Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram suffered a major outage today, leaving millions of users worldwide unable to access the services. The disruption affected Facebook’s website, mobile application, and Messenger service, with users reporting widespread login failures and service interruptions, reports The Nation. Users rep...
Meta yesterday launched paid subscription plans for its flagship apps, marking a major push by the tech giant to diversify beyond its long-time reliance on advertising revenue. Meta head of product Naomi Gleit announced the move in a video posted to Instagram, saying she was rolling out Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus and WhatsApp Plus globally,...
The EU said today Meta is failing to prevent children under 13 using Facebook and Instagram, potentially exposing them to inappropriate content — and putting the tech giant at risk of a massive fine. The European Union has in recent months stepped up efforts to protect children online, with several member countries considering social media [&h...
•Eedris, Meta logo and Trump Nigerian rapper and activist Eedris Abdulkareem has announced that his Facebook and Instagram accounts were suspended shortly after the release of his new song, Open Letter to Donald Trump. Abdulkareem yesterday said that he has been unable to access either account since the release of the track, reports SaharaRepo...
The Senate has passed through second reading a bill seeking to amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to require social media platforms to establish physical offices within the country. The bill, titled ‘ A Bill for an Act to Amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to Mandate the Establishment of Physical Offices within […]
An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy said today it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw Facebook accounts hacked. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) criticised Meta for a security flaw in its video upload function which hackers were able to exploit to g...
•Social networks Users of Meta-controlled social media applications have been shut out globally as the company grapples with a “technical issue” Frustrated Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users trooped out to X (formerly Twitter) yesterday evening to report the global outage of the three apps owned by tech giant Mark Zuckerberg. Downdetector ...
The Oyo State Police Command arraigned a 39-year-old man, Ganiyu Abiola, yesterday for allegedly defaming a police officer on Facebook and WhatsApp. The defendant, whose address was not disclosed, faced charges of defamation and breach of peace before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrate’s Court, reports Daily Independent. Inspector Sikiru Opaleye, th...
A 35-year-old suspect, Akeem, who was arrested by detectives in Ogun State Police Command after he allegedly murdered an 18-year-old student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Quadri Salami, to get body parts for sale, has revealed how he learnt about use of human heads from Facebook groups. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Quadri for ...
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