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President of Nigeria bans Twitter as retaliation for deleted Tweet, human rights groups condemn this as restriction on free speech

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  1. Kuromantis
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    The tweet being referred to seems to be this one. The Civil War being referred to seems to be this one. I will (probably) add some history links later for further context I don't know. Regardless...

    The government announced on Friday it was suspending Twitter's operations in the country.

    Mobile phone networks blocked access after being ordered to do so, but some users are getting around the ban.

    The move comes after Twitter deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari for breaching the site's rules.

    Some users saw his post, which referred to Nigeria's civil war four decades ago, as a veiled threat towards a secessionist movement in the south-east of the country

    His government said on Saturday the tweet's removal was "disappointing", but not the only reason for the "temporary" suspension.

    The move also brought widespread condemnation from human rights groups and international powers, who say it will limit free speech in Nigeria.

    The tweet being referred to seems to be this one. The Civil War being referred to seems to be this one. I will (probably) add some history links later for further context I don't know. Regardless of the morality involved, it is a threatening tweet and likely violates Twitter ToS. (And of course, not much of anything says "those misbehaving" are new Biafra secessionists and that they're clearly bad, as opposed to normal people protesting corruption for example.)

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