FG To Regulate Social Media – Mr. Lai Mohammed.
Mr. Lai Mohammed is the current Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress [APC] has disclosed that, the Federal Government has made known its intention to regulate the social media. |
| Mr. Lai Mohammed, Information Minister. |
Mr Mohammed at a press conference said the federal government [FG] would not fold its arms and watch while activities on social media set the country ablaze.
“It has reached a level that the government may just no longer fold its arms and allow this to continue. ”
The minister who has severally denied reports that the present administration intends to gag the media said.
Social media has been one of the channels where purveyors of fake news circulate false information to mislead the public.
The decision to regulate the social media comes weeks after the government increased fines for hate speech, an action that has been described as a move to silent critics of the administration.
The minister also said no amount of attacks or criticism would stop the government from implementing the tougher sanctions for broadcast stations who breach the nation’s broadcast code.
Especially as it concerns the dissemination of fake news as well as inciteful and divisive comments which were approved by President Muhammadu Buhari recently.
He assured stakeholders that responsible journalists have nothing to fear as the government’s intention is not to gag the media.
He said the intention of the government was to restore sanity to the nation’s airwave.
“It has reached a level that the government may just no longer fold its arms and allow this to continue. ”
The minister who has severally denied reports that the present administration intends to gag the media said.
Social media has been one of the channels where purveyors of fake news circulate false information to mislead the public.
The decision to regulate the social media comes weeks after the government increased fines for hate speech, an action that has been described as a move to silent critics of the administration.
The minister also said no amount of attacks or criticism would stop the government from implementing the tougher sanctions for broadcast stations who breach the nation’s broadcast code.
Especially as it concerns the dissemination of fake news as well as inciteful and divisive comments which were approved by President Muhammadu Buhari recently.
He assured stakeholders that responsible journalists have nothing to fear as the government’s intention is not to gag the media.
He said the intention of the government was to restore sanity to the nation’s airwave.
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