Democracy Day: Twitter CEO Tweets Nigerian Flag — Despite Suspension

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and chief executive officer of
Twitter, a microblogging platform, has tweeted the green and white
colour of the Nigerian flag.

On June 4, the federal government indefinitely suspended Twitter
operations in Nigeria.

The suspension came two days after Twitter took down President
Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet in reference to the civil war, which it
said violated its rules.

As Nigeria celebrates the June 12 Democracy Day Saturday, Dorsey
took to his Twitter handle, which has over 5 million followers to
tweet the Nigerian flag.

This is not the first time the Twitter CEO will show solidarity
to happenings in Nigeria.

In October, during the #EndSARS protests, Dorsey asked his
followers to donate bitcoin so as to support the movement, after
the government had suspended the conventional method of donating
for the protest.

The Twitter CEO also continued his solidarity for the movement
by launching a special emoji to give the protesters more visibility
on the microblogging platform.

His support did not go down well with the federal government,
who had accused the social media company of supporting violence
against the country.

The suspension of the microblogging platform has sparked a
series of condemnations among many Nigerians and international
organisations.

Meanwhile, the microblogging platform has said that it would
negotiate with the federal government to address some of the issues
raised with Lai Mohammed, minister of information, who also
confirmed that the company has reached out for “some senior-level
discussions”.

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and chief executive officer of
Twitter, a microblogging platform, has tweeted the green and white
colour of the Nigerian flag.

On June 4, the federal government indefinitely suspended Twitter
operations in Nigeria.

The suspension came two days after Twitter took down President
Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet in reference to the civil war, which it
said violated its rules.

As Nigeria celebrates the June 12 Democracy Day Saturday, Dorsey
took to his Twitter handle, which has over 5 million followers to
tweet the Nigerian flag.

This is not the first time the Twitter CEO will show solidarity
to happenings in Nigeria.

In October, during the #EndSARS protests, Dorsey asked his
followers to donate bitcoin so as to support the movement, after
the government had suspended the conventional method of donating
for the protest.

The Twitter CEO also continued his solidarity for the movement
by launching a special emoji to give the protesters more visibility
on the microblogging platform.

His support did not go down well with the federal government,
who had accused the social media company of supporting violence
against the country.

The suspension of the microblogging platform has sparked a
series of condemnations among many Nigerians and international
organisations.

Meanwhile, the microblogging platform has said that it would
negotiate with the federal government to address some of the issues
raised with Lai Mohammed, minister of information, who also
confirmed that the company has reached out for “some senior-level
discussions”.