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  • Facebook removes 200 accounts in Philippines for misleading behaviour

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    Facebook on Friday said it had removed 200 pages, groups and accounts from its social media platforms in the Philippines, citing misleading behaviour to boost messages favouring some politicians in the country. The move was made ahead of mid-term elections in the Philippines on May 13, when half of the 24-member Senate seats, all House…

  • New Zealand welcomes Facebook ban on white nationalism

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    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has welcomed Facebook’s decision to ban white nationalism and white separatism from the social media platform. “Arguably, these categories should always have fallen within their community guidelines of hate speech. “Nevertheless it’s positive the clarifications have now been made in the wake of the attack here in Christchurch,’’ she…

  • Facebook bans white nationalism after New Zealand shooting

    Facebook bans white nationalism after New Zealand shooting

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    Facebook has announced a ban on praise, support and representation of white nationalism and white separatism on Facebook and Instagram. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the social media giants on Wednesday said the ban will start enforcing next week. This is coming after a gunman killed 50 people and left dozens injured in mass shootings at two…

  • China to open online service for cross-border travels

    China to open online service for cross-border travels

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    China’s National Immigration Administration (NIA) will open an online service on April 1 to facilitate application and inquiry of travel documents, local media reported on Tuesday. “The service will consist of the website s.nia.gov.cn, an app of NIA and mini-programmes attached to WeChat and Alipay,’’ the NIA said in a statement. It added that through…

  • Facebook removes accounts from Russia, Iran for ‘coordinated inauthentic behaviour’

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    Facebook Inc. said on Tuesday that it had removed more accounts from Iran, Russia, Macedonia, and Kosovo, citing what it described as “coordinated inauthentic behaviour’’. A total of 2,632 pages, groups, and accounts were removed from Facebook and Instagram for operations linked to the aforementioned countries, the social media platform said. 513 of those accounts…

  • YouTube rival flash mob turns ugly in Frankfurt

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    A gathering of 600 young people turned violent over the weekend in the centre of Frankfurt as rocks were thrown at police and no fewer than one person was arrested, local media reported on Sunday. Police said the flash mob gathering on Saturday in Frankfurt’s main shopping street, the Zeil, was the result of rivalry…

  • Beware of information you divulge on social media – NCC

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    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has urged Nigerians to be cautious of information they divulged to people on the social media and other ICT platforms. Mr Jide Azeez, of the Consumer Advocacy Group of the NCC, gave the advised during the agency’s 104thconsumer outreach programme held in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday. Azeez spoke on the topic-Mitigating…

  • German Wikipedia suspended in protest against EU copyright reforms

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    Wikipedia’s German-language version was suspended for 24 hours on Thursday, instead showing an appeal in white typeface urging users to oppose plans to reform EU copyright law. Wikipedia users should contact their European Parliament representative regarding the reforms, which are subject to a final vote on Tuesday, the appeal urges. Wikipedia has in fact been…

  • EU fines Google €1.49bn, citing anti-competitive ad service

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    The European Commission is fining Google 1.49 billion Euros (1.7 billion dollars) for breaching EU competition rules by abusing its dominant position with its AdSense third-party search advertising service, the bloc announced on Wednesday. “Google has cemented its dominance in online search adverts and shielded itself from competitive pressure,’’ EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said.…

  • 50 acronyms for social media professionals

    50 acronyms for social media professionals

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    In social media, acronyms are both common and useful as they enable the delivery of complex messages with just a few keystrokes. However, the real challenge is being able to recognize the litany of mismatched consonants, vowels, and numerals that comprise these acronyms. Understanding social media acronyms plays an important role in your texting life.…