By Lamin Njie
Nominated national assembly member Foday Gassama has been rebuked for calling on the government to regulate social media.
Gassama who was sworn in as a nominated member of the national assembly on Monday after weeks of controversy exclusively told The Standard that “social media played an important role in the change of government but today it is being abused.”
He also told The Standard he thinks the government should act now to look into the issue like what China did to censor information disseminated via social media through technology.
His comments have drawn him flaks with US-based Gambian Coach Pasamba Jow commenting on Facebook on Friday: “Calling on the government to emulate China in suppressing freedom of speech is beyond ridiculous.”
Lolley Nyang-Mbenga reacting to Jow’s comment, said: “He (Gassama) needs to learn the difference between injunction and conjunction before talking about how to control social media…”
Citizen Jarju said: “He is bought just to come and do that. Forgetting that his master is here today because of social media.”
Mama-sabally Samateh said: “Ignorance at its highest level.”
