Twitter launches “safety mode” to block accounts for harmful language
Sept. 2, 2021 Twitter Inc will launch a safety feature that would allow users to temporarily block accounts for seven days for using harmful language or sending uninvited replies, the…
Afghans with legal papers will be able to travel beyond Aug. 31 – Taliban tells Germany
Aug. 26, 2021 The Taliban have told Germany that Afghans with legal documents will be able to travel on commercial flights beyond the Aug. 31 cut-off date after which evacuations…
My U.S. trip fruitful in spite negative report – Lai Mohammed
Aug. 25, 2021 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said his official trip to the U.S. was fruitful and successful in spite of deliberate and sponsored…
FG says not flexible in its negotiations with Twitter as company accedes to 7 of 10 demands
Aug. 20, 2021 The Federal Government says from the 10 demands put forward to lift Twitter suspension, the microblogging and social networking platform has acceded to seven. Information and Culture…
FIRS says Twitter, others already registering with it, projects ₦10.104 tn revenue in 2022
August 19, 2021 The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says that the social networking platform, Twitter and others are already registering with the agency, as it has projected generating N10.104…
Taliban’s Afghanistan takeover presents fresh challenge for social media companies
Aug 17, 2021 The Taliban’s rapid takeover of Afghanistan poses a new challenge for big U.S. tech companies on handling content created by a group considered to be terrorists by…
Twitter working to restore its operations in Nigeria, to establish a company earliest by 2022
August 12, 2021 Social media giant Twitter has reacted to the decision by the Federal Government to lift the ban on the use of its platform in Nigeria. “We recently…
U.N. condemns Zimbabwe’s child marriages as girl dies after giving birth
Aug 8, 2021 The United Nations has condemned the practise of child marriage in Zimbabwe following the death of a 14-year-old girl after she gave birth at a church shrine,…
From Facebook to Twitter, Big Tech sees social commerce driving sales growth
July 30, 2021 Led by Facebook, social media platforms from Alphabet’s YouTube to Snap Inc and Twitter are investing heavily in shopping features to drive revenue growth, a major theme…
Twitter Tests E-commerce Product Called ‘Shopping Module’
July 29, 2021 Twitter on Wednesday began testing a feature allowing businesses sell goods from their profile pages at the one-to-many messaging platform. A “Shopping Module” being tried by a…