Twitter is in the line of fire by its own users who questioned the platform’s recent stance regarding open and free access to the network as a form of human right.
The news comes forward as recent controversy regarding Nigeria’s Government took the center stage where officials banned the platform, right after they deleted a particular tweet by the country’s President Buhari.
On that note, Twitter was quick to declare the social networking platform as open and free, also mentioning how the internet of this kind is the most essential right for humans in today’s modern society.point 484 |
This public statement was released by the platform during the early hours of Saturday, right after Nigeria announced a dispute within its own country’s goverment.point 144 | 1
Meanwhile, users around the world were quick to point out how the platform failed to practice what it preached as it went about suppressing all forms of conservative content while banning its own users too.
The actions took place as Twitter deleted a very fiery tweet by the country’s president, which it felt was a violent threat to certain groups in the nation. However, in response to that, the government went about banning the entire platform from Nigeria as a whole.
Officials from Twitter then released a concerning statement where they spoke about how concerned they were about the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. “We will try our level best to try and restore access to all those who rely on the Twitter platform for communication as well as connection with the world,” it went on to add.
The reaction of Twitter drew several instant responses from many who questioned the platform’s stance on the matter. And that’s because many felt that the platform’s own policies allow for the suspension as well as the banning of users across the board, with particular emphasis on Donald J. Trump’s account.
Meanwhile, the network was also recently accused of shadow banning conservatives by Republican lawmakers as well as making use of algorithms that go on suppressing all of the visibility for their tweets.