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Effect Of Twitter Ban On Humanitarian Service And Social Support
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
In recent years the role of humanitarian
institutions has seen a considerable expansion with the assailance of
more humanitarian crises. All nations are threatened by the
inevitability of disasters and thus seek to find better ways to prepare
and recover from them, and part of that involves changing strategies
that involve public participation in activities that can augment and
sharpen the responses of crisis responders. Utilizing social media to
not only inform, but to organize public communities towards disaster
resilience is a relatively new phenomenon that is causing many formal
response organizations to question whether their traditional methods of
responding to crises can last in a digitizing world. In times of crisis,
information becomes the lifeblood of managing humanitarian operations
and helps victim to receive quick support responsible organization.
Example is the case of one Inibong Umoren who through went missing and
through the hashtag (#findhinyumoren) posted by her friend on May 4th,
2021 was found even though dead but perpetrator of such crime was
nabbed. Other cases include the earthquake in Haiti and political unrest
in Iran and Kenya, highlighted how multifaceted social media can be in
impacting humanitarian crises. Response to the Haitian earthquake was
extremely strong, and information sharing and cooperation between NGOs
and states helped reunite family members and allocate food aid to the
areas with the greatest need.However, a ban in social networking site as
twitter could prevent those trapped in crisis from receiving immediate
social support and quick humanitarian aid. Thus is upon this premise
that this study is set to examine the effect of twitter ban on
humanitarian services and social support.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The
main objective of this study is to examine the effect of twitter ban on
humanitarian services and social support. Specifically the study will
Examine the extent to which crisis victim received prompt response through twitter hashtags before the twitter ban in Nigeria.
Investigate
the extent to which social support was given to those in dare need
through twitter post before the twitter ban in Nigeria.
Examine if
the current twitter ban in Nigeria will affect subsequently humanitarian
activities of NGO’s and other social support organizations.
To determine the nature of the effect twitter ban will have on crisis victims.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The research is guided by the following research question
What is the extent to which crisis victim received prompt response through twitter hashtags before the twitter ban in Nigeria?
What
is the extent to which social support was given to those in dare need
through twitter post before the twitter ban in Nigeria?
will the
current twitter ban in Nigeria subsequently affect humanitarian
activities of NGO’s and other social support organizations?
What is the nature of the effect twitter ban will have on crisis victims?
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