THE BANE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY
BY DANIEL BULUSSON, ESQ It is no longer news social media has contributed to the development of Nigeria in one way or other, it brought about a fast means of sharing information from the Government to the governed, it also turned some innovative youths into millionaires (e.g Linda Ikeji, Paystack, e.t.c), but then again, despite its advantages, it has created a vacuum that needs to be filled in our society. The Federal Government which is made up of great men and women who grew up without the use of technology, are now faced with the issue of fake news and its effect in our society. Government Officials understand the importance of social media, that is why they employ people to run their social media handles, but because they are not conversant with the pace of technology, they are oblivious as to where to channel their resources to curb the cons of social media. It is my humble opinion, that instead of pushing for legislations to regulate the use of social media, why not em...