Alake wants social media regulations strengthened

<p>Alake said the media laws in the country had become so weak that even victims were uninterested in using them.</p>, <span>A file photo of Dele Alake, spokesperson for President Bola Tinubu, addresses journalists.</span>, <h2>Dele Alake, one of the ministerial nominee, has advocated for the strengthening of laws regulating the use of social media in the country to prevent abuse.</h2>, <p>Alake, currently the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, said this when he appeared before the Senate Committee for screening on Wednesday in Abuja.</p>, <p>“The social media has two sides; there is the negative and positive side just like every human endeavour.</p>, <p>“The positive side we all know like the instant spread of news or propagation of news which is faster.</p>, <p>“However, the downside is that it is so detrimental to the good and decent society,” he said.</p>, <p>Alake said the media laws in the country had become so weak that even victims were uninterested in using them.</p>, <p>“That is the first thing I’ll do; I’ll strengthen the laws and applications of those laws and I’ll support anything that comes from the hallowed chamber on laws.</p>, <p>“I’ll support the strengthening of regulations.</p>, <p>“In my time as a journalist and editor for 10 years, I learnt that there are laws that guide our conduct in every endeavours, but the application of these laws has been so…</p>, <p>“Even victims of libel, aspersion, defamation and all kinds of negative hesitate to apply the law on the culprit,” he said.</p>, <p>Alake added: “I have been on the editor chair for several years and the most important point for an editor is to avoid litigation. But the receiving public may not know this.</p>, <p>“But the public would not also cease the opportunity to apply the full weight of the law when there is an infraction by any medium.”</p>