U.S. States launch antitrust probes of tech companies, focus on Facebook, Google
Two groups of U.S. state attorneys general have announced separate antitrust probes of large tech companies such as Alphabet’s Google and Facebook. The first probe, led by New York and…
WhatsApp in talks to launch mobile payments in Indonesia – Sources
Facebook Inc’s messaging service WhatsApp is in talks with multiple Indonesian digital payment firms to offer their mobile transaction services, in a bid to tap the nation’s fast growing e-commerce…
FTC chairman says Facebook’s plan to merge brands could hinder attempts to split – FT
Facebook Inc’s plan to integrate Instagram and WhatsApp more closely could hinder any attempts to break up the social media giant, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons told the…
WhatsApp security breach: Human rights activists may have been the targets
WhatsApp said on Tuesday a security breach on its messaging app had signs of coming from a government using surveillance technology developed by a private company and may have targeted…
Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp Down in Many Parts of The World
Many Users around the world can no longer access WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, the second time that the popular social media platforms would suffer an outage in one month. In…
WhatsApp Reduces Recipients of Forwarded Messages to Curb Spread of False Information
WhatsApp Messenger, popular text messaging service, has reduced messages a user can forward to five recipients, in an effort to reduce the spread of false information. The News Agency…
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…
Call Masking: Telecom Industry Globally, Loses About $60bn Annually – NCC
 Executive Vice Chairman, EVC, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) , Prof. Umar Danbatta says the telecom industry globally loses about 60 billion dollars annually to call masking….
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…