Tag: Twitter
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2019: Twitter introduces special emoji ahead of elections
Ahead of the 2019 elections, micro-blogging platform, Twitter has introduced a special emoji to drive conversation among Nigerian voters. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Twitter made known introduction of the special emoji, which reflects a fingerprint, via a tweet on Monday. “For everyone that wants to discuss the election on Twitter, the platform is introducing a special…
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Jack Dorsey wants Twitter users to be able to edit tweets
Twitter chief executive officer (CEO), Jack Dorsey has said his micro-blogging platform is considering an option for users to be able to edit tweets. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Twitter CEO stated this in a podcast interview on Saturday. However, the original version of the tweet would still be viewable. “Maybe we introduce a 5-30 seconds…
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EU seeks more efforts against fake news from Facebook, Google, others
The European Commission on Tuesday called on social media giants including Facebook and Google to take stronger action against disinformation ahead of EU-wide elections in May. In September, Facebook, Google, Mozilla and Twitter signed up to a voluntary EU code of conduct to tackle fake news online. At the time, the commission warned that it…
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Nigerians react as Whatsapp reportedly crashes worldwide, except in Nigeria
WhatsApp users in the country on Wednesday rejoiced that the messaging app did not crash on Tuesday contrary to what was experienced in some parts of the world. It would be recalled that several users worldwide, both on Android and iOS, were unable to log into their apps on Tuesday. The development manifested itself just…
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Twitter users kick over R Kelly’s alleged escape plans to Africa
Some Africans have taken to Twitter to kick against singer, R Kelly’s alleged plan to escape to the continent following alleged sex crimes scandal. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ‘Lean on me’ singer has been facing criticism and possible music boycott for alleged sexual abuse which were detailed in a documentary. The…
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Trump accuses Facebook, Google, Twitter of bias
US President Donald Trump took a swipe on Tuesday at America’s tech giants, accusing them of having a liberal bias, and claiming Twitter was making it more difficult to follow his account. “Facebook, Twitter and Google are so biased toward the Dems it is ridiculous!. Twitter, in fact, has made it much more difficult for…
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Facebook team battles to restore platform
The “increased error rate and delay” – that made Facebook users around the world to experience ‘service unavailable’ on Tuesday – is being worked on, a Facebook team member has said. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Facebook family of apps was hit by major outages, with users reporting that the sites’ home pages showed a “service unavailable”…
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Breaking: Facebook family of apps down, service unavailable
Facebook family of apps has been hit by major outages, with users reporting that the sites’ home pages showed a “service unavailable” message. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Facebook confirmed the development using Twitter after users of the social media network erupted on the micro-blogging platform and #FacebookDown memes began to spread. “We know some people are…
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2019: Who is the Nigerian billionaire behind the 2015 general elections?
As events unfold for 2019 general elections to hold in Nigeria, it becomes imperative to consider certain dealings that came to play in events leading up to the 2015 general elections in the country. In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, confessional statements emerged of how a Nigerian billionaire supported ex-President Goodluck Jonathan…
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2019 elections: Twitter taking multiple steps to curb fake news
Twitter co-founder and chief executive officer Jack Dorsey said the micro-blogging platform is taking multi-variable steps to curb the spread of misleading information ahead of 2019 elections. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Dorsey stated this on Monday while addressing a town hall-style meeting at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D). He stated that the multi-variable steps being…