian police X handle to falsely announce…