A group, Digital Democracy Project, owners of the Rate Your Leader app, has called on politicians to join hands with the group to fight the menace of fake news using abuse free online app.
Chief Executive Officer of the project, Mr. Joel Popoola, urged political parties to nominate a representative for their new advisory board where the power of social media is used for good.
The England-based said the project was created to deliver strong democracy enhanced with digital technology.
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He said: “There’s no doubt that misinformation and fake news are weapons of mass destruction, and have consistently threatened Nigerian democracy. This is a call for us to come together and combat the menace.
“There is a better cure for the malady of cyberspace induced fake news to the benefit of all parties; government and individual. And that is the use of cross, inter or even intra party collaboration.
“It is no longer about politics or political party; it is about our collective existence. It is about our survival as a nation. This is the time to fight back with ‘Rate Your Leader’ technology.
“We must, therefore, jettison party leanings and work together to combat a menace that threatens our image among comity of nations.”
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