Facebook announced Thursday that it has removed more than 500 pages, groups and accounts originating in Russia for engaging in what the social network called "coordinated inauthentic behaviour."

Facebook announced Tuesday that it will invest $300 million (N109,200,000,000) over three years in various projects related to journalism, especially to promote local news, which has been hit hard in the digital age. The move comes with online platforms under pressure for dominating the internet advertising ecosystem, making it harder for news organizations to make…

During the 20-month lull between the end of my primary school and entry to high school, I learned many lessons. During that period, I traversed many libraries in Ilobu and Osogbo in quest of knowledge and skills acquisition. At that time, working long hours with voluntary associations taught me that working more isn’t always the…

The future is now! In a short while, Facebook will be introducing a new cryptocurrency that will enable Whatsapp users to send and receive money, Bloomberg reports. Although the focus will be the Indian market, the cryptocurrency will be a special cryptocoin, “stablecoin” which has its value as the U.S. dollar. According to the report,…

Remember Jaywon and Essence's hit song, "Facebook Love"? An Indian man released this week after being jailed for six years in Pakistan issued advice on Friday not to follow his example and fall in love on Facebook. Hamid Nehal Ansari illegally entered Pakistan from Afghanistan in 2012 to meet a woman he had fallen for…

Facebook's woes mounted Wednesday as it faced a lawsuit alleging privacy violations related to data leaked to a consultancy working on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, and as a new report suggested it shared more data with partners than it has acknowledged. Facebook shares already sagging under the weight of the social network's troubles ended the…

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Egypt on Thursday officially signalled its willingness to take over from Cameroon as hosts of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, a day before the deadline for candidates. "The Egyptian football federation (EFA) declares its candidacy to host the 2019 African Nations Cup which is scheduled to take place in June and should have been…

Out of the 67 million active Facebook users in Africa, Nigeria has 27 million with 14 million being daily active subscribers.

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg pushed back Wednesday against emails showing the social media giant offering Netflix and other popular apps preferential access to people's data even after it had tightened its privacy rules. A British parliamentary committee investigating whether the social media behemoth was being used to manipulate the results of elections published 250 pages…

Facebook has dropped in its ranking as the best place to work, renowned job site Glassdoor has stated. The social network which ranked as number one in 2018 has dropped to number 7 in 2019 in the job site’s 100 best places to work. This year sees one tech company add to the 28 tech…

As part of its continued commitment to tackling false news, fake accounts and hate speech, as well as improving the transparency of advertising on its platform, Facebook has held an Election Integrity Exhibition for media, civil society partners and other stakeholders in Nigeria. Outlining the work it has been doing in Nigeria, the exhibition also…