Leading the investigation of dangerous speech, #disinformation and #socialmedia manipulation in the African context at the Digital Africa Research Lab
Jul 31, 2018 • 24 tweets • 22 min read
#SocialMediaInNigeria
Weeks ago, I DMed @Rosanwo & @FamuyideOlawale about a BRAND NEW TV show which bought/borrowed an existing Twitter account with 80,000+ followers and thousands of 2015 pro-Goodluck/PDP & anti-Buhari/APC tweets, RTs
People like to sit on their high horses and act as if it’s just the poor & uneducated who are paid for their votes.
Look at the appointments, the CBN-type jobs, the party tickets & the kings. Look at those who get the inflated contracts
Look at yourselves.
Today, you’re tweeting about how politicians shamelessly pay for votes but when you meet the same politicians in person, you’re fighting for selfies instead of asking them to explain themselves.