These are the countries where social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and TikTok are banned
what it called “activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence” on the platform.
Nigeria lifted the ban on Jan. 13 after it secured Twitter’s commitment to opening a local office, appointing a head for its business in the country and paying domestic taxes. Months before the ban, Twitter chose Ghana as the location of its first African office, overlooking the continent’s biggest market, Nigeria.
While Nigerians can now access Twitter without using a virtual private network , a number of other countries continue to block access to mainstream social media sites.Meta-owned Facebook and Twitter have been blocked in China since 2009, as part of a government crackdown against activists following deadly riots in Xinjiang province. China’s restriction of foreign media platforms and censorship of non-governmental material has been dubbed the Great Firewall of China.
WeChat, a multi-purpose messaging system developed by Tencent, is the widely used alternative in China. The app has been subsidized by the government since its creation in 2011, and is obliged to share users’ data with the state. WeChat has a monopoly on user data, including mini-apps to pay bills, book doctors appointments and file police reports. In 2017, WeChat unveiled plans forAlthough video-sharing app TikTok was developed by Chinese company Bytedance, it is not available in China.
came from India. The app supported multiple regional languages, making it accessible to many people in the country., citing “activities…prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order.” The move was seen as retaliation by the Indian government to clashes between Indian and Chinese forces at the Himalayan border. Chinese app WeChat was also blocked.
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