Nigeria indefinitely suspends Twitter after it deletes President Buhari s tweet
The ministry also announced the suspension on its own Twitter account though it gave no details on when the decision would take effect.
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ABUJA: Nigeria s government said on Friday it was suspending Twitter s operations indefinitely, two days after the social media giant deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari s account for violating its rules.
Twitter was still working in Africa s most populous country soon after Friday s statement, which triggered immediate criticism from rights groups and analysts about freedom of expression.
Nigeria s information ministry said Twitter was suspended, indefinitely, because of persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria s corporate existence .
Rest of World News: ABUJA: Nigeria's government announced on Friday it was suspending Twitter operations because the platform was being used for activities "capable of un.
ABUJA: Nigeria’s government announced on Friday it was suspending Twitter operations because the platform was being used for activities “capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.” Twitter was still working in Africa’s most populous country soon after Friday’s statement, which triggered immediate criticism from rights groups and analysts about freedom of expression.