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Nigeria to lose over NGN 2 bln daily because of Twitter suspension – report

Monday 7 June 2021 | 10:38 CET | News
Nigeria will lose NGN 2.18 billion per day for blocking the operations of Twitter, according to an estimate by NetBlocks, CommunicationsWeek reported. NetBlocks is a data-driven online service and has forecast the economic cost of internet disruptions using its cost of shutdown tool (COST) platform, built on Brookings Institution and CIPESA methodologies. It estimates the economic cost of internet shutdowns, mobile data blackouts and social media restrictions using public economic indicators relating to the global digital economy.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: 9Mobile / Airtel Nigeria / Globacom / MTN Nigeria
Countries: Nigeria
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