Twitter blocked in Nigeria after deleting a tweet by its president

&quot;We are deeply concerned by the blocking of Twitter in Nigeria. Access to the free and #OpenInternet is an essential human right in modern society.&quot;<p>Yet they see no irony in being self-appointed arbiters of who gets to say what including heads of state. By their very own statement they are violating the human rights of others by censoring and deplatforming users are they not?

There have already been 3 HN stories about this in the past day: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hn.algolia.com&#x2F;?q=twitter+nigeria" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hn.algolia.com&#x2F;?q=twitter+nigeria</a><p>This one has the most comments: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=27404125" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=27404125</a>

That&#x27;s ok. Just like Twitter operates its platform as it sees fit, blocking and censoring things they dislike, Nigeria is its own sovereign country and operates according to the &quot;laws of the land&quot;. If Twitter doesn&#x27;t like it, they are free to start their own country and do whatever they please over there.