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marketrent OP t1_j7b7gvs wrote

Excerpt from the linked Reuters content^1 by Felix Onuah:

>ABUJA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked Google and Meta to control the spread of fake news on their platforms ahead of a presidential election this month, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Friday.

>Nigerians go to the polls on Feb. 25 to elect a new president, with three frontrunners promising to deal with the rising cost of living, insecurity and a slow-growing economy.

>Mohammed said he met with Meta and Google representatives in Abuja on Friday and requested that they make posts from official channels visible on their platforms, and flag as unverified election results originating from unofficial sources.

>He also asked the two companies to work with the security services to take down posts capable of inciting violence.

>Mohammed's request comes after he asked Google last year to block the use of YouTube channels and livestreams by secessionist and Islamist militant groups in the country.

^1 Nigeria asks social media giants to curb fake news ahead of election, F. Onuah, 3 Feb. 2023, https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-asks-social-media-giants-curb-fake-news-ahead-election-2023-02-03/

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