Social Media Bill: Hate Speech Is More Propounded On Social Media – Armstrong Idachaba

The Nigerian Senate introduced the Anti-Social Media Bill on November 5, 2019, making it illegal to use social media to spread false or damaging information. The bill’s original title was the Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Protection Act of 2019. Senator Mohammed Sani Musa of northern Nigeria, a relatively conservative region, introduced the bill. Professor Armstrong…