The Economic Community of West African States’ court has declared as “illegal” the seven-month suspension of Twitter by Nigerian authorities lin 2021.
The decision followed a complaint by citizens and human rights organisations in Nigeria against the state.
After the suspension, Twitter was reauthorized in January 2022 after negotiations between Abuja and the social network.
According to the Court of Justice of ECOWAS, this suspension was “illegal and incompatible” with the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
The court ordered the Nigerian state to ensure that such illegal ban on Twitter was not repeated in the future.