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A Taste of their own medicine: Twitter suspended in Nigeria
BBC ^ | June 4 | BBC

Posted on 06/06/2021 1:02:00 AM PDT by RandFan

Nigeria said it suspended Twitter indefinitely on Friday, two days after the company removed a Tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari for violating the site’s rules, according to BBC. A statement by the government on the suspension cited, "the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria's corporate existence." On Saturday, Twitter said it will work to restore access "for all those in Nigeria who rely on Twitter to communicate and connect with the world."


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Got to laugh at this and the rank hypocrisy from twitter about being silenced.

Trump should have cut them off domestically when they suspended him. Now that would have hurt...

1 posted on 06/06/2021 1:02:00 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Wow! Again?
It was reported six times yesterday.
How many times are they going to get rid of Twitter?

What do you suppose Rand Paul will do about it?
Why, he’ll sail in and save the day by saying some words.


2 posted on 06/06/2021 1:12:03 AM PDT by humblegunner
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Rand is a badass. He has been doing a great job and service the last few weeks. I hope you appreciate it...


3 posted on 06/06/2021 1:25:26 AM PDT by RandFan
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"Trump should have cut them off domestically when they suspended him."

That would have been hilarious. It still could happen.

4 posted on 06/06/2021 1:46:38 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (Trump is the last legally elected U.S. President.)
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He was going to cut off TikTok if you remember due to China involvement.

He had all sorts of emergency powers re: communications which he could use to cut them off the Net.

Should have done it to twitter.

I felt Trump put up with a lot of of BS and could have retaliated more especially with regards to social media..


5 posted on 06/06/2021 2:02:06 AM PDT by RandFan
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Nigeria said it suspended Twitter indefinitely on Friday, two days after the company removed a Tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari for violating the site's rules, according to BBC

Don't you just love it when that happens?
And Nigeria has a population of over 210 million and still growing fast, by far the biggest population in Africa.
And this after Uganda banned Twitter during their elections.
Every African country should ban Twitter, and soon, most of them will.
Happy days.

6 posted on 06/06/2021 3:22:56 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: humblegunner

What does Nigeria banning Twitter have to do with Rand Paul?
Gee, I never realized Rand Paul Paul controlled the Nigerian government.
Twitter needs to be banned by every single government outside the illegal Dementia Joe regime.


7 posted on 06/06/2021 3:26:32 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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When you’re too corrupt for Nigeria’s online standards, that should tell you something.


8 posted on 06/06/2021 3:42:39 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: SmokingJoe

if more countries did this due to the censorship they would soon get the message and stop it.

And as I say Trump should have done it even if the courts reversed it would make the point and also cost them...


9 posted on 06/06/2021 3:59:05 AM PDT by RandFan
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Nigerian President Buhari should just join Gab and be done with it.
10 posted on 06/06/2021 4:34:10 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: RandFan
Rand is a badass.

You think about him a lot, don't you?

I hope you appreciate it...

Probably not in the same way that you do.


11 posted on 06/06/2021 2:13:14 PM PDT by humblegunner
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“If you give me your attention, I will tell you what I am:
I’m a genuine philanthropist — all other kinds are sham
Each little fault of temper and each social defect
In my erring fellow creatures, I endeavor to correct
To all their little weaknesses I open people’s eyes;
And little plans to snub the self-sufficient I devise;
I love my fellow creatures — I do all the good I can —
Yet everybody says I’m such a disagreeable man!
And I can’t think why!”


12 posted on 06/06/2021 2:32:45 PM PDT by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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I admire and support Rand Paul and have since 2009 when he was thinking of running for U.S Senate.


13 posted on 06/07/2021 5:29:44 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan
fap
14 posted on 06/07/2021 8:47:53 AM PDT by humblegunner
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