The world’s largest social media platforms continued their impressive growth in 2021, with no signs of stopping in the years to come. Although Facebook
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Facebook, YouTube, Instagram to hit 6.5b users by 2023 – 800m increase in two years
Last year has witnessed a surge in the number of social media users, with billions of people spending more time than ever on Facebook,
Nigeria triggers social media war, suspends Twitter as Facebook also deletes president’s civil war post
By Marozoka Oruame The Nigerian government has suspended Twitter two days after the micro blogging site deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari for
Facebook’s latest report shows progress in preventing harmful content
Facebook has released its industry-leading Community Standards Enforcement Report (CSER) (https://bit.ly/3fnFGGQ) for the first quarter of 2021. The report shares metrics on the progress made
NDPR: Nigerian government engages Facebook over concerns on Whatsapp updated privacy policy
The Nigerian government has expressed reservations over the updated privacy policy of Whatsapp already in operation and has sought for further clarifications from Facebook,
Facebook Africa launches ‘Made by Africa, Loved by the World’ to celebrate continent’s growing global cultural impact
As part of its celebration around ‘Africa Day’ on 25th May, Facebook has announced the launch of its global campaign titled: ‘Made by Africa, Loved
Facebook, WHO launch campaign across Africa against Covid-19 misinformation
Facebook has launched a new campaign in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) across Africa against Covid-19 misinformation. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic Facebook
Facebook adds Instagram Lite for Sub-Saharan Africa, emerging markets
Facebook has announced the launch of Instagram Lite to Sub-Saharan Africa, a new, lightweight version of the Instagram app for Android that uses less
Facebook unveils ‘LeadHERs – Book spotlights female leaders from across Africa
As part of its celebration around International Women’s Month, Facebook has announced the launch of ‘LeadHERs: Life Lessons From African Women’, a collection of beautifully
Ending digital platform dystopia: New study outlines stopping harmful dominance of ‘big tech’ AI platforms
New study outlines four recommendations to end the harmful dominance of “big tech” AI platforms (e.g. Google, Facebook, Amazon, Tencent, Baidu, Alibaba) Push for