The Senate is bracing up for a public hearing on a bill that seeks to curtail Nigerians’ freedom on social media.The bill, titled Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulation Bill, 2019, has come to be known as social media bill. It passed the second reading of the Senate in November, 2019.
With a total of 36 clauses, the bill prescribes up to N300,000 fine for an individual and up to N10 million for corporate organisations found guilty of spreading false content., saying it is a move to stifle voices and gag dissent in a country on the red patch of the 2019 World Press Freedom Index where it ranks 120th of the 180 worst countries for freedom of expression.
CDD, in its latest release, made three cases on each of business, democratic and security fronts against the bill. On security, CDD said the bill does not provide for a standard of effective investigation in the determination of contraventions of its provisions. It argued that scant proofs coupled with subjective judgements are “recipes for abuse that could ultimately contravene freedom of speech.”“This is worsened by an under-resourced and digital-apathetic police force,” it further wrote, “who are unlikely to use a publicly available methodology for selecting cases.
“Beyond national and state education ministries, the National Orientation Agency could seek to introduce awareness of and techniques to mitigate these biases into the national consciousness,” it wrote.
They are hell bent on eliminating all forms and avenues of opposition. One day their actions are going to haunt them
Sign it already!.....
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Senate holds public hearing on social media bill tomorrowNigeria na America for social media countries They want to shut us down, but twitter and other social platforms is cooler than the Nigeria they pay you to seat and debate about We SayNoToSocialMediaBill We SayNoToSocialMediaBill We SayNoToSocialMediaBill We SayNoToSocialMediaBill We SayNoToSocialMediaBill We SayNoToSocialMediaBill We SayNoToSocialMediaBill We SayNoToSocialMediaBill We SayNoToSocialMediaBill We SayNoToSocialMediaBill
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »
Senate To Consider Critical Bills To Aid Ease Of Doing Business In Nigeria – LawanSenate To Consider Critical Bills To Aid Ease Of Doing Business In Nigeria – Lawan. Who go do business with Boko haram loyalist
Source: channelstv - 🏆 7. / 63 Read more »
ICYMI: Resident of a state for 10 years should become indigene –SenateI already know were this is heading to Can't happen Bunch of confused ewus. They are just dancing here and there. Focus on something tangible like electoral reforms and solve this issue.
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »
Lawmakers 'll oppose immunity for Senate President — Rep Kwewum…Says Boko Haram insurgency may last for 20 years By Tordue Salem Your constituency is called Donga/Ussa/Takum special development areas federal constituency. What is the special area all about? In 1997, Ussa Local Government Area was created out of Takum Local Government Area. A few months after the creation of Ussa, the military government cameRead More
Source: vanguardngrnews - 🏆 5. / 75 Read more »
Senate proposes amendment to immunity for vice-president, govsdead on arrival because the president was excluded, hence, bias and rejected... Why southerner tackling themselves Why exclude the President? It should be a universal law against immunity of public officials. No exclusions pls!
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »
LCCI knocks Buhari, Senate on fresh $22.7bn loanThese senators are our major problem in this country, they do this because of their share our of the said loan. The administration lacks ideas and vision. They don't know how to attract foreign investors and to generate revenues. The easy way out is to borrow and to keep borrowing. They will borrow and they will embezzle it through supporting terrorism. Wondering the kind of president Buhari is. How can a sọ called loving and caring father keep borrowing money on behalf of his children yet they're are not feeling the impact. Does this kind of father know the implications of what he is going to leave behind for his children?
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »