I’ll support any Senate proposal to regulate social media - Dele Alake says

One of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, Dele Alake has stated that if he is made the Minister of information and Culture, he will ensure that social media regulations are promoted in the country.

He said this on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, when fielding questions during ministerial screening before the Senate on Wednesday.

“The downside of social media is that it is detrimental to a good and decent society. What I would support is the strengthening of regulations.

“There are laws that guide our conduct in every area of human endeavour but the application of these laws has been shut.

“I will recommend the strengthening of our regulations and the applications of those laws. The laws must be tested so we can know the proficiency of those regulations. I will support anything that comes from this hallowed chamber that promotes that course of action,” Mr Alake stated.

Alake previously worked as the Commissioner of Information and Strategy in Lagos State when Tinubu was governor of the state from May 1999 to May 2007