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We take a holistic look at Nigeria’s Social Media Bill saga, its brief antecedents, what it means, other countries that have enforced it, how it affects Nigerians, and preventive measures that could be taken.
In light of Nigeria’s proposed social media bill, guest contributor, Enyioma Madubuike, a legal consultant, shares insights on why the Nigerian government should not attempt to suppress free speech online.
“Out of sight, out of mind.” You don’t need to worry about having offensive or derogatory replies to your tweets anymore, you can now hide them with these simple clicks.
Having identified social media’s influence on global elections, Facebook and Twitter are making efforts to reduce it to a bare minimum. But they have differing approaches.
In an interview with Techpoint, Dara Oladosu, creator of Quoted Replies discusses his surprise at Twitter’s job offer and the fate of his viral Twitter bot.
A lot of Nigerians use Twitter to start social movements, rant and share their thoughts. But Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey feels that there are not enough Nigerians on the platform. Here’s why
To commemorate the presence of Twitter’s co-founder and CEO, Jack Dorsey, in Nigeria, we take a look at some of the country’s biggest social movements that originated from Twitter.
Various businesses are leveraging social media advertising to make sales, however, the terrain is much trickier for sex-related businesses due to the strict policies of the platforms. Here’s how Nigerian sex toy vendors are navigating this challenge.
Nothing lasts forever. “O jewa ke eng?” and “Sco pa tu mana,” which trended for a while have been knocked out by the Jamaican word, “Bomboclaat” on Nigerian Twitter.
Nigeria is still Facebook’s biggest market in Africa with 33 million monthly active users. South Africa and Kenya follow with 28 million and 9.9 million monthly active users respectively
Nigerian telecom providers give reasons for their demand to have social media licensed in the country.
The Internet has made people interact freely on various social media platforms, however, some internet users use it as a medium to bully others. Instagram is curbing this with its new feature — ‘Restrict’
The most popular reality TV show in Nigeria — Big Brother Naija ‘Pepper Dem’ edition — came to an end on Sunday. According to raw data gathered by TFW, Mercy Eke who carted away ₦30 million didn’t just win in the house but also happened to be the most talked-about on Twitter, by fans and…
If you’re a regular Twitter user, you might have seen the @QuotedReplies handle under some of the most popular tweets or even used it. Here’s the how it came to be.
This week on social media; the Nigerian army is enlisting the help of religious organisations to fight terrorism, Tiwa Savage vs Charles Anazodo and other stories.
This week on social media, Bovi is pranking his friends, MC Oluomo in UNILAG and other stories
Video creators in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa can now monetise their content with Facebook Ad Breaks
We spoke to experts from some of the top advertising agencies in Nigeria to see how they’re reacting to APCON’s move to vet online advertising