Nigeria Dying, Loses Over N2billion Daily To Twitter Ban Amid Massive Unemployment, Economic Downturn
NetBlocks put the total cost impact of the shutdown at $6, 014, 390 and it naira equivalent at N2, 177, 089,051.
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NetBlocks put the total cost impact of the shutdown at $6, 014, 390 and it naira equivalent at N2, 177, 089,051.
The digital rights advocacy platform estimates the economic impact of an internet disruption, mobile data blackout or app restriction.
The internet firewall is a way of having a separate network for the Nigerian Internet that will give the government control over social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
If the world were to lose access to the internet for 24 hours, the economic hit globally would come to over $51.4 billion.
This report looks at 3 key challenges to Free Expression across 6 countries in East Africa and gives practical recommendations to address these challenges.