Advertisers reach agreement with social media on steps to curb harmful content
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have agreed with big advertisers on first steps to curb harmful content online, following boycotts of social media platforms that advertisers had accused of tolerating hate…
YouTube unveils YouTube Music, Premium in Nigeria
YouTube on Wednesday announced the launch of YouTube Music and a paid membership view which is YouTube Premium in Nigeria. Addy Awofisayo, YouTube Content Partnership Manager, Google, Sub-Saharan Africa. said…
Mother reunited with dead daughter in Virtual Reality show sparks debate
A tearful reunion between a mother and her dead daughter via advanced virtual reality for a South Korean television show has become an online hit, triggering fierce debate about voyeurism…
Facebook to take down misinformation about coronavirus
Facebook Inc said it will take down misinformation about China’s fast-spreading coronavirus, in a rare departure from its usual approach to dubious health content that is presenting a fresh challenge…
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…
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…
Warren campaign challenges Facebook ad policy that exempts politicians from fact-checking
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Democratic presidential campaign this week challenged Facebook’s policy that exempts politicians’ ads from fact-checking, by running ads on the social media platform containing the false claim…
Alleged N90bn scandal: Timi Frank again messages Osinbajo, says I am not intimidated
Comrade Timi Frank, a political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, to prove several allegations he made against former…
El-Rufai hosts ‘The Critics’ teens set to take Nollywood by stormÂ
Photo credit: @GovKaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has received a group of young teenagers who have recently risen to some fame following the social media success of…