Twitter Founder Tweets Nigeria Flag In Solidarity With June 12 Protests

By Uche Mbah

The founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, has shown solidarity to Nigerians who planned to protest on June 12, the new democracy day.

At exactly midnight, he displayed the Nigerian flag on his Twitter page.

Recall that Nigeria had banned Twitter in a knee-jack reaction to the pulling down of a presidential tweet by Tweeter, which considered it against their community standards.

Citizens, however, have boycotted the ban by using the Virtual Private Network, VPN. Initially, Government threatened to prosecute those who bypass the ban, but the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami,  changed his mind, saying he was no longer interested in prosecution.

Nigerians on Twitter have hailed Dorsey.

Recall that Dorsey, during the #EndSARS protests, allegedly,donated to the cause via the cryptocurrency, using Bitcoin.

Meanwhile, Twitter confirmed Friday that talks are ongoing with the Nigerian Government on the ban.

“Today marks one week since Twitter was blocked in Nigeria. We have informed the Nigerian government that we are ready to meet for an open discussion to address mutual concerns and see the service restored.

“We remain advocates for the free and #OpenInternet everywhere. #KeepitOn,” the micro logging company said.