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Meta warns it may shut down Facebook, Instagram in Nigeria [SEE REASONS]
Nigerians could lose access to Facebook and Instagram as Meta, the platforms’ parent company, has threatened to suspend its services in the country due to what it describes as excessive fines and “unrealistic” regulatory demands from Nigerian authorities.
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Privacy rights: Pay $220m fine, compensate victims or face legal action, SERAP tells Zuckerberg, Meta
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr. Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Meta Platforms Incorporated (Facebook) to “immediately pay the $220 million fine imposed on Meta by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), and upheld by
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Meta apologizes for removing Malaysian PM posts on slain Hamas leader
Meta has apologized over the removal of social media posts by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim about the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
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Osun, Delta fine Google, Meta $350m each for tax evasion
The tax authorities in Osun and Delta States have fined Google Nigeria and Meta Platforms, Inc.,150 million dollars and 200 million dollars respectively for alleged non-remittance of Withholding Tax. The fine is specifically for the Withholding Tax (WHT) allegedly deducted
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Yahoo Yahoo: Facebook delists 63,000 accounts belonging to Nigerians
Meta has removed 63,000 Facebook accounts linked
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Meta will appeal $220m fine by Nigerian govt – WhatsApp
WhatsApp says its parent body, Meta, will be appealing the $220 million fine imposed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) regarding its violation of Nigeria’s data privacy laws. The organisation, Whatsapp, said this in a statement made available on Saturday in Lagos.
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BREAKING: Facebook team visits Tinubu, makes big announcement for Instagram
A team from Meta, owners of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, visited Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu on Thursday and made a big announcement regarding monetisation for its photo sharing platform.
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Facebook owners set to land world’s largest subsea cable in Lagos, Akwa-Ibom
Meta, owners of Facebook, has said all is set to land 2Africa Cable, described as the world’s largest subsea cable, in Lagos and Akwa-Ibom States.
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Survey shows 73.9% Nigerians happy with their lives
About 73.9 per cent of Nigerians are very satisfied or satisfied with life, while 91.4 per cent of them reported having good, very good, or excellent health, a survey has claimed.
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Just In: Nigerian Govt drags Meta, owner of Facebook to Court, demands N30bn
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Nigerian government through the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON leave to serve a writ of summons on Meta, the owner of Facebook. The court gave the nod pursuant to an application by ARCON in a pending N30 billion suit against the social media giant for…