#TrackNigeria: Facebook Inc. said on Friday it would no longer allow pre-installation of its WhatsApp, Instagram and other apps on new Huawei phones. Facebook told Reuters in San Francisco that customers who already had Huawei […]
The U.S. government is gearing up to investigate whether Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google misuse their massive market power, sources told Reuters on Monday, setting up what could be an unprecedented, wide-ranging probe of some […]
A trader, Ekene Mbonu, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly buying a stolen car, valued at N3 million and flaunting it on Facebook as his own. Mbonu, 31, whose residential […]
#TrackNigeria: Facebook has busted an Isreali-led campaign to sway elections in Nigeria as well as targeted countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The social media giant on Thursday said it had removed 265 Facebook […]
Facebook has closed 23 Italian pages, including many supporting the country’s populist government parties for spreading fake news and breaking other social network rules. The action, coming amid renewed concerns that fake news could poison […]
Facebook says it is collaborating with Co-Creation Hub (CCHub) to mentor and empower 12 startups in the ”Season 2 FbStart Accelerator Programme.” Kendra Nnachi, Facebook Startups and Developers Programme Manager, said on Thursday in Lagos […]
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 Nigeria, the Facebook glitch happened […]
Facebook blocks 200 accounts in Philippines Facebook Inc says the company removed 200 pages, groups and accounts on Facebook and Instagram in the Philippines, citing “coordinated inauthentic behaviour”. The company said its investigation found […]
Facebook Inc. said on Tuesday that it had removed more accounts from Iran, Russia, Macedonia, and Kosovo, citing what it described as “coordinated inauthentic behaviour’’. A total of 2,632 pages, groups, and accounts were removed […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday promised to break up Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc if elected U.S. president to promote competition in the tech sector. Warren is seeking to stand out in […]
British lawmakers on Monday accused Facebook of “intentionally and knowingly” violating data privacy and anti-competition laws as they called for social media companies to assume clear legal liabilities for content shared on their platforms. Facebook, […]
By Florence Onuegbu #TrackNigeria: Ms Akua Gyekye, Facebook’s Public Policy Manager, Africa Elections on Wednesday in Lagos said that the firm had taken eight steps to protect election integrity in Nigeria and Africa. Gyekye said […]
By Florence OnuegbuFacebook has partnered Dubawa, a Nigerian Online platform, to intensify the fight against fake information in the country. Adaora Ikenze, Facebook’s Head of Public Policy for West and Central Africa said on Monday […]
The European Commission commended the social media giants, including Facebook on Monday for quickly removing illegal hate speeches posted on their websites in line with an EU code of conduct. In 2016, the European Union’s […]
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Wednesday it had banned Facebook Inc (FB.O) from a programme designed to let businesses control iPhones used by their employees. Apple said that the social networking company had improperly used […]
The European Commission on Tuesday called on social media giants including Facebook and Google to take stronger action against disinformation ahead of EU-wide elections in May. In September, Facebook, Google, Mozilla and Twitter signed up […]
By Joshua Olomu #TrackNigeria: Facebook, the popular online social media and social networking service, says it has implemented new advertising rules to tackle false news, fake accounts and hate speech on its platform as the […]
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg questioned the business case for giving millions of outside software developers wide access to customer data before endorsing the practice in 2012, according to internal emails published on Wednesday. The […]
UK advertisers seeking to run political ads on Facebook Inc must now confirm their identity, location and reveal who paid for the ad, the social network said on Thursday . It faces increasing scrutiny following […]
As part of measures to fight fake news ahead of Nigeria’s election in February, a new website called CrossCheck Nigeria has been launched. It will allow journalists from newsrooms around the country to work together […]
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has said he intends to remain head of the social media giant he founded in spite of calls for changes in management, local media reported on Wednesday. Zuckerberg resisted calls […]
Facebook Inc will ban false information about voting requirements and fact-check fake reports of violence or long lines at polling stations ahead of next month’s U.S. midterm elections. Facebook executives revealed this information to the […]
Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Friday said attackers in the mass security breach it announced late September accessed the accounts of about 30 million people in total and stole name and contact details for 29 million. […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the National Campaign Against Fake News has received a boost from the Social Networking Platform, Facebook, which plans to partner with the Federal Government to […]
Facebook, Google and other tech firms have agreed a code of conduct to do more to tackle the spread of fake news, due to concerns it can influence elections, the European Commission said on Wednesday. […]
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