{"id":275412,"date":"2020-10-15T08:35:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T12:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=275412"},"modified":"2021-07-20T06:29:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T10:29:17","slug":"jack-dorsey-endorses-bitcoin-donations-to-fight-police-brutality-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/jack-dorsey-endorses-bitcoin-donations-to-fight-police-brutality-in-nigeria","title":{"rendered":"Jack Dorsey Endorses Bitcoin Donations to Fight Police Brutality in Nigeria\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of social media giant Twitter, has taken his crypto evangelism to the social networking site once more, as he has advocated for the asset\u2019s inclusion in an uproar happening in Nigeria.\u00a0<\/span>Yesterday, the tech mogul lent his support to the ongoing protests against police brutality in the West African nation, asking people to donate to the cause via Bitcoin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Circumventing the Government\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Dorsey\u2019s <\/span>tweet<\/span><\/a> came three days after official protests broke out nationwide concerning the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigerian Police Force that has been tasked with stemming the spread of cybercrime in the country. The department has reportedly gone rogue, with multiple extortion allegations and false arrests made over the past decade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Donate via #Bitcoin<\/a> to help #EndSARS<\/a> ?? https:\/\/t.co\/kf305SFXze<\/a><\/p>\n

— jack (@jack) October 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n