Twitter blocked, journalism threatened in Nigeria

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alarmed by the Nigeria government’s decision to suspend Twitter throughout the country after the social media platform deleted one of the president’s tweets, and by the attacks and threats it poses to the media according to journalists interviewed by RSF.

Nigerian media outlets are shocked by Twitter’s suspension for an indefinite period that the government announced on 4 June.

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