{"id":39873,"date":"2021-02-05T11:40:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T11:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=39873"},"modified":"2021-02-05T11:41:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T11:41:06","slug":"why-we-removed-nnamdi-kanus-account-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=39873","title":{"rendered":"Why we removed Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s account \u2014Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Social networking giant, Facebook, Thursday, said it \u201cremoved\u201d the account of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu for \u201crepeatedly\u201d violating its rules against hate speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesman for the tech company in Lagos on Thursday said in a statement sent to Ripples Nigeria, that Facebook<\/a> is a platform to give people voice and to feel safe and not for inciting violent acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement signed by Dapo Akintoye said \u201cWe believe in giving people a voice, but we also want everyone using Facebook to feel safe. It\u2019s why we have Community Standards, which set out what is and isn\u2019t allowed on Facebook, and we remove anything that violates them,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn line with our rules, we removed Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s<\/a> page for repeatedly posting content that breaks those Community Standards, including content that violated our rules on coordinating harm and hate speech.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ripples Nigeria<\/a> reported on Wednesday that the proscribed group reacted to the removal of its leader\u2019s Facebook account in a statement from its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said \u201cWe strongly condemn this attitude of Facebook Managers in Lagos and Abuja who collude with corrupt Nigerian government officials to suppress free flow of Information via their platform.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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