The Nigerian government has set out to regulate social media platforms with a new Code of Practice. Plans for the Code of Practice were announced in January by the Director-General of NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa.
The National Information Technology Development Agency announced that it had developed a draft Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries.
The NITDA Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relationships, Hadiza Umar, says the Code is supposedly aimed at protecting the fundamental human rights of Nigerians and non-Nigerians living in the country, as well as defining guidelines for interacting in the digital ecosystem.