Nigerian Senate Passes Bill to Mandate Social Media Platforms, and Bloggers, to Have Physical Office, Stirring Fresh Censorship Concern

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed for a second reading a Bill seeking to amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to mandate multinational social media companies to establish physical offices within Nigeria. The proposed legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to Mandate the Establishment of … Continue reading Nigerian Senate Passes Bill to Mandate Social Media Platforms, and Bloggers, to Have Physical Office, Stirring Fresh Censorship Concern