Nigerian Cybercrime Law Ruled Illegal Over Human Rights Concerns

📆 4/4/2022 7:51 PM
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The case was filed by the non-governmental organization Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project , and centred around Section 24 of the 2015 Cybercrime Act. This criminalizes pornographic content, false or aggravating information, and cyberbullying - as well as 'insulting or stalking public officials online'.

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