The management of the social media platform, Twitter has confirmed the suspension of some Nigerian influencers accounts ahead of election which had been scheduled to take place on February 16, 2019.
This is according to Pulse Business Insider SSA.
The accounts were suspended to amplify election-related information from legitimate sources and bring down ‘some problematic accounts’ ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 general elections.
Twitter spokesperson, Amy Rose, who made this confirmation said that they were collaborating with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and domestic political party stakeholders to “ensure they have clear reporting channels to bring potentially problematic accounts or content to our attention.
“We have suspended a small number of accounts in Nigeria for spam violations as part of our election integrity efforts in the region.
“We will continue to monitor the conversation closely and take aggressive action pursuant to the Twitter Rules,” Rose said.
Some of the suspended influencers accounts include:-
Badmus Hakeem (Tweets @Bhadoosky), Jokunle (@Jokunle), Ani Nomso (@ani_nomso), Shawnife (@Shawnife_), Official Bmax (@OfficialBmax), Uche Kush(@UcheKush_), Lazy Writa (@LazyWrita), Rouvafe (@Rouvafe), Abdulaxis (@iam_abdulaxis), Switchme, Enekem Greg (@EnekemGreg).
