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Instagram, WhatsApp Troubled By Antitrust Laws

Global UpfrontApr 23, 2025April 23, 20250

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore While we are yet to grapple with the fate of Tik Tok which President Donald Trump had asked its parent company Byte

Meta Bans RT And Other Russian State Media Networks Over ‘Foreign Interference Activity’

Global UpfrontSep 17, 2024September 17, 20240

Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used

Why Telecom Services Still Remain Poor

Global UpfrontAug 7, 2024August 7, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore For inexplicable reasons, most of last week, especially days preceding the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protests, telecommunications services which were already in very poor state

Data Privacy Violations And Deactivated Social Media Accounts

Global UpfrontJul 31, 2024July 31, 20240

By Sonny Aragba-Akpore A little over a week ago, the Federal Competitions & Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) imposed

Meta Axe 63,000 Nigeria-based Instagram Accounts, Facebook Groups That Engaged in Sextortion

Global UpfrontJul 25, 2024July 25, 20240

Meta announced Wednesday that it removed around 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that directly engaged in sextortion schemes and thousands of Facebook groups where people

DSS Arrests El-Rufai’s Ally, Aisha Galadima, Over Anti-Governor Sani Facebook Post

Global UpfrontApr 15, 2024April 15, 20240

Aisha Galadima, a female politician and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, was reportedly arrested on Sunday by security agents believed

Bizarre: Nigerian Army Arrests Bridegroom Inside Abia Church, Claims His Wedding Invite On Facebook Was Shared By Wanted Criminal

Global UpfrontDec 22, 2023December 22, 20230

In a bizarre development, some operatives of the Nigerian Army have arrested one Peter Chibuzo Agwu inside a church during his wedding on Saturday in

SERAP To Akpabio, Abbas: Reject Social Media Regulation Bill, It’ll “Unduly Restrict” Nigerians’ “Rights To Freedom Of Expression And Privacy”

Global UpfrontOct 15, 2023October 15, 20230

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Sunday urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, “to reject the

EU Names Amazon, Google, Facebook, 3 Others As Gatekeepers Of Digital Economy

Global UpfrontSep 7, 2023September 7, 20230

The European Commission has named six Big Tech companies as gatekeepers of the digital economy, making them subject to stricter rules. Five American companies –

Marriage By Facebook Dissolves On Twitter, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Global UpfrontJul 19, 2023July 19, 20230

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