Impact Of Twitter Ban On Security Threats Information Dissemination

Impact Of Twitter Ban On Security Threats Information Dissemination
Abstract
The broad objective of this study is to examine the impact of twitter ban on security threats information dissemination using Kaduna State as case study. The study adopted a survey research design and with the aid of convenient sampling techniques, 80 participants who are twitter users and resident of Kaduna Metropolis in Kaduna State was enrolled for the study. A well structured questionnaire was issued to the respondent of which a total of 77 responses were received and validated for the study. Data was analyzed using simple percentage in frequencies and table. Findings from the study reveals that the reason for twitter ban ranges from the deleting of president Buhari’s tweet on 4th June 2021 and the Assumption that twitter promotes secessionist agenda thus hindering the unification of Nigeria. The effect of the ban on information dissemination will aid in silencing citizens who have found their voice through social media ; reduce the speed at which the public access information on recent trends and events; delay the awareness of public on contents that will be helpful to then as citizens and inhibit social interaction and communication of citizens. the study therefore recommends thatThe study therefore recommends that Federal Government of Nigeria should endeavour to go back to their drawing board and make necessary amendments to the ban on Twitter usage in Nigeria as this will raise citizens awareness onsecurity threats information dissemination. More so, The government should consider the effect of the ban on Twitter on different spheres of the economy, hence should adhere to the terms of ECOWAS and revoke the ban since that action is a bridge of the fundamental rights of the citizens.
Chapter One
Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
Through the creation of virtual networks and communities, social media is a computer-based technology that enables the exchange of ideas, opinions, and information. Social media is Internet-based by design, allowing people to share information quickly through electronic means. Personal information, documents, movies, and pictures are all included in the content. Users interact with social media through web-based software or apps on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Social media began as a means to connect with friends and family, but it was quickly embraced by companies looking to reach out to consumers through a popular new communication channel. The capacity to connect and exchange information with anybody on the planet, or with a large number of people at once, is the power of social media. There are about 3.8 billion social media users worldwide. New social media applications like TikTok and Clubhouse appear every year, joining the ranks of major social networks like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. The number of people using social media in the United States is expected to reach 257 million by 2023.
Users of social media are, on average, younger, according to the Pew Research Center. Between the ages of 18 and 29, almost 90% of individuals utilized some kind of social media. Furthermore, these consumers are more educated and affluent, with an annual income of over $75,000.
The way we all communicate with one another online has altered as a result of social media. It’s given us the capacity to learn about what’s going on in the world in real time, to connect with one another and keep in contact with long-distance pals, and to have instant access to an infinite quantity of knowledge. In many ways, social media has made the globe appear more accessible by allowing people to discover common ground with others online. According to a Pew Research Center study, using social media is linked to having more friends and a more diversified personal network, particularly in developing countries. Friendships may begin electronically for many adolescents, with 57 percent of adolescents having met a buddy online. Businesses are also utilizing social media marketing to target their customers directly on their phones and computers, develop a following, and develop a culture around their own brand. Denny’s, for example, has developed whole Twitter identities in order to appeal to younger customers using their own language and personalities. Buzan and Hansen (2009: 11–12) referred to four key questions that structure international security studies (ISS), focusing on the state as the key referent object, on including internal and external threats that have been increasingly blurred by globalization, on expanding beyond the military dimension and the use of force and its close link to “a dynasty,” and on the widening beyond the military dimension and the use of force and its close link to “a dynasty,” two decades after the end of the While the majority of ISS focused on external threats during the Cold War, “ethnic conflict and civil wars came to the fore, as did questions of domestic stability and cohesion (Posen 1993; Van Evera 1994; Kaufmann 1996)” (Buzan/ Hansen 2009: 29), which were discussed in the Copenhagen School’s concept of ‘societal security’ (Wver/Buzan/Kelstrup/Lemaitre 2003; Buzan/Wve 2003).
After 1990, the threat paradigm as a foundation for military planning and legitimizing military programs has radically altered – at least among many NATO nations. With the expansion of the security concept from traditional military and diplomatic security to new economic, societal, and environmental dimensions, the threat concept has expanded and been applied to a variety of new threats, not only to the ‘state,’ but also to other referents of new security concepts, ranging from humans to global security. Early proponents of environmental security shifted the focus of “threats” away from the military and onto the environment. A national security threat, according to Ullman (1983: 133), is “an action or sequence of events that: 1) threatens to degrade the quality of life for the inhabitants of a state dramatically and over a relatively short period of time; or 2) threatens to significantly narrow the range of policy options available to the government of a state or to private non-governmental entities (persons, groups, corporations)”. Population expansion, resource scarcity, and environmental deterioration were among the new security concerns identified by Mathews (1989) and Myers (1989, 1989a). The Brundtland Commission (1987) also mentioned two major dangers to humanity: “The first is the danger of nuclear war.” The second is global environmental devastation.” “The connection between man and the environment has become menacing,” President Gorbachev said in 1988. “The danger from the sky is no longer missiles, but global warming.” Brundtland (1993: 189–194) identified new “threats” to security as “social unrest driven by poverty and inequality, environmental deterioration, and internal conflicts leading to fresh refugee flows.” “Environmental pressures from a fast expanding global population will enhance the probability of such conflicts,” she said. Climate change, desertification, deforestation, enormous extinction of species and biological diversity, depletion of freshwater supplies, and soil erosion are all unsustainable global trends.” She saw “threats to the world’s atmosphere” as the most significant. Senator Al Gore mentioned numerous environmental concerns, such as global warming and ozone depletion, from a local (tactical) to a global (strategic) level in 1992. Eilen Claussen described global environmental risks as those that are “human-caused and have, or may be anticipated to have, significant economic, health, environmental, or quality-of-life consequences for the United States” in 1997.
Regardless of whether or not this idea can be applied to environmental issues, this author suggests limiting the threat idea to hardware-related military concerns and referring to environmental threats as “environmental security challenges, vulnerabilities, and hazards” (Brauch 2005a, 2008a). However, this proposal could not be seen in political reality, such as in the US national security policy documents (see chap. 12 by Brauch below). Several countries responded to the fundamental shift in the nature of threats with an expanded security concept that included many new non-military soft security threats such as economic vulnerabilities, environmental challenges, political and societal instabilities (e.g. German Defence White Paper; BMVg 1994: 25–26), pointing to a growing number of new non-military soft security threats. “Risk assessments of future developments must be based on a wide notion of security,” according to an official German paper. They must consider social, economic, and environmental developments in connection to Germany’s and its allies’ security.” Several national security policy documents from the Clinton administration in the United States have pointed to a fundamental shift in security threats (Matthew/Mc Donald 2009). “To shift the basis of defense planning from a ‘threatbased’ model that has dominated thinking in the past to a ‘capabilities-based’ model in the future [that]… focuses more on how an adversary might fight rather than specifically who the adversary might be or where a war might occu,” the Bush administration announced in its Quadrennial Defense Review Report (QDR) on September 30, 2001. (Brauch 2003b, Brauch chap. 12).
1.2 Statement of Research Problem
The news of Nigeria’s Twitter ban dominated discussions over the weekend, and rightfully so. Nigerians use Twitter not only for social networking, but also for alerting security authorities to instances of insecurity, particularly with increasing instances of armed banditry and herdsmen assaults in different areas of the nation, as a result of inadequate emergency services. It’s also been utilized to promote fundraising and attract leaders’ and people’ attention to critical national problems on numerous occasions. Last year, Emmanuel Dan-Awoh, SEO Analyst at Nairametrics, stated of Twitter’s effect on news reporting in Nigeria, “Twitter is by far the most valuable social media network for Nairametrics, accounting for more than 90% of page views and visits.” He went on to say that Twitter was only used by 21% of Nigeria’s 82 million internet users. With 55.94 percent, Facebook took the lead, followed by Instagram and YouTube with 5.02 percent and 3.72 percent, respectively. The exclusive report also revealed that Twitter was not only the primary means of receiving and filtering news, but that it also provided additional benefits to the Nigerian government, stating that “official communication still leans more toward traditional media, but the use of social media by government agencies is growing while the use of traditional media is stagnating.” Although Facebook has more Nigerians than Twitter, the latter’s open app characteristics make it simpler for the government to engage and connect with people, as well as for people to disseminate information quickly and refute false news. With the country’s heightened insecurity, the government’s decision to eliminate a vital instrument for distributing emergency information and connecting with people is counterproductive.
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The primary objective of the study is as follows
- To find out the reason for twitter ban by the Nigerian government
- To find out the impact of twitter ban on disseminating information on security threats
- To find out other means of reporting security threats
- To find out means by which security threats information sources can be verified in other to communicate the right message
1.4 Research Questions
The following research questions have been prepared for the study
- What are the reason for twitter ban by the Nigerian government?
- What are the impact of twitter ban on disseminating information on security threats?
- what are the other means of reporting security threats?
- What are the means by which security threats information sources can be verified in other to communicate the right message?
1.5 Significance of the Study
The significance of this study cannot be underestimated as:
- This study will examine stress management practices of career women in Lagos state Nigeria.
- The findings of this research work will undoubtedly provide the much needed information to government organizations, career women, companies and academia.
1.6 Scope of the Study
This study examines the impact of twitter ban on security threats information dissemination. hence, this study will be delimited to twitter users in kaduna state . Nigeria
1.7 Limitations of the Study
This study was constrained by a number of factors which are as follows:
just like any other research, ranging from unavailability of needed accurate materials on the topic under study, inability to get data
Financial constraint , was faced by the researcher ,in getting relevant materials and in printing and collation of questionnaires
Time factor: time factor pose another constraint since having to shuttle between writing of the research and also engaging in other academic work making it uneasy for the researcher
1.8 Operational Definition of Terms
Impact:
The action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.
Twitter:
Give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds.
Security Threat:
A risk that which can potentially harm computer systems and organization. The cause could be physical such as someone stealing a computer that contains vital data.
Information Dissemination:
To distribute or broadcast information
Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Summary
The broad objective of this study is to examine the impact of twitter ban on security threats information dissemination using Kaduna State as case study. The study specifically found out the reason for twitter ban by the Nigerian government. They found out the impact of twitter ban on disseminating information on security threats.
The study found out other means of reporting security threats and also the study found out means by which security threats information sources can be verified in other to communicate the right message.
The study adopted a survey research design and with the aid of convenient sampling techniques, 80 participants who are twitter users and resident of Kaduna Metropolis in Kaduna State was enrolled for the study. A well structured questionnaire was issued to the respondent of which a total of 77 responses were received and validated for the study. Data was analyzed using simple percentage in frequencies and table.
5.2 Conclusion
Social media, over the years, has been described as a means of interaction between people in which they create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. The increasing popularity of twitter platforms has created a remarkable significance in social networking in which individuals can interact and share information, news, and opinions with unprecedented speed and ease. Tweets and replies to tweets can be sent by cell phone text messages, a desktop client or by posting on the Twitter website. In other words, Twitter promotes social interaction and public participation in various issues of human concern. As a result, the unrestricted interactive nature of Twitter has provided numerous opportunities for the public to interact with various issues in their society.
Findings from the study reveals that the reason for twitter ban ranges from the deleting of president Buhari’s tweet on 4th June 2021 and the Assumption that twitter promotes secessionist agenda thus hindering the unification of Nigeria. The effect of the ban on information dissemination will aid in silencing citizens who have found their voice through social media ; reduce the speed at which the public access information on recent trends and events; delay the awareness of public on contents that will be helpful to then as citizens and inhibit social interaction and communication of citizens
5.3 Recommendation
The damaging effects of the ban on the economy is not one to be swept under the rug. It is now a matter of urgency. Our leaders need to understand the importance of new age applications and have passionate young Nigerians play active roles in leadership. That way, there is a balance of experience and knowledge. If indeed the country is an entity where “they can have business”, then, unless those at the helm of affairs see it as a tool that has created job opportunities, and a tool for expressing differing political views and opinions for the betterment of the country, we might make no headway with the dialogue.
From the findings of the study, the following recommendations were made:
- The federal government of Nigeria should endeavour to go back to their drawing board and make necessary amendments to the ban on Twitter usage in Nigeria.
- The federal government of Nigeria should recognize that the ban on Twitter is affecting different spheres of the economy. They should adhere to the terms and rules of ECOWAS and revoke the ban since the ban is a bridge of the fundamental rights of the citizens.
- All business organizations affected by the ban should utilize other social media platforms as means to create awareness of their product to the public and try more strategic approach to e-commerce to enhance their proficiency.


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