FEC: FG mulls regulatory framework for Facebook over growing social violence among Nigerians

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The Federal Executive Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, deliberated on some of the social vices promoted by

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who confirmed that the issue came up for deliberations at the FEC meeting, also accused Nigerians living outside the shores of the country of keying into the mass platform to incite violence back home without necessarily being aware of the implications.

Recall that the Federal Government recently unbanned Twitter, following its readiness to comply with regulatory measures outlined by the government. Asked whether the issue came up for discussions at FEC, Mohammed said, “Oh, yes, we did. I had a very fruitful meeting with Facebook yesterday. At that meeting, we expressed our displeasure that Facebook was becoming a power of choice for those who stay outside Nigeria, in particular, to incite violence, killings, burning of government properties, killing of soldiers and policemen.

“Over this weekend in Anambra State, policemen were killed, military barracks were attacked. And we did warn Facebook to please do more than what they are doing now. And I must say that their response was quite encouraging. They said you’re going to do much more.”

 

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