Twitter is suspended "indefinitely" in Nigeria, days after the platform removed a tweet by president Muhammadu Buhari which violated the platform’s "abusive behavior" policy.
On Wednesday, Twitter removed a post by Buhari which threatened punishment for regional secessionists who have been blamed for attacks on government building
“The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria,” the statement reads.
The reason that was given for the ban, via the statement posted on the ministry’s official Twitter handle accuses the US-based social media powerhouse “… for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.”
According to CNN, the suspension comes two days after a controversial tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari was deleted by Twitter. The tweet in question was perceived by many to be direly offensive.
Buhari had tweeted that he would “deal” with people living in the southeast of Nigeria, whom he blames for attacks on public infrastructure in the region.
Nigeria said on Friday it had indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities, two days after the social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional sece…