China’s gay community lauds Alibaba for ad recognising same-sex couple
Online gay communities in China are lauding e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for releasing a subtle ad that appears to feature a gay couple returning home for the Lunar…
Nigeria’s oldest surviving WWII soldier dies at 101
The oldest surviving soldier of the Nigerian Army, Pa Adama Aduku is dead. Nigeria’s oldest surviving World War II soldier died on Tuesday at age 101. The news…
Twitter makes global changes to comply with privacy laws
Twitter Inc is updating its global privacy policy to give users more information about what data advertisers might receive and is launching a site to provide clarity on its data…
Google to bar elections ads from using political leanings, voter data globally by Jan. 2020
Alphabet Inc’s Google will stop giving advertisers the ability to target election ads using data such as public voter records and general political affiliations, the company said in a blog…
How social media sites handle political ads
Online platforms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google face growing pressure to stop carrying political ads that contain false or misleading claims ahead of the U.S. presidential election. In the…
Int’l committee calls for pause on false political ads online
An international “grand committee” of lawmakers called on Thursday for a pause on online micro-targeted political ads with false or misleading information until the area is regulated. The committee, formed…
U.S. accuses two former Twitter employees of spying for Saudi Arabia
Two former employees of Twitter and a third man from Saudi Arabia face U.S. charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user data and giving it to…
Sanwo-Olu promises to provide relief packages for Balogun market fire victims
Gov. Sanwo-Olu at the scene of the Balogun fire incident Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised victims of Lagos Island Market Fire support and relief packages. The governor,…
I don’t just want to push Trump off Twitter, I want to push him out of the White House – Warren
Elizabeth Warren U.S. Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren went after big tech companies during the Democratic debate on Tuesday but brushed off rival Kamala Harris’s challenge to join her…
New Zealand PM Ardern steps up fight against extremist online content with more funding
PM, Jacinda Ardern New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced more funding and support on Monday to target violent extremist content online, just months after an alleged white supremacist…