“Most democracies in the world today are making efforts to regulate social media, and the National Assembly has been considering regulating social media for a long time. However, the recent call to regulate social media by the federal government of Nigeria was met with mixed feelings. Much as social media has enhanced information sharing and ostensibly access to and freedom of information, we have also witnessed gross and unacceptable abuse of the freedom and opportunities provided by social media. “It is, therefore, disheartening that Femi Gbajabiamila is now seeking to regulate social media to protect himself from criticism! “There are existing remedies available to anyone who has been subjected to social media harassment or defamation.

Source: Punch February 15, 2024 07:19 UTC