#NoToSocialMediaBill: Nigerians Reject Moves to Restrict Use of Social Media

Nigerian youths have warned the federal government of the consequences of going ahead withe the regulation of social media.

Nigerians have opposed any plan by the government to regulate social media. They made this known with the hashtag #NoToSocialMediaBill.

There have been recent calls for the regulation of social media, with the government blaming the use of social media for the spread of fake news and inciteful comments during the #EndSARS protests.

The bill titled “Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill 2019” was sponsored by Senator Mohammed Sani Musa on the 5th of November, 2019.

Calls from government officials to regulate social media in Nigeria have been met with fierce resistance, saying it infringes on the rights of Nigerians to express themselves.

Here are some reactions from Twitter:

Nigeria is not China! We say #NoToSocialMediaBill
— Jobnow Nigeria (@Jobnownigeria) November 3, 2020

If there was a Social Media Bill.

Every video evidence we brought of their atrocities would have been flagged as " hate speech".

And anyone sharing videos of killings by the Army & Police would be in Jail by now.

That Bill must not pass, call your Lawmakers.#EndSARS
— William (@_SirWilliam_) November 2, 2020

I am Dr Olufunmilayo and I #SayNoToSocialMediaBill 🥳

How about you?
Pass this on.
— #OurFavOnlineDoc 🩺 🇬🇧 (@DrOlufunmilayo) November 3, 2020

Do the right thing now you have power so you don’t become an emergency activist using noise and drama to fight against things you have a chance to fix with your authority/mandate #SayNoToSocialMediaBill #KillSocialMediaBill
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) November 3, 2020

The same energy you gave to the #EndSARS movement that brought the attention it needed, give it to to speaking against the social media bill. Call your family & friends. Tell your parents that they want to regulate their wozzop & Facebook. Tell everybody ! #SayNoToSocialMediaBill
— Ebele (@ebelee_) November 3, 2020

They’ve taken everything away from us but just because we asked to stay alive, they also want to take away the voice of the masses. 💔#SayNoToSocialMediaBill
— E (@iamOkon) November 3, 2020

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They never expected that we will Soro Soke. E shock them.

Now they want to silence us.
That time has passed.
We refuse to be gagged✊🏾#SayNoToSocialMediaBill
— Rinu Oduala 🔥🔫 (@SavvyRinu) November 3, 2020

The way we are going to resist the SOCIAL MEDIA BILL, they will wish they never started it in the first place. #EndSARS is small.
— Comrade Deji Adeyanju (@adeyanjudeji) November 2, 2020

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