01/13/2022 at 11:25
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Nigeria has lifted its ban on Twitter, seven months after clamping down on the social networking site. The Nigerian government suspended Twitter last June after the company removed a tweet from President Muhammadu Buhari about punishing regional secessionists. Authorities accused the social media company of siding with the secessionists.
But the government declared that it was reversing the ban after Twitter agreed to conditions, including opening a local office in Nigeria. Twitter did not say whether it had agreed to the government’s demands, but tweeted that it was “pleased” to be restored to the country and that it was “deeply committed to Nigeria”.
The move allows millions of people in Africa’s most populous nation to use the platform again. Some users continued to access the site after the suspension using virtual private networks (VPNs), but most corporate organizations, including many media outlets, had obeyed the government order. Analysts believe the ban has cost the Nigerian economy millions of dollars, especially small businesses that use the platform to reach their customers.
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