Facebook says posts with graphic violence rose in early 2018
May 15, 2018 The number of posts on Facebook showing graphic violence rose in the first three months of the year from a quarter earlier, possibly driven by the war…
Uganda to tax Facebook, Whatsapp users, press freedom advocates kick
Uganda’s government is proposing a tax of 100 shillings ($0.03) per day for at least some users of social media such as Facebook and WhatsApp, parliament said, amid criticism from…
Facebook finds, removes 1.9million terror posts in first quarter of 2018
April 24, 2018 Facebook found and removed 1.9 million social-media posts by the Islamic State and al Qaeda terrorists during the first three months of 2018, using new anti-terror algorithms.“In…
My personal data also shared by Cambridge Analytica – Zuckerberg
The Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday told lawmakers that he was among the 87 million or so Facebook Inc users whose data was improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge…
Facebook alerts users affected by Cambridge Analytica scandal
April 9, 2018 Facebook would start informing its users on Monday if their information “may have been’’ improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, Cambridge Analytica is a consultancy suspected of improperly…
2.7million EU users affected by data privacy scandal- Facebook
April 6, 2018 Facebook says up to 2.7 million Facebook users in the European Union have been affected by the data privacy scandal, a spokesman for the European Commission said…
Hacking: Stop posting private information online – IT experts warns
March 23, 2018 Some Information Technology (IT) experts on Friday advised social media users to stop posting personal information online. They made the appeal in interviews with the News Agency…