Tag: Social Media
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Married man posts lover’s nude photo on Facebook, bags 2-year jail term
A married man, Ayan Olubunmi, was on Wednesday handed a two year jail term with a fine of N500,000 by a Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti for posting nude pictures of his ex-lover, Arare Monica, on Facebook. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, who handed down the sentence, said he had been lenient with the convict.…
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2019: Facebook deletes Nigerian-owned Groups, Pages
Ahead of the 2019 general elections in the country, Facebook has deleted a number of Nigerian-owned Groups, including a network of accounts and Pages from its platform for inauthentic activities. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Facebook had on Thursday said it purged more than 800 US publishers and accounts for flooding users with politically-oriented spam, reigniting accusations…
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UN tasks social media giants to clamp down on hate speech
United Nations (UN) human rights chief on Wednesday said social media giants, including Facebook, must proactively block content inciting hatred. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the social media must also prevent online campaigns which target minorities, such as those undertaken in Myanmar. Zeid, who said Facebook had…
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D’banj returns to social media after son’s death, shares grieving moments
Singer, Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’Banj has returned to social media, after several weeks of absence, following the death of his son, 13-month-old son Daniel Jr. Recall that the music act trended on social media when his son drowned in a pool in his house. On his Instagram page, D’Banj on Thursday shared a…