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Journalist faces three years in jail for Facebook post in Morocco

by Adewale Adenrele on April 10, 2023

Responding to the opening today of the trial of journalist Hanane Bakour who faces up to three years in prison and a fine after being accused of “publishing fake news by

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Meta launches Reels on Facebook across sub-Saharan Africa

by Adewale Adenrele on February 24, 2022

Today, Meta (about.facebook.com/Meta) is expanding the availability of Facebook Reels (https://bit.ly/3p8lc9w) for iOS and Android to more than 20 countries

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Facebook to change rules on attacking public figures on its platforms

by Adewale Adenrele on October 14, 2021

Facebook Inc(FB.O) will now count activists and journalists as "involuntary" public figures and so increase protections against harassment and bullying targeted

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Africa: Facebook announces winners of 2021 Community Accelerator Program

by Adewale Adenrele on October 5, 2021

Facebook (Facebook.com) today announced the winners of the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program, highlighting the 13 Facebook community leaders from

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Just In: Facebook, WhatsApp Restored For Globally, Users Data Protected

by Adewale Adenrele on October 5, 2021

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger which all went down on Monday afternoon with users worldwide reporting the crashes, have

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Over 1.5B Facebook users, data on sale at Hacker Forum

by Adewale Adenrele on October 5, 2021

Amid the global outage of Facebook along with its associated platforms, the data of its over 1.5 Billion users are now being sold on the dark web. A report said

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Court sentences Facebook serial rapist to life imprisonment

by Adewale Adenrele on August 12, 2021

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed the sentencing of Thokozani Jiyane, 23, (nicknamed Facebook rapist) by the Johannesburg

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Facebook Partners Reuters to launch free online course for journalists

by Adewale Adenrele on June 23, 2021

The Facebook Journalism Project has partnered with Reuters to launch a free online training programme for Journalists, called the Reuters

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WhatsApp Update: What You Need To Know on Privacy Policy

by Adewale Adenrele on May 29, 2021

In January, WhatsApp, the messaging app marketed on a reputation for privacy and used by millions of Nigerians, started to