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Twitter Ban Was Illegal And Attack On Freedom Of Expression – Amnesty International

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Global rights group, Amnesty international, has hailed the lifting of the ban placed on social media platform, Twitter by the Nigerian Government after 222 days.

The lifting of the Twitter ban was announced on Wednesday, January 12 in a statement by the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency and Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement, Kashifu Abdullahi.

Speaking on the development, Amnesty disclosed that the Twitter ban was illegal in the first place and an attack on the right to freedom of expression.

The group said; “Amnesty International welcomes the lifting of Twitter ban by Nigerian authorities, after 7–months of depriving Nigerians from exercising their right to freedom of expression on a social media platform that facilitates dialogue and empowers everyone to communicate, hold useful debates and conversations, and demand accountability from the Nigerian authorities.

“The Twitter ban was illegal — in the first place — and an attack on the right to freedom of expression, including online, access to information, and media freedom. Nigerian authorities must end all acts that violate rights to freedom of expression, access to information, and freedom of the press.”

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