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World/Foreign News
South Korea fines Meta about $15m over collection of user data
South Korea has ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab to pay 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) in fines after…
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Tech
Is Meta’s workforce leaner and more focused?
Meta is making changes again, leading to some employees getting laid off across departments like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs.
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Tech
Meta introduces teen accounts on Instagram with added protections
Meta has announced new Instagram accounts designed specifically for teenagers, featuring built-in safeguards to limit who can contact them and…
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Health/Lifestyle
Meta regrets bowing to White House pressure to censor COVID-19 content
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has publicly expressed regret over his company’s content moderation practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tech
Meta launches monetization tools for Kenya content creators
Meta has launched new monetization tools for eligible content creators in Kenya, effective August 6, 2024. These tools include in-stream…
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Business
Check out the new data centre MTN is building in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has announced the construction of West Africa's largest data centre, featuring a 1,500-rack and Tier 4 infrastructure within…
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Tech
Meta launches own AI chatbot for WhatsApp, Instagram in Africa
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has launched Llama 3, a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant designed to improve social connections, engage…
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Tech
Meta kicks off campaign to tackle misinformation ahead of South Africa’s May elections
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has introduced an anti-hate speech and misinformation campaign in South Africa…
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Politics
Meta shuts down news monitoring tool, CrownTangle, ahead of US elections
CrowdTangle, a digital tool considered vital in tracking viral falsehoods, will be shut down by Meta, Facebook’s parent company, in…
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Tech
Meta to fight election misinformation in South Africa during 2024 elections
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has partnered with South Africa's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to monitor…
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Tech
Nigeria content creators to earn on Instagram and Facebook from June 2024
Meta has revealed plans to launch a new feature in June 2024 to allow users to monetise their content on…
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Tech
BREAKING: Facebook, Instagram experience sudden downtime
Social media applications Facebook and Instagram are experiencing downtime, with many users unable to access their accounts, Daily Post reports.
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