Nigerian government disposition to social media during the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has been largely negative.
Such muscle-flexing never happened even in the U.S. when President Trump was similarly sanctioned.
In a democracy, it is dangerous for the government to seek to control the media space, be it social or traditional media.
This high level of intolerance by Nigerian leaders can make Facebook Incorporated to have a rethink.
Now the U.K., U.S., EU, Canada and other countries have raised their eyebrows on the Twitter ban. Will that affect their perception of Nigeria negatively?
These culminated in the blacklisting of the country by the United States and also placing a travel ban on certain politicians by other countries.