{"id":81723,"date":"2021-06-06T07:26:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T06:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81723"},"modified":"2021-06-06T07:26:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T06:26:53","slug":"us-uk-eu-canada-norway-ireland-others-express-disappointment-over-fgs-ban-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/us-uk-eu-canada-norway-ireland-others-express-disappointment-over-fgs-ban-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"US, UK, EU, Canada, Norway, Ireland others express disappointment over FG\u2019s ban on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1701797238077655378\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), the European Union (EU), the Canadian Government and the Republic of Ireland, have expressed disappointment over the ban on Twitter\u2019s operations in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nIn a joint statement issued in Abuja, the diplomatic missions of Canada, the Delegation of European Union to Nigeria, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, conveyed their disappointment over the Government of Nigeria\u2019s announcement suspending Twitter and proposing registration requirements for other social media.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe strongly support the fundamental human right of free expression and access to information as a pillar of democracy in Nigeria as around the world and these rights apply online as well as offline.<\/p>\n<p>Banning systems of expression is not the answer. 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