Following the twitter suspension in Nigeria,a lot of companies has reacted bitterly to the cruel and heartless decision from the president General Muhammadu Buhari which has caused a great loss in many businesses in Nigeria.
As the suspension of Twitter gets into the second week, the Federal Government is yet to release conditions for the reversal of the indefinite suspension despite claiming to be in talks with the social media company.
While the Federal Government plans to enforce the licensing of over-the-top (OTT) players, it appears such a move is not a priority for players.
Following the information obtained by Shegze that the players, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat, Koo and Twitter might snub the Federal Government’s move as they preface OTT operators in the meantime.
According to information obtained from a Facebook spokesperson, “If it is to respond to why we deleted President Buhari’s post, yes, we can respond to that, which we have been doing.
“In line with our global policies, we’ve removed a post from President Buhari’s Facebook page violating our Community Standards against inciting violence. We remove any content from individuals or organizations that violates our policies on Facebook. We are not talking about issue of licensing as OTT in Nigeria, at least for now.”
Last year, Facebook announced plans for an office in Nigeria, which was to be located in the commercial and tech hub of Lagos.
The office location is expected to be secured and become operational by the second half of 2021.
During the said period, although not confirmed, the company might begin the recruitment of a team of engineers, sales, partnership, policy, communication experts and register with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
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