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Nigeria is set to lift a ban on Twitter under the condition that it's used in the country for "business and positive engagements," according to . The social media network was originally in June after it removed a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari under a violation of its abuse policy.
The Nigerian government said it was close to an agreement with Twitter on resuming operations. "As a country, we are committed to ensuring that digital companies use their platform to enhance the lives of our citizens, respect Nigeria’s sovereignty, cultural values and promote online safety,” said Buhari in a speech sent to Bloomberg.
Twitter was banned in the country following a tweet by Buhari that threatened to punish secessionists that allegedly attacked government buildings. At the time, the social media company said in a that it was "deeply concerned" by Nigeria's actions and that it considered the open internet an "essential human right."
Facebook, Twitter, Apple and other tech giants often walk a fine line between promoting espousing internet freedom and bending to . Apple, for example, was recently of giving the Chinese government control over local data, while railing against similar actions in the and .
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The Nigerian government said it was close to an agreement with Twitter on resuming operations. "As a country, we are committed to ensuring that digital companies use their platform to enhance the lives of our citizens, respect Nigeria’s sovereignty, cultural values and promote online safety,” said Buhari in a speech sent to Bloomberg.
Twitter was banned in the country following a tweet by Buhari that threatened to punish secessionists that allegedly attacked government buildings. At the time, the social media company said in a that it was "deeply concerned" by Nigeria's actions and that it considered the open internet an "essential human right."
Facebook, Twitter, Apple and other tech giants often walk a fine line between promoting espousing internet freedom and bending to . Apple, for example, was recently of giving the Chinese government control over local data, while railing against similar actions in the and .
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