Nigerians give muted welcome to end of Twitter ban

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ABUJA : Nigerians on Thursday reacted with mingled relief and indifference to the government's decision to lift a ban on Twitter, saying many in Africa's biggest economy had stayed connected via virtual private networks (VPN).For model Kingsley Osine, the government's decision to end the restriction gave

ABUJA : Nigerians on Thursday reacted with mingled relief and indifference to the government's decision to lift a ban on Twitter, saying many in Africa's biggest economy had stayed connected via virtual private networks .

"It didn't really stop most of us from tweeting, but we were tweeting with fear you know, but now we can tweet freely, we can air our voices freely," said Osine. The Twitter ban, however, hurt some Nigerian businesses as it drew condemnation for its effect on freedom of expression and the ease of doing business in Africa's most populous nation.

 

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