Federal government has begun a sweeping purge on Nigeria’s digital space, targeting revenge porn, cyberstalking, deepfakes and manipulated nudes, according to thenigerianvoice.
The Nigerian Voice, a veritable general news and information destination, said that in the last two weeks alone, global platforms confirmed that more than 13.5 million Nigerian accounts have been suspended and nearly 60 million posts deleted.
According to them, this is not routine moderation but an enforcement of the Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms issued by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), which makes it mandatory for platforms like Facebook, X, TikTok, Telegram, Snapchat, Whatsapp, Instagram and others to take down non-consensual sexual content within 48 hours of being flagged. Platforms that fail face sanctions under Nigerian law.
