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Man who confessed he enjoys sleeping with girls below 14, responds to Nigerians reactions

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

Austine Okonkwo, the man who earlier confessed his obsession for sleeping with girls aged 12, 13 and 14-years old, has responded to reactions from Nigerians trailing on social media. Okonkwo disclosed his obsession while commenting on a post in a Facebook group ”Sugar Btips.”  Nkem

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EU industry chief tells Facebook to adapt to EU, not other way round

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

EU industry commissioner Thierry Breton said on Monday it was for Facebook to adapt to Europe’s standards, not the other way round, as he criticized the U.S. social media giant’s proposed internet rules as insufficient. The blunt comments came after a short meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and two days before Breton is due […]

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Facebook looking to open content moderation for external audit

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

Facebook is working to enable external reviews on its content moderation systems, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a comment piece on the Financial Times on Monday. The tech giant has been criticised for being too slow to remove hate speech and terrorist propaganda from its platform, but has also been accused of suppressing right-wing […]

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Facebook looking to open content moderation for external audit

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

Facebook is working to enable external reviews on its content moderation systems, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a comment piece on the Financial Times on Monday. The tech giant has been criticized for being too slow to remove hate speech and terrorist propaganda from its platform but has also been accused of suppressing right-wing […]

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Britain to make social media platforms responsible for harmful content

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2020 0

Britain said it would force social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Snap to do more to block or remove harmful content on their platforms. Following a consultation, the UK government said on Wednesday it planned to legislate to ensure companies had systems in place to tackle harmful content such as child abuse, cyber […]

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Twitter to test ‘block all replies’ function

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2020 0

Twitter has said it will test new features that allow users to control who can reply to their posts or block replies entirely. “We want to help people feel safe participating in the conversation on Twitter,” the company said. READ ALSO: Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 U.S. election The move comes […]

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Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 U.S. election

Ihesiulo Grace 7 January 2020 0

Facebook Inc said it would remove deepfakes and other manipulated videos from its platform if they have been edited, but not content that is parody or satire. This is in a move aimed at curbing misinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Facebook celebrates key milestones for sub Saharan Africa in 2019 It would also […]

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Facebook celebrates key milestones for sub Saharan Africa in 2019

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2019 0

Facebook on Thursday released its ‘2019 Year in Review’ infographics, showcasing some of its investments across Sub-Saharan Africa. Nunu Ntshingila, Regional Director Facebook Africa, said in a statement that in 2019, Facebook trained over 7,000 woman-owned businesses in digital skills across sub Saharan Africa. FG to meet Facebook, WhatsApp, Google, Twitter, Instagram on

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FG to meet Facebook, WhatsApp, Google, Twitter, Instagram on Social Media regulation

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2019 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), Guild of Editors and their members have more to gain with the Federal Government’s plan to sanitise the social media space. The minister gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja when the President of NUJ, Mr Chris Isiguzo led […]

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Facebook pays $645,000 fine over British data protection case

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2019 0

Domestic league will not be allowed to die – Sunday DareLondon – Facebook has agreed to pay a 500,000-pound (645,000-dollar) fine to Britain’s data protection watchdog without admitting liability for alleged serious breaches linked to the Cambridge Analytica Scandal, the watchdog said on Wednesday. Between 2007 and 2014, Facebook processed user data unfairly by

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Facebook to pay some media outlets

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

New York – Facebook launched a news service that will provide users with curated national and local stories, the company on Friday said. Facebook News is being tested with a subset of mobile app users in the U.S. starting on Friday, with a wider roll-out planned for early 2020. The move is the social media […]

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Facebook reaffirms commitment to combat hate speech- official

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2019 0

Facebook says it has intensified efforts to combat the use of hate speech on its platform. Ms Fadzai Madzingira, Content Policy Associate Manager, Facebook sub-Sahara Africa, made this known at a Facebook Content Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. Madzingira said that in its effort to fight the use of hate speech on the platform, Facebook had […]

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Facebook expands third-party fact-checking to 10 more African countries

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

After successfully pioneering its anti-fake news project in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Cameroon and Senegal, Facebook says it has expanded its Third-Party Fact-Checking Programme to 10 additional African countries. Kojo Boakye, Facebook Head of Public Policy in Africa, said in a statement that the global media outfit has partnered with Agence France-Presse (AFP), France

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Facebook expands third-party fact-checking to more African countries

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2019 0

Lagos – After successfully pioneering its anti-fake news project in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Cameroon and Senegal, Facebook says it has expanded its Third-Party Fact-Checking Programme to 10 additional African countries. Kojo Boakye, Facebook Head of Public Policy in Africa, said in a statement that the global media outfit has partnered with Agence France-Presse

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Turkey fines Facebook over data breach of over 280,000 users

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2019 0

Turkey on Thursday fined social media company Facebook for over 281,000 U.S. dollars for a data breach that exposed the personal information of hundreds of thousands of users in Turkey. Facebook exposed the name, gender, birthday, relationship status, educational background, religion, hometown, personal data and location information of 280,959 users, said the Personal Data

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Man kills wife of 33 years after accusing her of cheating

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2019 0

A man shot and killed his wife of 33 years and attempted to commit suicide in front of their two grandchildren a week after he took to Facebook to accuse his wife of cheating. According to the Daily Mail, Eddie Harris allegedly shot and killed his high school sweetheart, Shanica Harris, inside of their Liberty […]

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Facebook to buy startup that controls computers with the mind

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2019 0

In a bid for users to effect communication with one another, the world’s largest social network, Facebook on Monday, 23 September, 2019, has revealed its plans to purchase a neurotechnology startup, CTRL-labs, currently building a wristband that translates movement and the wearer’s neural impulses into digital input signals. Facebook, who first mentioned in 2017 that […]

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UBA is now available on Apple Business Chat

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2019 0

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Thursday, announced that the services of its Chatbot, Leo is now available for customers on Apple Business Chat, where its users can communicate directly with businesses using the Messages app on iPhone and iPad. Speaking at the launch of the service in the bank’s Head office on Thursday, […]

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Facebook faces massive damages

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2019 0

Ladesope Ladelokun Facebook Inc. users suing over the social networks worst-ever privacy scandal gained leverage to pry into its internal records to back up their claims that it failed to safeguard their personal data, exposing the company to potentially billions of dollars in damages. A federal judge in San Francisco rejected Facebook’s request to throw […]

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Google clamps down 210 YouTube channels over Hong Kong protest

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2019 0

Nneka Nwogwugwu As a result of the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, triggered by controversial legislation to extradite those convicted of crimes to mainland China and Taiwan, Google has shut down 210 channels from one of its platform, YouTube, because of uploaded contents related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. Google’s Director of Security […]