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No big deal, if Buhari orders military to monitor Nigerians on social media – Presidency

Aug 29, 2017

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The Presidency has stated that there was nothing wrong if the military monitors social media interactions of Nigerians to curtail excesses of hate speech and other acts that can jeopardise the unity and safety of the country. This was revealed by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu…

Stop monitoring of Nigerians on social media by military authorities, SERAP tells Buhari

Aug 28, 2017

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Olaotan Falade

in News, Politics

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to “use your good offices and leadership position to instruct the military authorities to immediately end any monitoring of activities of Nigerians on the social media, and to ensure that military operations comply with Nigerian Constitution 1999 (as…

We are monitoring social media conversations, posts for hate speech – Military

Aug 23, 2017

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Olaotan Falade

in News, Politics, Top Story

Sequel to President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech on Monday that the social media is fast becoming a tool for promotion of hate speech, the military has stated that it will henceforth monitor the social media interactions of people to detect promoters of hate speech. Director of Defence Information, Major-General John Enenche, made the revelation on Channels…

Social Media, two-edged sword for Information Officers – Lai Mohammed

Jul 26, 2017

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Kehinde Ajose

in News

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the social media is a double-edged sword for information officers because of its real time advantage and the challenge of fake news. Mohammed made this known on Wednesday in Abuja at the opening of a two-day capacity building exercise for Strategic Communication Liaison Officers organised…

PDP S’Court Judgement: Sheriff disowns social media account, says ‘I did not congratulate Makarfi’

Jul 15, 2017

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Olaotan Falade

in News, Politics, Top Story

…Says party now in the hands of looters Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has disowned a social media account on Twitter where he purportedly congratulated Senator Ahmed Makarfi as the authentic party chairman following the Supreme Court judgement on Wednesday. Sheriff also noted that that the party has…

Facebook announces Messenger ads expansion for businesses

Jul 12, 2017

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Ediri Oyibo

in Uncategorized

Facebook has announced Messenger ads will begin popping up on home screens of users globally, while also urging businesses take advantage of it. The social network giant revealed this in an online post on Tuesday saying, “Today we’re pleased to announce the global beta expansion of Messenger ads. People already spend time on Messenger interacting…

Twitter rolls out advance features to curb abusive behaviours

Jul 11, 2017

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Ediri Oyibo

in Internet

Twitter, in its latest step to curb abusive behaviours on its platform, rolled out new features on Monday to help users disable notifications from accounts that they want to avoid. The micro-blogging website said its “advanced filter settings” will now have options for users to mute notifications from accounts that they do not follow as…

Did you receive the Jayden K. Smith message?

Jul 11, 2017

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Ediri Oyibo

in Internet

I did as did some millions of Facebook users who received the warning message about a friend request from some Jayden K. Smith. Globally, Facebook and Twitter users have been sent into a frenzy being warned not to accept an unsolicited friend request from one mysterious Jayden K. Smith, who is not Will Smith’s son…

Which are you? Study shows four types of Facebook users

Jul 10, 2017

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Ediri Oyibo

in Internet

A new study has shown there are four types of Facebook users on the social media platform, revealed in what users display the most, and why they do so. The researchers from Brigham Young University say 1.28 billion people check in on Facebook each day, and that they each spend about 35 minutes browsing their…

Death sentence: Facebook meets with Pakistani govt

Jul 10, 2017

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Ediri Oyibo

in Internet

A senior Facebook official met with Pakistani interior minister on Friday to discuss a demand the company prevent blasphemous content or be blocked. The meeting comes after a Pakistani counter-terrorism court sentenced a 30-year-old man to death for making blasphemous comments on Facebook, part of a wider crack-down. Joel Kaplan, Facebook’s vice president of public…

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