NCC Directs Telcos’ To Cut Access To Twitter
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has announced that it has received a directive from the Regulator to suspend access to Twitter in Nigeria.
According to a statement signed Saturday by its Chairman, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, “We, The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) wish to confirm that our members have received formal instructions from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the industry regulator to suspend access to Twitter,”
This is following the Federal Government indefinite suspension of the operations of the microblogging and social networking service in the country Friday.
It added that ALTON has conducted a robust assessment of the request in accordance with internationally accepted
“Based on national interest provisions
“We will continue to engage all the relevant authorities and stakeholders and will act as may be further directed by the NCC. We remain committed to supporting the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and upholding the rights of citizens.
” As an industry, we endorse the position of the United Nations that the rights held by people offline must also be protected online. This includes respecting and protecting the rights of all people to communicate, to share information freely and responsibly, and to enjoy privacy and security regarding their data and their use of digital communications”, Adebayo noted.
