Popular Journalist, Rufai Oseni says the idea of free speech is dangerous and Nigerians must become gatekeepers of truth by verifying information before sharing it.
He said this while speaking at the University College Ibadan, TedX platform noting that the media posed could equally pose great danger to the nation through propaganda.
Citing the impact of the media in expanding Nazi views, extreme conservative views by Rush Limbaugh and the impact of WhatsApp groups during the 2019 Nigerian elections, Rufai said the absence of fact checkers woulf put the country and the world on great danger.
He also suggested that X owner, Elon Musk who describes himself as an advocate of free speech is deliberately using X to advance propaganda. He used the contract termination of Don Lemon after an interview with Musk to define how the businessman’s free speech mantra could not be trusted.
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