based or cringe? One one hand human right activists in these countries are using Twitter to create awareness about the local isseus. On the other hand, CIA also uses it to manufacture consent to whatever plans they got
based or cringe? One one hand human right activists in these countries are using Twitter to create awareness about the local isseus. On the other hand, CIA also uses it to manufacture consent to whatever plans they got
This comment doesn't say anything about why Nigeria might be banning it. It's just an idealist "ban things is bad because free speech". China banned Twitter, Facebook, etc. but they have their own social media platforms not literally controlled by US companies and the US government.
In this case it seems more akin to Nigeria banning a British or French or American newspaper or something. Twitter is not some local left-wing newspaper.
That's fair. I don't know anything about why the ban is occurring and have not at all looked into it. Mentioning India made me assume it being bad for us though. I did want to sound off on what social media is enabling for us and why we should defend it wherever possible though even if it is largely establishment controlled. It being less controlled than older media is a significant benefit.
If this happens in India I believe it is certainly a negative. I know very little about Nigeria's conditions though.
Yeah it seems like an entirely different situation in both countries.
Could you elaborate? I would be quite interested in understanding the Nigerian issue a bit better.
I know next to nothing about Nigeria but from the CNN article alone it looks like Twitter deleted one of Nigeria's president's tweets. See my other comment here. It also looks like Nigeria is part of Belt and Road.
yayyyy it's ok for Nigeria to ban online platforms used by Nigerian leftists because he's launching Buharitube tomorrow!!! yayyyyy big wins for anti-imperialism :DDDD