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If a person receives payment or reward to help another to transmit false statements knowingly, he/she is liable to a fine of N150,000 or three years' imprisonment or both. If a person receives payment or reward to help another to transmit a statement affects security or influence the outcome of an
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in peddling false or malicious information. The original title of the bill is Protection from
Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill 2019. It was sponsored by Senator Mohammed Sani Musa from the largely conservative northern Nigeria. After the bill passed second reading on the floor of the
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A "Stop the Social Media Bill! You can no longer take our rights from us" online petition campaign to force the
Nigeria parliament to drop the bill received over 90,000 signatures within 24 hours. In November 2019, after the bill passed second reading in the senate, Akon Eyakenyi, a senator from
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i. Affect the security or any part of
Nigeria. ii. Affect public health, public safety or public finance. iii. Affect Nigeria's relationship with other countries. iv. influence the outcome of an election to any office in a general election. v. Cause enmity or hatred towards a person or group of
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like China. Days later, a daughter to the president, Zahra Indimi told a gathering of young people in Abuja that social media had become a potent weapon for bullying those they thought were doing better than them in terms of social class and called for a critical regulation.
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An internet access service provider that does not comply with any access blocking order is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten million naira for each day during any part of which that order is not fully complied with, up to a total of five million
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who is seen as a beneficiary of the influence and power of the social media and free speech has been mute about it. But the president's senior aides and family members have publicly spoken in support of the bill. In
November 2019, the wife of the president,
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To suppress falsehoods and manipulations and counter the effects of such communications and transmissions and to sanction offenders with a view to encouraging and enhancing transparency by Social Media
Platforms using the internet correspondences.
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The law enforcement department may direct the NCC to order the internet access service provider to disable access by users in
Nigeria to the online location and the NCC must give the internet access service provider an access blocking
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Angry reactions trailed the introduction of the bill, and a number of civil society organisations, human rights activists, and
Nigerian citizens unanimously opposed the bill. International rights group,
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According to the bill, a law enforcement department can issue a "declaration" to offenders. And this declaration will be issued even if the "false statement" has been corrected or pulled down.
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has been at the center of public criticism because he is suspected to be the brain behind the proposed act. Lai was a former spokesman of then opposition All
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If such accounts transmit a statement that will affect security or influence the outcome of an election, such a person will be fined N300,000 or three years' imprisonment or both.
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condemned the proposed legislation saying it is aimed at gagging freedom of speech which is a universal right in a country of over two hundred million people.
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Anyone found guilty will be fined N200,000 or three years' imprisonment or both (for an individual) or five million naira (for corporate organisations).
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Opposition political parties are very critical of the bill and accused the government of attempting to strip bare, Nigerian citizens of their rights to
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Anyone guilty of the above is liable to a fine of N300,000 or three years' imprisonment or both (for individual); and a fine not exceeding ten million
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The offender will be required to publish a "correction notice" in a specified newspaper, online location or other printed publication of
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with over one billion people could regulate the social media, Nigeria should do same. But
Nigerians reacted saying Nigeria is not a one-party
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Nigeria Senate and its details were made public, information emerged on the social media accusing the sponsor of the bill of plagiarising a
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election, the fine is N300,000 or three years' imprisonment or both (for individual) and ten million naira for organisations.
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which is at the bottom of global ranking in the freedom of speech and of the press. But the senator denied that he
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One objective of the bill is to prevent the transmission of false statements or declaration of facts in Nigeria.
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This Act is to prevent Falsehoods and Manipulations in Internet transmission and correspondences in Nigeria.
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757:"Buhari's daughter supports social media bill as she laments over cyber bullies [VIDEO]"
582:"'We're not a communist country' - Nigerians tackle Aisha Buhari for backing social media bill"
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Protection from Internet Falsehoods, Manipulations and Other Related Matters Bill 2019.
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Same punishment applies for fake online accounts that transmit statements listed above.
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783:"EXPLAINER: Important things to know about Nigeria's proposed Social Media Bill"
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and destroying same social media on whose power and influence the ruling
707:"Stop "silly" comments : Buhari's daughter backs social media bill"
608:"Emulate more than China's social media censorship: Nigerians dare govt"
318:"UPDATED: Bill to regulate Social Media passes second reading at Senate"
633:"Nigerians knock Aisha Buhari over comments on "Social Media Bill" |"
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388:"Senate panel begins work on anti-social media bill next week"
413:"Nigerians raise alarm over controversial Social Media Bill"
267:"Again, Senate introduces bill to regulate social media use"
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462:"Lai Mohammed behind hate speech bill ― Senator Fadahunsi"
733:"President Buhari's daughter supports social-media bill"
292:"Anti-social Media Bill Passes Second Reading in Senate"
533:"Aisha Buhari insists on social media regulation"
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437:"Nigerians Should Say No to Social Media Bill"
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