An Abu Dhabi man has sued his former wife, over allegations that she was insulting him on Facebook. The woman is facing charges of defamation and violating cyber laws at the Abu Dhabi Misdemeanour Court in Saudi Arabia. The man…
Facebook, Google, others to tackle spread of fake news (PremiumTimes)
Facebook, Google and other tech firms have agreed on a code of conduct to do more to tackle the spread of fake news, due to concerns it can influence elections, the European Commission said on Wednesday. “Intended to stave off…
Instagram co-founders leave firm (BBC)
The co-founders of photo-sharing giant Instagram, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, are both leaving the firm. Mr Systrom, chief executive, said they were departing to “explore our curiosity and creativity again”. Instagram was purchased by Facebook in 2012 for $1bn…
Facebook stops sending staff to help political campaigns (BBC)
Facebook will no longer send employees to work at the offices of political campaigns during elections, the company has announced. The social network used to offer dedicated staff to political campaigns to help them develop their online advertising campaigns. Donald…
Facebook in ‘hot water’ for allowing Uber run job ads targeted at men (BusinesInsider)
The ACLU, the US civil rights organisation, filed a complaint against Facebook on Tuesday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which could be the first step to a lawsuit. In its complaint, the ACLU claimed the social network had allowed…
Naija Storybuilders Bootcamp: Facebook, Afrinolly partner Dayna Lynne North, Amy Aniobi
Building on the successful Facebook for Creators training programme in Nigeria, Facebook and Afrinolly have announced the launch of its new ‘Naija Storybuilders Bootcamp’, in partnership with critically acclaimed writer/producers, Dayna Lynne North and Amy Aniobi from the ground-breaking US…
Facebook saves man’s life (CNN)
Mikey Lythcott has friends all over the world. That’s mostly due to the fact he’s been all over the world. There are postcards and the occasional letter, but Lythcott mostly keeps his friends up to date on his world travels…
Facebook takes down 652 pages, after finding disinformation campaigns run from Russia and Iran (CNN)
Facebook has taken down 652 pages, accounts and groups it says were part of a coordinated disinformation campaign. Some of the pages originated in Iran and Russia. The pages and groups were spreading misinformation in the United States, United Kingdom,…
America is not flowing with milk and honey – Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha
He leaned close to me and stretched out his phone. I looked at it. It was a picture of a young man wearing only tight pants flexing huge biceps and flashing a smile. “My boy… the one wey dey Florida.”…
See LASTMA official “blocking” traffic
On Tuesday, a Lagos citizen was leaving Iponri when she noticed something wrong. A LASTMA official driving an official vehicle with registration number RTM 143 LA, stopped right in the middle of the road to offload stuff from his boot.…
