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Facebook Marks 20th Anniversary with 3 Billion Active Users Globally
Global: February 5, 2024: Facebook, the social media giant owned by Meta Platforms, celebrated its 20th anniversary on February 4, 2024, announcing a remarkable...
Facebook announces change of company’s name to Meta
Facebook Inc (FB.O) is now called Meta, the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on its ambitions building the "metaverse," a shared virtual...
Facebook dares Nigeria Government, joins Twitter in removing Buhari’s post on...
Social media platform, Facebook has gone ahead to delete President Muhammadu Buhari's civil war statement for violating its community standards against inciting violence.
A quick...
Facebook, Instagram blocks Trump’s accounts indefinitely
President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be locked through at least Inauguration Day, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday.
“We believe the risks of...
Cross-border payments: Global regulators scheme to halt Facebook
Streamlining anti-money laundering checks, longer central bank opening hours and linking national systems would cut cross-border payment costs, global regulators said on Monday.
Payments have...
90-day security plan: Zoom adds over 100 features
Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Wednesday it has added over 100 features to its video conferencing as part of its 90-day plan to...
Facebook helps African businesses survive COVID-19 onslaught
Social Media network Facebook says all its economic impact programmes will be offered virtually as the platform seeks to equip small businesses with digital...
Digital literacy: Facebook launches ‘My Digital World’
As part of its campaign to promote digital literacy across Sub-Saharan Africa, Social Media powerhouse Facebook on Monday announced the launch of ‘My Digital...
Ebonyi streamlines related Social Media Groups
The Ebonyi Government says it will shut down most of its related social media – WhatsApp – groups from June 2.
The disclosure is contained in...
CORONAVIRUS: Facebook partners Nigeria government on fake news
The social networking site, Facebook, has pledged to partner with
Federal Government to check the spread of fake news and disinformation
in the wake of the...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Net Worth Tumbles
Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune slid $4 billion Thursday as shares of his Facebook Inc. dropped 5.7%, a day after the social-media giant posted its slowest-ever...
Privacy violations: Facebook to pay $550M
The social media giant, Facebook, will pay over half a billion dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged systematic violation of an Illinois...
Facebook celebrates key milestones for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019
Facebook today released its ‘2019 Year in Review’ infographic, showcasing just some of its investments across Sub-Saharan in 2019. Committed to giving people the...
Islamic State launches social network alternative to Facebook
Facing a ban from mainstream online social networks Facebook and Twitter, supporters of the Islamic State appear to have launched their own "caliphate book."
But...
Facebook sued over alleged private message ‘scanning’
Facebook is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it monitors users' private messages.
The lawsuit claims that when users share a link to...
