{"id":44538,"date":"2021-06-05T17:12:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-05T17:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=44538"},"modified":"2021-06-05T16:14:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T16:14:38","slug":"twitter-ban-nigerians-opt-for-vpn-as-twitter-stops-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/twitter-ban-nigerians-opt-for-vpn-as-twitter-stops-working","title":{"rendered":"Twitter ban: Nigerians Opt For VPN as Twitter stops working"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Nigerians have opted for the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to continue their online activities following the suspension of Twitter by the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information, had on Friday announced the suspension of the social media platform\u2019s operation in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The minister based the action on the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria\u2019s corporate existence.<\/p>\n<p>Following the development, many Nigerians took to their social media handles to express dissatisfaction with the development, highlighting the benefits of the micro blogging site.<\/p>\n<p>However, DAILY POST on Saturday morning gathered that some Nigerians have been able to resume their normal Twitter activities through the help of VPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This won\u2019t be my last tweet\u2019 \u2013 Atiku reacts to suspension of Twitter by FG<\/p>\n<p>Also, Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator, has been tweeting on the platform since morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure Baba will be asking of the \u2018meaning\u2019 of that VPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose of you from the North, if you want to tweet, take a train to Maradi in Niger Republic, tweet and return home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c If you live in Lagos and want to tweet, just go to Cotonou, tweet and come back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose of you from the South South who want to tweet,.take a boat through your Creeks to Cameroun, tweet and come back,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Femi Fani Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation in a tweet via his Twitter account this morning said<\/p>\n<p>suspension of Twitter by the FG has proved to the civilised world that they are weak, unstable, paranoid, insensitive, vindictive &amp; delusional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspension of Twitter by the FG has proved to the civilised world that they are weak, unstable, paranoid, insensitive, vindictive &amp; delusional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a grave abuse of power &amp; a perfidious, insidious &amp; brazen attempt to deny the Nigerian people of their right to free speech,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter ban in Nigeria: Buhari\u2019s aides still tweet despite suspension by FG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Nigerians have opted for the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to continue their online activities following the suspension of Twitter by the Federal Government. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information, had on Friday announced the suspension of the social media platform\u2019s operation in Nigeria. 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