Facebook on Friday said it had removed 200 pages, groups and accounts from its social media platforms in the Philippines, citing misleading behaviour to boost messages favouring some politicians in the country. The move was made ahead of mid-term elections…
We met on Facebook and got married and then she deleted me
I met my wife on Facebook; that was about 5 years ago. The photo she put as her profile photo was not her real photo but you know women can be very deceptive. She told me she was a Master’s…
Facebook’s new privacy mantra an ‘excuse to dodge responsibility’ says MP (Metro)
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has laid out some extensive plans to make the social network more private. But his motives have been blasted as an “excuse to dodge responsibility” by an MP. Damian Collins, who chairs the House of Commons…
MTN introduces the MTN Smart Feature Phone
In keeping to its promise of making access to advanced digital services a reality for everyone, leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, MTN Nigeria, has launched an affordable smart feature phone known as the MTN Smart, designed as a…
Researchers study what happens when people leave Facebook for 4 weeks (Metro)
Leaving Facebook seems to be in vogue at the moment, after the social network’s data collection policies have become more transparent. But while there are good reasons to be on Facebook and good reasons to leave it, a team of…
Facebook ‘knowingly’ violated data privacy laws —British lawmakers (Punch)
British lawmakers on Monday accused Facebook of “intentionally and knowingly” violating data privacy and anti-competition laws as they called for social media companies to assume clear legal liabilities for content shared on their platforms. Facebook, Inc. is an American online…
SMW Lagos Day 1: UBA’s chatbot Leo celebrates 1, boasts over 1m users
United Bank for Africa (UBA Group) kicked off the first session of the week-long Social Media Week Lagos 2019 with the announcement that its chatbot Leo now covers 17 African countries and has one million subscribers. Leo was launched in…
UBA’s Leo Chatbot clocks one, crosses 1m user milestone across Africa
Leo, United Bank for Africa (UBA)’s Chatbot recently clocked one and also surpassed one million user mark across Africa. The pan African financial institution says it will be celebrating its landmark achievement and successes in the course of the year.…
Child bride auctioned on Facebook in ‘barbaric use of technology’ (CNN)
Facebook has come under fire for a “barbaric use of technology” that allowed the sale of a child bride to be held on its site. An auction was held on the social media platform for a 16-year-old girl in South…
Mark Zuckerberg refuses to resign despite Facebook crisis (CNN)
After spending much of this year apologizing for Facebook’s many missteps, CEO Mark Zuckerberg was defiant in an exclusive interview with CNN Business on Tuesday. Zuckerberg resisted growing calls for changes to Facebook’s C-suite, reiterated Facebook’s potential as a force…
