To generate taxes and to protect the country’s sovereignty and integrity, the Federal Government has said it will regulate big technology microblogging sites and platforms.
The government said the move was necessary due to the increasing danger of platforms being hijacked to harm Nigeria’s democracy.
The implications of leaving the platforms open at the detriment of the country’s socio-economic development is also a source of concern for the government.
There is a plan to have a Code of Conduct for all social media platforms.
This code will help citizens deduce the status of online and offline activities that could amount to infractions and breaches of the rules of engagement punishable under the country’s subsidiary laws.
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Malam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, announced the government’s plan at a media briefing yesterday in Abuja to mark the 2022 Data Privacy Week.
He said all infractions – online and offline -would no longer go unpunished with the regulations in place.
