Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, over the weekend appointed Steven Guilbeault as the country’s minister of heritage to create new regulations for social media. What comparisons does this have with that of Nigeria’s social bill?

Nigeria’s social media bill targets Nigerian citizens with specific provisions such as is seen in part 2 section 3, which reads: “(1) A person must not do any act in or outside Nigeria in order to transmit in Nigeria a statement knowing or having reason to believe that — (a) it is a false statement of fact; and (b) the communication of the statement in Nigeria is likely to — (i) be prejudicial to the security of Nigeria or any part of Nigeria
Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, has appointed Steven Guilbeault as the country’s minister of heritage to create new regulations for social media.

Guilbeault, whose appointment was disclosed in a mandate letter dated December 13, was asked to create new laws that would curb online harm including hate speech.

However, unlike that of Nigeria which targets social media users, the letter stated that the laws would require platforms to remove potentially harmful contents or face sanctions.

It quoted Trudeau as listing as the official’s mandates: “Create new regulations for social media platforms, starting with a requirement that all platforms remove illegal content, including hate speech, within 24 hours or face significant penalties.

“This should include other online harms such as radicalization, incitement to violence, exploitation of children, or creation or distribution of terrorist propaganda.”

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