by Chi Ibe
So you’ve heard. Some of you may be on your way to jail if a bill – that just went through second reading at the Senate – is passed into making it illegal to “incite the public” via social media.
Of course, the Twitterati isn’t taking this lightly – so herewith our first look at the top tweets on the matter.
Someone is reminded of high school:
David Mark is writing names of noise-makers.
— ST (@seyitaylor) December 4, 2013
Judgement has come for the Retweet Caucus:
Then those ones that beg them for retweets. You will now be retweeted into jail.
— Dame Jayla Peperempe (@Miss_Jayla) December 4, 2013
Time to hit the Unfollow button:
Na to unfollow people wey fit implicate person.
— His Royal Poxiness (@tonypox) December 4, 2013
Bios will get a make over:
“Oga mi, Retweets don’t mean I agree With the criminal Inciter” will now replace “Retweets are not endorsements” in some people’s bios
— Henry Okelue (@4eyedmonk) December 4, 2013
Someone gets a little too excited:
VERY VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE NEW GOVT SOCIAL MEDIA BILL!! FINALLY A CHANCE FOR REVOLUTION!!
— E (@iaboyeji) December 4, 2013
And tweet-jail just got real:
Twitjail now has a new meaning.
— Chude Jideonwo (@Chude) December 4, 2013
GEJ has some responsibility here:
So many thoughts going through my head on this bill – for instance what will be GEJ’s punishment for bringing Facebook to Nigeria?
— F (@DoubleEph) December 4, 2013
And, one for the road, what happy when ‘dead bodi get accident’?
Spare a thought for gay social media critics though… #FourteenPlusSeven
— F (@DoubleEph) December 4, 2013
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