Category: Internet
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Google, Facebook reject Russia’s allegations of meddling in elections
U.S. internet companies Google and Facebook on Monday rejected Moscow’s allegations that they had interfered in Russian elections by running political ads during the voting day. The search engine Google and the social network Facebook said in separate statements that it was the advertisers who were responsible in the matter, Russian news agency Interfax reported.…
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Facebook’s Libra falls into ‘big gap’ in EU rules: regulator
Facebook’s proposed Libra cryptocurrency falls into a “big gap” in European Union financial regulation at a time when the bloc’s ability to tackle money laundering is already stretched, a top EU regulator said on Thursday. Jose Manuel Campa, chair of the European Banking Authority (EBA) said it was necessary to “keep an eye” on cryptoassets…
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U.S. fines google $170m for YouTube collecting data on children
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday said the U.S. has ordered Google to pay $170 million in order to settle allegations of YouTube collecting data from minors without the consent of their parents. The commission said the U.S. government had previously accused the video hosting platform, which belongs to the tech giant, of illegally…
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Google WiFi suspension slows down Internet activities in Computer Village
Some traders at the Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday decried low internet activities as a result of the suspension of the Google free WiFi. The traders, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria, noted that the disconnection had slowed down internet activities at the market. Mr Adeniyi Ojikutu, the President, Computer and…
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EFCC arrests 6 suspected Facebook hackers in Uyo
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday September 2, 2019, arrested six suspected internet fraudsters, who specializes in hacking into Facebook accounts and defrauding innocent persons on the contact list of such accounts. The suspects were arrested in a two bedroom apartment, located on 54 Church…
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Instagram feature comes to Facebook
App researcher, Jane Manchun Wong has found a code inside Facebook’s Android app that hides the exact amount of likes on a post from everyone but the original poster. After testing and already providing the feature for Instagram, Facebook confirmed “that it’s considering a test that would hide like counts, but that the test hasn’t…
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FG to assess MDAs through website ranking
The Federal Government has developed a scorecard for the ranking of websites of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to help in rebranding public service. The Director General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Mr Dasuki Arabi, made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. Arabi said that the main objective…
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Facebook defeats appeal in U.S. claiming it aided Hamas attacks
Facebook Inc. on Wednesday defeated an appeal by American victims of Hamas attacks in Israel, who sought to hold the company liable for providing the group a social media platform to further its goals. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 law regulating internet content, shielded…
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Facebook to pay record $5bn fine over privacy violations
Facebook Inc will pay record-breaking 5 billion dollars fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and the social media giant will restructure its approach to privacy, an official said. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said this on Wednesday in Washington. The FTC voted 3-2 along party lines to adopt the settlement, which…
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YouTube set to support 10 emerging Nigerian artists
YouTube on Wednesday announced a commitment to support 10 emerging talents in Nigeria. The YouTube’s Global Head of Music, Lyor Cohen, made this known during a fireside chat at the 2019 Google for Nigeria in Lagos. Cohen was joined on stage at Google for Nigeria with Mr Eazi for a fireside chat to announce the…