“Banning social media, undermines fundamental freedoms”- US reacts to Nigeria’s Twitter Ban

<div align&equals;"left">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr"><strong>The Embassy of US mission in Nigeria has reacted to the Twitter ban by the Nigerian government&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6815" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;06&sol;images-2021-06-04T172227&period;520&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"679" height&equals;"452" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">This is coming after Federal government had announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter&&num;8217&semi;s operation in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote; &num;KeepItOn Nigeria’s constitution provides for freedom of expression&period;  The Government’s recent &num;Twitterban undermines Nigerians’ ability to exercise this fundamental freedom and sends a poor message to its citizens&comma; investors and businesses&period; Banning social media and curbing every citizen’s ability to seek&comma; receive&comma; and impart information undermines fundamental freedoms&period;  As President Biden has stated&comma; our need for individual expression&comma; open public conversation&comma; and accountability has never been greater&period;  The path to a more secure Nigeria lies in more&comma; not less communication&comma; alongside concerted efforts toward unity&comma; peace&comma; and prosperity&&num;8221&semi; the US mission in Nigeria stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;