by Prince Okafor lagos—
The Federal government has joined essential technology agencies, along with Google, facebook, WhatsApp, others, to installation sources and technology to combat fake information and lies. The Minister of information Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this briefing and stakeholders assembly with online publishers/social media influencers at the nation wide campaign against fake news and lies in Lagos.
He said: “The struggle against fake news and lies is a need to-win. As a multi-ethnic, multi-non secular state, Nigeria can not find the money for an unbridled unfold of fake information. This phenomenon is exploiting our fault strains to aggravate the crises in the united states of america.
“Allow me repeat what I stated on the release of this campaign: The Federal government will not use coercion or engage in censorship a good way to combat the fake news and lies epidemic. We additionally agree with there are enough legal guidelines in our books to combat this phenomenon.
“We are, therefore, attractive to you and all Nigerians to enroll in us in preventing this scourge. Fortunately, we are not alone on this combat. The large technology companies – Google, fb, WhatsApp, etc – are deploying assets and era against the scourge.
“Nations of the world and international organizations are taking steps against fake information and lies. Worldwide media companies are not left at the back. Allow us to do our own element in tackling this scourge.
“The campaign is even more urgent now, in view of the position of faux information in nerve-racking the diverse crises inside the nation as well as the want to check this phenomenon ahead of the 2019 elections.
“As a part of the modality for the marketing campaign, we said we are able to use all the data dissemination equipment at our disposal, work with each the conventional and social media, in addition to the countrywide Orientation organization (NOA) to get the phrase available on the need for all to shun fake news and to do the whole thing possible to stem its tide.
“since the launch, you – the net publishers and social media influencers – are the first stakeholders we are assembly as a set. It is simply as properly, because you're at the epicentre of the faux news phenomenon.
Sure, fake information isn't always restrained to the social media, and it isn't always new. What is new, however, is the way and manner it is unfold. And the social media is the catalyst for that unfold. “Why? Because all you need to make any news go viral in recent times is a smartphone and access to the internet!
That’s a free price ticket to any of the social media structures. “The traditional media has signed on to this campaign. The country, vanguard and leadership newspapers are co-sponsoring the campaign.
The Nigeria tv Authority (NTA), the Federal Radio employer of Nigeria (FRCN) and the news agency of Nigeria (NAN) are also on board. “i'm therefore calling on you to sign up for us in this campaign. A start line is in order to put a banner for your diverse systems that says:
SAY NO TO fake information! Of course, a platform that abhors fake information will now not engage in one. “We are also telling Nigerians to do simple things: before sharing that data on fb, Twitter or WhatsApp, always ask how credible the supply is, and don’t proportion any records for which you could’t vouch.’’
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