{"id":70813,"date":"2023-04-10T22:33:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T21:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=70813"},"modified":"2023-04-10T22:33:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T21:33:56","slug":"regulations-of-social-media-contents-not-within-our-purview-ncc-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/regulations-of-social-media-contents-not-within-our-purview-ncc-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulations Of Social Media Contents Not Within Our Purview, NCC Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it is not the regulator of the contents of the social media networks that many stakeholders have complained about.<\/p>\n

The submission came during a recent visit of the National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN), led by its Executive Secretary, Blessing Akinsolotu, who sought the intervention of the Commission on the worrisome and misleading content of social media platforms.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cWe know that NCC, as the regulator of the telecoms industry, has greater role to play in helping to curb the spread of fake news and incendiary contents that Internet users put on social media platforms. Therefore, we want NCC to partner with us in this regard,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Akinlosotu said the situation demands immediate intervention of key stakeholders to ensure that the content of the social media and the Internet are credible and enhance national social cohesion.<\/p>\n

Director, Public Affairs of the Commission, Mr. Reuben Muoka, who received the group on behalf of the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, informed the organization that Commission\u2019s mandate does not extend to controlling the content of such media platforms.<\/p>\n

According to Muoka, the major role of the telecom regulator is to facilitate the deployment of telecom infrastructure that provides different types of telecommunications services, including improving broadband that enhances robust Internet experience, and ensuring fair competition as well as the protecting of telecom consumers.<\/p>\n

Muoka said the mandate includes making services available, accessible and affordable for Nigerians who may leverage such access to engage in digital social mediation for the benefit of the individual, businesses, and the nation\u2019s socioeconomic growth.<\/p>

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In the performance of its functions, Muoka said the Commission promotes collaboration and partnerships with different stakeholders such as NCSCN, in creating awareness and promoting access to different categories of consumers in the country. He said the Commission looks forward to furthering collaboration with NCSCN in its efforts to align with the aspirations of users of telecommunications services across the country.<\/p>\n

The NCSCN, a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework, commended the Commission for its people-oriented and consumer-centric regulatory activities.<\/p>\n

The Council also seeks collaboration with NCC to spread messages of the Commission\u2019s consumer enlightenment programmes to Nigerians in the grassroots through its over 100-member Civil Society Organisation (CSOs).<\/p>\n

Akinlosotu also invited the Commission to partner with the NCSCN in hosting a conference aimed at tackling the seemingly intractable diffusion of fake news, particularly on social media networks.<\/p>\n

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L – R: Nafisa\u00a0 Rugga, Head, Digital Media, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Oscar Kalu, Director, Programmes and Organisation, National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN); Nnena Ukoha, Head, Corporate Communications, NCC; Reuben Muoka, Director, Public Affairs, NCC; Amb. Blessing Akinlosotu, Executive Director, NCSCN and Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan, Head, Media Relations, NCC, during a courtesy visit by the NCSCN to the Commission to seek areas of collaboration in Abuja recently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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