Protest: Authorities in Sudan Restrict Access to Popular Social Media Platforms
Sudanese authorities are blocking access to popular social media platforms used to organise and broadcast nationwide anti-government protests triggered by an economic crisis, internet users say….
NACC Calls for More Business Participation Online…Says Leveraging on Social Media Platforms Key to Business Growth
The Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce has emphasised on the need for more people to take their businesses online; to leverage on the enormous opportunities within…
Facebook Takes Down 150 Social Network, Instagram Myanmar Accounts Over Military Links
Facebook has removed hundreds of additional accounts, pages and groups in Myanmar from its social networks after discovering what it called “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” and links to the…
Russian Firm Sues Facebook, Demands Account Restoration
A Russian company whose accountant was charged by federal prosecutors for attempting to meddle in U.S. elections sued Facebook Inc on Tuesday, claiming it is a…
Woman sues Facebook, claims site enabled sex trafficking
A Texas woman, claiming that she was raped, beaten and sex trafficked at the age of 15 by a pimp who posed as a Facebook “friend,” has filed suit…
Facebook: 50m accounts affected by security breach
The Vice President, Product Management of Facebook, Mr Guy Rosen, has revealed that the Facebook’s engineering team has discovered security issue affecting almost 50 million accounts. According to him, investigation…
Facebook confirms ban on 3D-printed guns files
Facebook has confirmed blocking blueprints for making 3D guns across its platforms, including Messenger and Instagram, amid the court battle between the U.S. federal government and 3d-print gun enthusiasts looking…
Facebook admits to ‘Fake Accounts’ for political gains
Facebook on Tuesday said it had identified 32 accounts and pages that are part of a “coordinated” effort by people, who sought to hide their identities to spread information or…
Online media crashes newspaper sales, vendors lament
Newspaper vendors in Bauchi say they are facing hard times following a drop in sales of newspapers as a result of the advent of online publications. Some of them, who…
Another Facebook chief steps down
Facebook Inc said on Thursday that its Head of Communications and Public Policy, Elliot Schrage, would step down from the company after a decade. Facebook said in a statement that…