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Russia To Ban Facebook Come 2018
The Russian government has threatened Facebook with a ban if they do not comply with a law that requires websites…
Woman charged after taking picture of friend getting dressed, posting it on Facebook
A woman has been charged after being accused of secretly taking an X-rated picture of a friend getting dressed and…
Facebook’s Watch Video Goes Up Against YouTube
Facebook Inc launched its Watch video service to United States users on Thursday with plans to allow people to submit…
Fraudsters open Facebook Account in my name – Kumuyi
The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi has lamented that fraudsters have opened a Facebook account in…
Fake news: Facebook to step up fact-checking
Facebook (FB.O) is to send more potential hoax articles to third-party fact checkers and show their findings below the original…
Facebook, YouTube Videos Shut Down Over Royal Insults
Nearly all Facebook pages and YouTube videos ordered by a Thai court to be shut down over royal insults and…
WhatsApp Fined 3m Euros Over Facebook Data Sharing
U.S.-based mobile messaging service, WhatsApp, was fined 3 million Euros (3.3 million dollars) on Friday in Italy for insufficient transparency…
Thailand warns Facebook to take down anti- monarchy pages
Thai authorities gave Facebook until Tuesday to take down contents it said were threatening national security or face legal action.
Facebook blocks pages with royal insults
Facebook has blocked access in Thailand to 178 pages with “inappropriate” content, including some containing alleged insults against the royal…
Facebook Has 1.3bn Users Daily – Zuckerberg
Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg says the social media platform has 1.3 billion daily active users as at the first quarter…
Google, Facebook duped $100m
Google and Facebook have confirmed that they fell victim to an alleged $100m (£77m) scam.
Facebook’s F8 Conference Showcases African Developers
African developers shared the stage with developers from Facebook and other parts of the world at the F8 developers’ conference…
Man Who Slashed Daughter’s Throat Arrested
The police on Monday arrested a Thai man for slashing his daughter’s throat after an argument about her Facebook and…
Film Of Rape Broadcast Live On Facebook, Secured
Prosecutors said on Friday they received a complete film clip from Facebook showing the alleged rape of a Swedish woman…
Facebook To Add App For Live Location-Sharing
Facebook Inc (FB.O) will add a feature to its Messenger app on Monday to allow users to share their locations,…
14-Year Old Girl Commits Suicide Live On Facebook
A 14-year-old foster child who hanged herself in a shower stall and broadcast it on Facebook suffered years of sexual…
Thai Activist Faces 5 Years Imprisonment
A Thai activist on Wednesday reported to the police on a computer crimes charge for conducting a Facebook survey that…
Facebook accepts Naira advertisements payment
Mr Chris Cox, the Chief Product Officer, Facebook, has said that the social networking company was now accepting Nigeria’s local…
Facebook launches anti fake-news drive
Social media company Facebook launched on Monday an initiative to tackle fake news stories in France, with the media in…
Facebook to pay $500m over theft
US jury in Texas , media reports on Thursday, ordered Facebook Inc, its virtual reality unit Oculus, and other defendants…
Pictures: Woman burns lover’s house over breakup
A facebook user Victor Ibeh, has shared photos of a burnt 4 bedroom flat which was allegedly done by his…
Ex president Jonathan congratulates Donald Trump
Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated U.S. new president, Donald Trump via his Facebook wall. The letter dated January…
Israel begins move to censor Facebook
A bill allowing Israeli courts to force social media companies to remove content defined as incitement passed its first reading…
Facebook denies error in Safety Check tool
Facebook on Wednesday denied the false crisis notification, the so-called Safety Check, for a Bangkok explosion the previous day was…
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Facebook’s fake news crisis deepens
Despite the best efforts of Mark Zuckerberg to downplay Facebook’s role in the election of Donald Trump, the scrutiny of…
You can now upload 1999 Constitution on Facebook
Ms Ebele Okobi, the Public Policy Director, Facebook, Africa, says Nigerians are free to upload the country’s 1999 constitution on…
Facebook launches smartphone app
Facebook on Friday released a mobile app for finding local happenings to enjoy with friends. The Events app tailored for…
Man docked for impersonating Osinbajo on Facebook
A 44-year-old man, Eseosasere Gift Osifo, on Thursday, appeared before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court over alleged impersonation and fraud. Osifo…
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Breaking: Facebook founder, Zuckerberg, rushes back to Nigeria, meets Buhari
Following criticisms that he did not meet any political leader during his two-day visit to Nigeria, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg,…
Mark Zuckerberg is enjoying himself in Lagos, jogging
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg has been enjoying all his moments in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, since he began…