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Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion over Data Privacy Violations
Facebook slammed $25 Billion in Penalties for making misleading statements about the privacy of consumers in the state. Photo Credit: HackerNews
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Meta Removes 3.7m Accounts in Crackdown on West African Scam Networks
Meta says it has removed more than 3.7 million accounts, pages and groups from Facebook and Instagram, in a joint operation targeting scam networks operating in West Africa. Photo Credit: Representative Picture of a Cyber Hacker
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Countries Banning Meta’s ‘Pervert AI Glasses’
Governments, courts and companies are placing executive bans on Meta’s AI glasses while others are considering restrictions and examining existing rules on smart glasses amid worries that the technology, brought to mainstream by Meta’s Ray-Bans, could be used to photograph, film or audio-record confidential materials or people without their knowledge. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears…
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Nigerian Court Dismisses $25 Million Privacy Claim Against Meta, Ruling Case “Built on Nothing”
The High Court of Imo State has dismissed a fundamental rights suit in which a private individual sought US$25 million in damages from Meta Platforms Inc. over alleged privacy and data protection violations. Photo Credit: Collage Photo of Nigerian Court Gavel / Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
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Meta Agrees to Pay $18 Billion and Overhaul Teen Features to Settle Claims Its Platforms Harm Children
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to approximately $18 billion and implement major restrictions on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Peter Anderson
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President Tinubu Orders FCCPC to Probe Meta, Google, Others Over Alleged Media Exploitation
The petition accused global technology firms, including Meta, Alphabet, X (formerly Twitter), and some Generative AI platforms, of engaging in practices that allegedly distort competition, threaten the economic sustainability of Nigerian media organisations and infringe on the rights of publishers and content creators. Photo Credit: Google Photos
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Africa Must Setup and Use Its Own Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp for Sustainable Digital Growth
Platforms dominating Africa’s Internet space include Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, alongside X (formerly Twitter) and others which are overwhelmingly foreign-owned. Photo Credit: Generative Photo
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FG, Meta Launch AI Chatbot ‘GOVGUIDE’ for express Public Service Delivery
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani (Second Left) flanked by executives of Publica AI during the launch of Nigeria’s ChatBot ‘GOVGUIDE’ in Abuja – Photo Credit: Aver Fidelis
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Nigeria Secretly Forgives Meta of $32.8 Million Dollars for Data Privacy Violations
Picture Showing Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg – Photo Credit: Shutterstock/Facebook
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