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EU slams Meta with $840m fine for allowing abusive ads on Facebook  

The European Union (EU) has slammed Meta with fine for the sum of $840 million for violating its antitrust laws by automatically allowing abusive...

Survey says reliance on social media for news makes Africans vulnerable to disinformation

A recent survey across Africa by KnowBe4 has revealed that 84% of respondents rely on social media as their primary news source, with 80%...

Instagram Removes 63,000 Nigeria Accounts Over Financial Sextortion

Barely a week after the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) fined the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta Platforms Inc....

Meta Will Appeal Nigeria’s $220m Fine, Says WhatsApp

WhatsApp says its parent body, Meta, will be appealing the $220 million fine imposed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) regarding...

FCCPC Slams $220m Fine On Facebook, WhatsApp For ‘Discriminatory Practices’ In Nigeria

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Friday slammed a $220m penalty against Meta Platforms Incorporated over alleged discriminatory practices in NigeriaThis...

Meta cracks down on Israeli marketing company running hundreds of fake Facebook accounts

Meta (formerly the Facebook company) has clamped down on an Israeli marketing firm running hundreds of fake Facebook accounts targeting America and Canada.The company...

Meta kicks as EU probes Facebook, Instagram over child safety concerns

Meta (formerly the Facebook company) has to the European Union (EU) investigation of child safety concerns and scrutiny of its algorithmic systems.The EU had...

Researcher files lawsuit against Meta for right to turn off Facebook’s ‘news feed’

A researcher has filed a lawsuit before a San Francisco Federal Court against Meta (formerly the Facebook company) for right to turn off Facebook’s...

Meta Board set to rule on explicit AI-generated images of public figures posted on Instagram, Facebook

The Board of Meta (formerly the Facebook company) is set to rule on two cases that deal with explicit AI-made images of public figures...

Meta disputes claim Netflix reads users’ private Facebook messages

American multinational technology conglomerate, Meta has disputed claims making the rounds that movie streaming site Netflix reads users’ private Facebook messages.Meta was forced to...

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