Paradigm Initiative

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The 2-day DRIF22 Nigeria will be centred around freedom of expression and the clampdown of civil society actors and their activism aimed specifically at the involvement of state actors. This session will spotlight recent events including the suspension of Twitter in the country and all the ways to ensure situations that restrict Internet freedom are not allowed to thrive. Sessions will aim to reduce the climate of fear around freedom of expression online and encourage the creation of safe spaces for dissent. Furthermore, the event will focus on data rights aimed specifically at the involvement of the private sector which is too often left out of such conversations.