•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 ...
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, today announced new measures to fight sextortion, a form of online blackmail where criminals coerce victims, often teens, into sending sexually explicit images of themselves. The measures include stricter controls on who can follow or message teen accounts and safety notices in Instagram dire...
•Queen Atang and husband, David Oyekanmi Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Queen Atang Mercy, has unfollowed her husband, David Oyekanmi, on Instagram and deleted all their wedding photos. This comes just a few months after the reality star and her husband made headlines following the announcement of their traditional and court weddings in M...
Meta said today it was developing new tools to protect teenage users from “sextortion” scams on its Instagram platform, which has been accused by US politicians of damaging the mental health of youngsters. Gangs run sextortion scams by persuading people to provide explicit images of themselves and then threatening to release them to the public...
•Japan flag Japan’s royal family is now on Instagram — but don’t expect any candid selfies from its official account, which went live Monday in a cautious social media debut for the ancient monarchy. The first 19 posts are formally staged photos and videos of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako carrying out royal duties at […]
Nigerian creators can now monetise their content starting from June 2024, according to Meta. Meta, the parent company of social media platforms Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, said this yesterday. Meta’s President of Global Affairs Sir Nick Clegg spoke about this when he led a delegation of Meta Platforms Incorporated to visit President Bol...
•Alex Iwobi controls the ball during the AFCON final match yesterday Super Eagles star Alex Iwobi has deleted photos from his Instagram page following Nigeria’s loss to Ivory Coast in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Nigerian side were defeated 2-1 by the hosts, ending the team’s dreams of a […]
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