Content Moderation Compliance Report by the NITDA
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has just published its 2023 Compliance Report analysing the adherence of major social media platforms in Nigeria to the Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms and Internet Intermediaries (the “Code of Practice”). Specifically, the Compliance Report documents and evaluates the compliance efforts of Google, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X, in areas such as:
Content removals and content moderation strategies
Account deactivations
User complaint handling mechanisms
Compliance with specific regulatory requirements under the Code of Practice.
Why This Matters
The Compliance Report underscores NITDA’s growing emphasis on compliance by internet intermediaries and social media platforms with content moderation regulations as codified under the Code of Practice. In many ways, the Report signals a strong regulatory focus on all social media platforms and internet intermediaries operating in Nigeria, whilst also highlighting the risk of non-compliance with the Code of Practice.
The Compliance Report is available here.
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Olu A.
LL.B. (UNILAG), B.L. (Nigeria), LL.M. (UNILAG), LL.M. (Reading, U.K.)
Olu is a Partner in the Firm’s Transactions & Policy Practice. Admitted as a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2009, he has spent over a decade advising clients on high-value transactions and policy matters at some of Nigeria’s leading law firms.
olu@balogunharold.com
Kunle A.
LL.B. (UNILAG), B.L. (Nigeria), LL.M. (UNILAG), Barrister & Solicitor (Manitoba)
Kunle is a Partner in the Firm’s Transactions & Policy Practice. Admitted as a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2009, he has spent over a decade advising clients on high-value transactions and policy matters at some of Nigeria’s leading law firms.
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