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Tizeti rolls out high-speed 4G LTE in Edo with N4000/month broadband service, installations expected to commence in Benin April 1, 2021
As part of its commitment to ensuring access to affordable broadband connectivity in Africa’s underserved populations, Tizeti West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider is rolling out its 4G LTE network in Edo State, with monthly fixed broadband costs pegged at four thousand Naira ($8). With this move, millions of people in Edo State previously ...U.S. Senate Republican asks tech firms to explain account, content removals
The outgoing Republican chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee asked the chief executives of five major U.S. tech firms to answer detailed questions about decisions to restrict or permanently ban accounts of conservative users. Senator Roger Wicker sent letters to Apple Inc, Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet Inc and Twitter in which he said “thousands ...Uganda bans social media ahead of presidential election
Uganda banned social media and beefed up security in the capital on Tuesday, two days ahead of a presidential election pitting Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, against opposition frontrunner Bobi Wine, a popular singer. Campaigning ahead of the vote has been marred by brutal crackdowns on opposition rallies that have left scores dead ...Facebook antitrust lawsuit gets a new judge
Days after Facebook suspended the account of US President, Donald Trump, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Facebook has been transferred to another judge on Tuesday so that it and a similar case filed by state attorneys general will be heard by the same person, according to a court filing on Tuesday. No ...Facebook unveils 2020 Africa year in review: Capacity building, healthcare top projects
Facebook has released its “2020 Year in Review: Highlights” an infographic showcasing some of its key investments and work across Africa in 2020. Supported by an animated video celebrating and showcasing a few people across the continent rising against the challenges of this unexpected year, the campaign aims to highlight the successes, strength and resilience ...Facebook faces U.S. lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp
Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state filed lawsuits against the social media company, saying it used a “buy or bury” strategy to snap up rivals and keep smaller competitors at bay. With the filing of the twin ...Facebook removes ‘inauthentic’ networks spanning 8 nations
Facebook on Friday said it has dismantled eight separate networks of fake accounts and pages on its platform that were active in Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Myanmar, Georgia, and Ukraine due to “coordinated inauthentic behaviour”. The social media platform announced it had taken down the new networks as part of its monthly report into ...Facebook, Twitter identify, suspend over 3,500 accounts using fake identities to spread false information
Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc said on Thursday they had taken down more than a dozen disinformation networks used by political and state-backed groups in multiple countries to deceive users on their platforms. In separate statements, the two companies said they had identified and suspended more than 3,500 accounts between them, which used fake identities ...Facebook, Twitter take action over Trump’s misleading COVID-19 posts
Facebook Inc and Twitter took action on posts from U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday for violating their rules against coronavirus misinformation by suggesting that COVID-19 was just like the flu. Facebook took the post down but not before it was shared about 26,000 times, data from the company’s metric tool CrowdTangle showed. “We remove ...Advertisers reach agreement with social media on steps to curb harmful content
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have agreed with big advertisers on first steps to curb harmful content online, following boycotts of social media platforms that advertisers had accused of tolerating hate speech. The agreement comes three months after Facebook was hit by a boycott from major advertisers in the wake of anti-racism demonstrations that followed the ...
Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers
Police foil another suicide bomb attempt in Borno, kill three bombers
Qatar Airways makes history, completes first longest non-stop flight of 16 hours from Doha to New ...
Confusion in Gambia, Jammeh stays put, Barrow to be sworn in at Gambia embassy in Senegal