SERAP described the Bill as a backdoor attempt to regulate social media and expand governmental control over online expression “which is incompatible with international human rights standards.”
The Bill seeks to compel social media platforms, data controllers and data processors operating in Nigeria to establish physical offices in the country and empowers the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to shut down or prohibit the operations of any entity that fails to comply within 30 days.Get The Full Story>>