Category: Internet
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WhatsApp sets single day record on New Year’s eve
WhatsApp on New Year’s eve set single day record with 1.4 billion voice and video calls, making it the most ever calls in a single day on the platform. This is even as people increasingly turned to technology to stay in touch and get things done in the face of social distancing and stay-at-home mandates…
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Data of over 100 million credit, debit cardholders leak on dark web
Sensitive data of over 100 million credit and debit cardholders has been leaked on the dark web, according to a security researcher. The data included full names, phone numbers, and email addresses of the cardholders, along with the first and last four digits of their cards. It appeared to have been associated with payments platform…
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Hate speech on Facebook poses ‘acute challenges to human dignity’ – UN expert
An independent UN human rights expert on Wednesday called on Facebook’s Oversight Board to give greater consideration to the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities before making decisions over controversial content, particularly involving hate speech. “Minorities are the most likely target of online hate speech, and we know that online hate speech against minorities…
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We’re all clear now – Google
Internet search giant, Google has said the coast is now clear for all its users to start enjoying it’s services at 100% again. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports millions of users who rely on Google for efficiency suffered apprehension on Monday as a number of Google’s apps suffered a rare outage. The apps were knocked offline worldwide…
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BREAKING: Google suffers major outage
Millions of users who rely on Google for efficiency suffered apprehension on Monday as a number of Google’s apps suffered a rare outage. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the apps were knocked offline worldwide and the reason for the outage was yet to be ascertained as Google officials were yet to address the occurrence. The brief outage…
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New data tariff excites content creators
The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) says the new data tariff policy by the Federal government, will give way for monetisation of content by creative in the country. According to the Federal Government, the price of data has been reduced by more than 50 percent with a directive that the Nigerian Communications commission, NCC, should put…
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Coronavirus, ASUU, Davido, others top Google search
Internet search engine, Google, on Wednesday said that Coronavirus, Joe Biden, Davido, Kobe Bryant and Martinis topped the results of its 2020 Year-in-Search. Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Communication Officer, WEST Africa, Google, said in a statement that Google’s 2020 Year-in-Search compiled the moments, people, topics, events, and places that captured the world’s attention in the year.…
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Google introduces discovery feature for people on Search
Google on Tuesday introduced a new mobile-only feature that makes people more discoverable on Google Search. Olumide Balogun, Head of Consumer Apps, Sub Saharan Africa, Google said that People Cards allow people to create their presence on Search in the form of a card. He said in a statement that it was similar to a…
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Facebook, YouTube blamed as Vietnam sees rise in jailed activists
Amnesty International has taken aim at Facebook, YouTube and Google as the number of activists imprisoned for expressing their opinion online in Vietnam reaches a record high, a report said on Tuesday. In its first full investigation into Vietnam since May 2018, Amnesty uncovered 170 prisoners of conscience in the South East Asian nation, with…
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YouTube hosts first virtual YouTube Black Africa Creators Week
YouTube on Tuesday said it was holding its first virtual YouTube Black Africa Creators Week, dedicated to engaging, educating and inspiring African creators to grow on the platform. Alex Okosi, Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA, said in a statement that the region wide virtual initiative demonstrated YouTube’s commitment to creators and artists in the…