{"id":24466,"date":"2021-06-14T12:09:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T09:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=24466"},"modified":"2021-06-14T12:10:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T09:10:01","slug":"twitter-boss-posts-nigerian-flag-as-protests-held","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/14\/twitter-boss-posts-nigerian-flag-as-protests-held\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Boss Posts Nigerian Flag As Protests Held"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an enigmatic message, Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has tweeted three Nigerian flags with no other comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local media have interpreted the message as showing support for Saturday&#8217;s protests against poor governance and the suspension of the microblogging platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"art\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec<\/p>&mdash; jack (@jack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1404203298148737026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 13, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Dorsey&#8217;s tweet attracted comments from Nigerians who are using virtual private networks (VPNs) to access the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twitter is in discussions with the Nigerian government after it was banned in the country on 4 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ban came after the app deleted President Mohammadu Buhari&#8217;s tweet but the presidency said the ban was not connected with that action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Dorsey has attracted the ire of the authorities in the past when he appeared to back last year&#8217;s #EndSARS protests against police brutality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigerians on Saturday took to the streets to demonstrate over what they see as poor governance, lack of democracy and the Twitter ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police fired teargas at the protesters and several were arrested, according to local media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his speech on Saturday, to mark Democracy Day in the country,\u00a0the president admitted that he has failed to end insecurity\u00a0in the country, a promise he made when he was elected in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>BBC News Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an enigmatic message, Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has tweeted three Nigerian flags with no other comment. Local media have interpreted the message as showing support for Saturday&#8217;s protests against poor governance and the suspension of the microblogging platform. 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