Tag: Facebook
Tech guru, Elon Musk says Facebook is ‘lame’
Engineer and technology entrepreneur Elon Musk has taken another swipe at a social networking service company, Facebook, calling it 'lame.'
Nnamdi Kanu’s Facebook accounts running
P.M.News can confirm that several Facebook accounts of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra were running Friday,…
Facebook hammered for Nigerian child trafficking adverts on its platform
The Africans Unite Against Child Abuse, United Kingdom, and Centre for Children’s Health, Education, Orientation and Protection, Nigeria, have criticised…
Facebook goofs horribly in calling Chinese president ‘Mr. Shithole’
Facebook apologised Saturday for a distasteful mistranslation of Chinese President Xi Jinping's name from Burmese language posts during his much-touted…
Facebook makes adjustment ahead of U.S. election
Facebook Inc said on Thursday, ahead of the U.S. presidential election that it was making some changes to its approach…
Facebook, Instagram to block sexually explicit content from 2020
Facebook and Instagram will start block under-18s from viewing sexual content from 2020.
Explosion of fake news on Facebook threatens US election: Report
An explosive new study by Avaaz, an international non-profit has revealed that political misinformation is running rampant on Facebook as…
Facebook rebrands in new logo
Facebook is wearing a new logo, a change the company said is meant to separate the wider corporation -- and…
EU urges Facebook, Google, Twitter to combat fake news
Facebook, Google, and Twitter must do more to tackle fake news or face regulatory action, the European Commission said on…
Facebook intensifies efforts against hate speech
Facebook says it has intensified efforts to combat the use of hate speech on its platform.
Facebook expands third-party fact-checking to Nigeria, South Africa, others
After successfully pioneering its anti-fake news project in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Cameroon and Senegal, Facebook says it has expanded…
Facebook removes accounts from UAE, Nigeria, others
Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts, pages and groups from its social network platforms for their involvement in 'coordinated inauthentic…
Facebook suffers legal blow over hate speech
Facebook on Wednesday was dealt a major blow in the EU’s top court, which said that national courts in Europe…
Leaked audio: Zuckerberg afraid of ‘President Elizabeth Warren’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren an “existential” threat to his company, in a leaked audio.
Keystone Bank partners Google, Facebook to train MSMEs
In demonstration of its commitment to consistently promote and support the growth and development of the real sector, Keystone Bank…
Facebook to stop stalking you off-site
Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Tuesday it was tweaking its policies to allow users to see and control the data…
Facebook launches “Developer Circles” in Benin
Facebook has launched its “Developers Circles’’ in Benin, Edo, a platform that allows people who are technologically inclined to engage…
El Paso shooter: Facebook blocks Instagram, Facebook accounts
Facebook has removed the Facebook and Instagram accounts under the El Paso shooting suspect’s name: Patrick Crusius.
Facebook slammed with $5b fine over privacy breaches
Facebook Inc has been slammed with a hefty $5billion fine by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission following its investigation into…
Trumps threatens clampdown on Google, Twitter, Facebook
President Donald Trump hinted Thursday at new regulations on social media as he gathered critics of major online platforms at…
Outrage as Photo glitch affects Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
Users of social networks Facebook and Instagram, as well as messaging service WhatsApp, are currently having difficulties to upload or…
Facebook now political parties’ main advertiser
As the latest advertising reports show, in the three months running up to the European elections, the total amount spent…
U.S. Judge orders Facebook to turn over data privacy records
U.S. judge, Joseph Slights, ordered Facebook Inc. to give shareholders emails and other records concerning how the social media company…
Trader docked for allegedly posing with stolen vehicle on Facebook
A trader, Ekene Mbonu, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly buying a stolen car, valued…
Keystone Bank partners Facebook to train entrepreneurs on digital marketing
Keystone Bank Limited has again reaffirmed its commitment to providing support for the real sector as it recently partnered Facebook…
Facebook disables 2.19billion accounts
Facebook said it recently disabled billions of bogus accounts set up by "bad actors" and that five percent of its…
Digital skills: Facebook’s NG_Hub trains 50,800 businesses
Facebook says it has trained over 50,800 Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in digital skills across 20 states in Nigeria.
Court jails Facebook hackers 3 years
Justice A.A. Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has convicted and sentenced two Facebook…
Facebook restricts live-streaming feature
Facebook Inc says it is tightening rules around its livestreaming feature ahead of a meeting of world leaders aimed at…
Louis Farrakhan tells Facebook: What have I done
Religious leader Louis Farrakhan is finding the audience for his message increasingly hard to reach, following his ban on Facebook.…