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ní rì lì yà
尼日利亚
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wǎng luò
网络
shěn chá
审查
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问题
Internet Censorship Issues in Nigeria
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zàiní rì lì yà尼日利亚yī xiē一些rényīn wèi因为zàiwǎng shàng网上shuō chū说出zì jǐ自己dexiǎng fǎ想法éryù dào遇到má fán麻烦

In Nigeria, some people get into trouble for expressing their thoughts online.

hù shì护士tuō mǎ sī托马斯zàiwǎng shàng网上zhí bō直播shípī píng批评lejǐng chá警察zhèng fǔ政府hòu lái后来bèijǐng chá警察gēn zōng跟踪dài bǔ逮捕

Nurse Thomas criticized the police and government during a live online broadcast, and was later tracked down and arrested by the police.

dejiā rén家人péng yǒu朋友shòu dào受到yǐng xiǎng影响

Her family and friends were also affected.

tuō mǎ sī托马斯bèiguān yā关押lejǐ gè几个xīng qī星期zhí dào直到hòu lái后来cáibèibǎo shì保释

Thomas was detained for several weeks before being released on bail.

ní rì lì yà尼日利亚yǒutiáowǎng luò网络fàn zuì犯罪yuán běn原本shìwèi le为了bǎo hù保护dà jiā大家dànyǒu shí hòu有时候bèiyòng lái用来duì fù对付pī píng批评zhèng fǔ政府derén

Nigeria has a cybercrime law that was originally meant to protect everyone, but sometimes it is used against people who criticize the government.

bǐ rú比如yǒu rén有人yīn wèi因为zàiwǎng shàng网上xiěchǎn pǐn产品bù hǎo不好bèizhuā

For example, someone was arrested for writing online that a product was bad.

hěnduōjì zhě记者yīn wèi因为bào dào报道wèn tí问题bèijǐng chá警察diào chá调查huòguān yā关押

Many journalists have also been investigated or detained by the police because of their reporting.

xiàn zài现在hěnduōréndān xīn担心wǎng luò网络shěn chá审查huìràngdà jiā大家gǎnzàiwǎng shàng网上shuōzhēnhuàzhèduìxīn wén zì yóu新闻自由wǎng luò网络fā zhǎn发展dōuyǒuyǐng xiǎng影响

Now, many people worry that internet censorship will make everyone afraid to speak the truth online, which affects press freedom and internet development.

By Pamela Ephraim / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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