Facebook to tag ‘harmful’ posts and ban adverts containing hate speech
Facebook has said it will start to tag potentially harmful but “newsworthy” posts amid growing criticism of how the platform handles hate speech. Founder Mark […]
Facebook pulls down Trump ad over ‘Nazi hate symbol’
Facebook says it has removed adverts for US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that featured a symbol used in Nazi Germany. The company said the […]
Facebook adds Giphy to its portfolio in $400m deal, to integrate platform into Instagram
Online messaging giant, Facebook, has said that it has acquired the animated graphics startup, GIPHY. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but sources revealed […]
Facebook invest $5.7bn on India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani
Facebook has said it is investing $5.7bn (£4.6bn) in cut-price Indian mobile internet company Reliance Jio, which is owned by the country’s richest person Mukesh […]
Covid-19: Facebook group calls soar 1,000% during Italy’s lockdown
Facebook has seen usage across its platforms surge in countries that have brought in virus lockdowns. Italy – with some of the toughest restrictions – […]
Coronavirus: Facebook blames bug for incorrectly marked spam
Facebook has said that a software issue was responsible for posts on topics including coronavirus being wrongly marked as spam. The social media giant’s head […]
Australia sues Facebook over breach of user data
The Australian privacy regulator filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc accusing the social media giant of sharing the personal details of more than 300,000 people […]
Facebook bans face mask adverts to stop people ‘exploiting’ coronavirus
Facebook has issued a ban on adverts for medical face masks amid fears sellers are unfairly exploiting panic around the coronavirus outbreak. With more than […]
EU dismisses Zuckerberg’s proposed rules for online content regulation
EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton has rejected Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s proposed rules for online content regulation, saying Facebook must take the responsibility for harmful […]
Facebook’s Twitter and Instagram accounts hacked
Facebook’s social media accounts were temporarily taken over by a group of hackers on Friday afternoon. The hacking group OurMine posted on the Twitter and […]
Facebook Nigeria shuts down Kanu’s page
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday alleged that FaceBook Nigeria has shut down the page of its leader Mazi Nnamdi. The group in a […]
TikTok beats Facebook, Messenger in 2019 with over 700 million downloads
According to the latest report, TikTok has steadily climbed the annual Top Apps chart. The music app was fourth in 2018 behind WhatsApp, Messenger, and […]
Facebook to ban deepfake videos ahead of the 2020 U.S. election
Ahead of the 2020 U.S. election and a House Energy and Commerce hearing on manipulated media, Facebook announced that it will strengthen its policy toward […]
267 million Facebook user IDs and phone numbers exposed online
A new report has revealed that user names and phone numbers of over 267 million US user accounts have been scraped by malicious actors and […]
Police confirm release of abducted catholic priest in Enugu
IG of Police Mohammed Adamu The Police Command in Enugu State has confirmed the release of Rev. Fr. Arinze Madu, the Vice-Rector, Queen of […]