Apple has removed the Meta-owned end-to-end encrypted messaging app WhatsApp from its App Store in China following a government order citing national security concerns, the news agency Reuters reported Friday. Meta’s newer, Twitter-esque text-based social networking app, Threads, has also…
Covid inquiry: Boris Johnson hands over WhatsApps and notes to Cabinet Office
Boris Johnson has handed over a major cache of WhatsApp messages and notebooks to the Cabinet Office, challenging it to release the documents unredacted to the Covid inquiry. In a move that will pose a major headache for the government,…
WhatsApp to allow users to edit messages within a 15-minute limit
WhatsApp has granted users one of its most awaited features – the ability to edit messages. “For the moments when you make a mistake or simply change your mind, you can now edit your sent messages on WhatsApp,” the Meta…
The power of a like — Gbubemi Atimomo
Pondering how social media approval affects us all I am very sure that you must have come across some, if not all, of these types of comments before: “Please like my post, I need to get a hundred likes!!”, “Could…
WhatsApp reunites BUK 92 class after 30 years
It was a nostalgic homecoming for Bayero University Kano (BUK) graduating class of 1992 when they converged from various walks of life to mark the 30th graduation anniversary of their exit from the “great citadel of learning.” Inspired by the…
WhatsApp back online after worldwide outage
The messaging platform WhatsApp has come back online after an outage that affected users around the world. Meta, which owns WhatsApp, said the problem had been fixed but did not give a reason for the disruption. People trying to send…
WhatsApp disrupted in many countries
Mobile messenger service WhatsApp experienced widespread technical disruptions on Tuesday. Users of the service in many countries reported on Twitter and other channels that they could no longer send messages. In Germany, many also reported a breakdown of the WhatsApp…
Russia fines WhatsApp, Snapchat over data storage
Russian regulators have fined chat service WhatsApp and Snapchat for failing to store Russian users’ data on local servers, part of government efforts to control online activity. A Moscow court on Thursday imposed an 18 million ruble ($300,000) fine on…
*Lagos tenant rapes neighbour’s 16-year-old daughter, commits suicide (Punch)*Lagos police arraign three suspects for lynching commercial sex worker (Guardian)
Lagos tenant rapes neighbour’s 16-year-old daughter, commits suicide (Punch) A man, identified only as Kayode, has committed suicide after his neighbour’s daughter accused him of raping her twice at their house in the Oja-Amukoko area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro…
Another Cybercrime Act as FG releases guidelines to regulate social media
The Federal Government of Nigeria has released a Draft Code of Practice to guide the operations of Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Google, TikTok, and other social media platforms in the country. Part of the code, which seeks to regulate social…
