Nigeria Plans To Regulate The Use Of Social Media

The Bureau of Public Enterprises says it plans to roll out
policies and the legal framework for the regulation of the
social media in Nigeria. Director General of the privatisation
agency, Mr. Benjamin Dikki frowned on the unregulated
posting of what he called offensive materials on the various
social networking sites.

Dikki said this plan was in line with BPE’s reform mandate to
initiate necessary policies and the legal framework for the
regulation of the social media in the country. “As it now
obtains, all manner of things are uploaded on the various
platforms of the social media without recourse to age and
sensibilities of the users. This is not good enough” he said.