RESTRICTION ACCESS TO TWITTER.
Telecoms operators in Nigeria have restricted access to Twitter, a day after the government announced its indefinite suspension for activities “capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”.
The suspension in Africa’s most populous country came two days after the social media giant deleted a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari’s account for violating its rules.
“The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria,” ministry of information and culture spokesman Segun Adeyemi said in a statement on Friday.
The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) confirmed its members had received formal instructions from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the industry regulator, to suspend access to Twitter.
It said in a statement that a robust assessment of the request had been made and that members had “acted in compliance”.
Twitter said that the move was “deeply concerning”.
“We’re investigating and will provide updates when we know more,” the company said in a statement.
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA.