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No Ifs, No Buts, Amupitan Must Go

Global UpfrontApr 15, 2026April 15, 20260

By Nasir Aminu Once again, the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, is at the centre of controversy with suspicion of posting a tweet

Deactivating Millions Of Social Media Accounts

Global UpfrontSep 10, 2025September 10, 20250

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore The deactivation of over 13 million social media accounts of Nigerians by government recently was received with knocks and cheers by the

Social Media Ban: Nepal’s PM Resigns As Gen Z Protesters Set Parliament Building, President, PM, Other Top Politicians’ Residences On Fire

Global UpfrontSep 9, 2025September 9, 20250

Nepal’s prime minister resigned on Tuesday as protests against a short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent and expanded into broader criticism of his

Sowore Writes X, Urges Platform To Reject ‘Unlawful’ DSS Request To Delete Post Criticising Tinubu, Warns Against Aiding State Repression

Global UpfrontSep 7, 2025September 7, 20250

Tope Temokun, lawyer representing human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has urged the management of X (formerly Twitter) to disregard a request

DSS Issues 24-hour Ultimatum, Tells X To Deactivate Sowore’s Account Over Anti-Tinubu Tweet, Threatens “Far-reaching, Sweeping” Measures

Global UpfrontSep 7, 2025September 7, 20250

The Department of State Services (DSS) has written to X, formerly known as Twitter, giving the microblogging platform 24 hours ultimatum to deactivate the account

Elon Musk Announces Ban on Hashtags in Ads on X Starting June 27, Says They’re ‘Esthetic Nightmare’

Global UpfrontJun 26, 2025June 26, 20250

Accounts on X will no longer be able to use hashtags from tomorrow on their advertisements, the microblogging platform’s CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday.

U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions On Foreign Authorities, Nationals Targeting Meta, X, Google, Others U.S. Companies

Global UpfrontJun 2, 2025June 2, 20250

The United States has issued a new visa policy targeting foreign nationals who censor Americans’ free speech abroad. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested in

Outrage As X Owner Elon Musk Asks ‘Why No One Is Even Trying To Assassinate Biden, Harris,’ White House Responds

Global UpfrontSep 16, 2024September 16, 20240

In a since-deleted post, billionaire “X” owner Elon Musk wrote that, “No one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Harris,” a post that sparked outrage and

Elon Musk’s Twitter X Rebrand Off To A Rocky Start, Mocked Online

Global UpfrontJul 25, 2023July 25, 20230

Elon Musk’s rebranding of Twitter is off to a rocky start. The eccentric billionaire announced the rebrand of the company formerly known as Twitter, which