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'It will not be an overstatement to characterize as a misguided priority the reintroduction of such Bills as our failures as a nation lies not in fake news or hate speech but in the system.' Nigeria Utomi HateSpeech HateSpeechBill

In more civil times, similar happenings elicited condemnations from the media, well-meaning citizens and civil society organizations. Ultimately, part of, or combination of the above-mentioned position accounted for the ripple reactions that greeted the recent news about the senate’s reintroduction of two separate but related Bills in a space of one week- Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill, and the hate speech bill.

Without much labour, the most telling evidence about the bills, good intention is signposted in their resolve to curtail the spread of fake information and hate speeches in the country. However, in connection with these bills, it is necessary to especially stress at some points which, apply generally.

 

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