{"id":739091,"date":"2019-11-06T14:11:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T14:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/06\/imprisonment-for-social-media-offenders-bill-passes-first-reading\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T14:11:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T14:11:23","slug":"imprisonment-for-social-media-offenders-bill-passes-first-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/06\/imprisonment-for-social-media-offenders-bill-passes-first-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Imprisonment For Social Media Offenders Bill Passes First Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A bill seeking to regulate social media in the country has passed first reading at the senate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_643291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-643291\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-643291\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/new-minimum-wage-national-assembly-opens-up-on-its-plan.jpg\" alt=\"National Assembly Complex\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-643291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Assembly Complex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bill titled, \u2018Protection from internet falsehood and manipulations Bill 2019\u2019 is sponsored by Mohammed Sani Musa, senator representing Niger east.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:\u00a0Lawmaker Kicked Out Of National Assembly After She Walked Into Chamber With A Baby<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking with journalists in Abuja, the sponsor of the bill said Nigeria needs the legislation because it would protect its \u201cfragile unity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This bill is coming few days after the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed revealed plans of the government to regulate social media.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill seeking to regulate social media in the country has passed first reading at the senate. 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