Facebook – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 21 Jun 2025 20:33:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Facebook – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Nigeria’s Most Engaged News Platforms – May 2025 Index Now Available https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-most-engaged-news-platforms-may-2025-index-now-available/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-most-engaged-news-platforms-may-2025-index-now-available/#respond Sat, 21 Jun 2025 20:33:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=460256 The newly published MediaX Index Nigeria reveals that news platforms are steadily enhancing their presence on social media through consistent content delivery, active audience engagement, and strategic efforts to expand their digital communities. Compiled using Facebook engagement metrics for May 2025, the Index reflects a broader shift towards more interactive and participatory models of news [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-most-engaged-news-platforms-may-2025-index-now-available/feed/ 0 I’m Suing Facebook For Publishing False Claims About My Health – Femi Falana https://www.theinfostride.com/im-suing-facebook-for-publishing-false-claims-about-my-health-femi-falana/ https://www.theinfostride.com/im-suing-facebook-for-publishing-false-claims-about-my-health-femi-falana/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:20:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=402882 Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has filed a $5 million lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Facebook. He recently accused the tech giant of invading his privacy by publishing false claims about his health, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, Meta published a video and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/im-suing-facebook-for-publishing-false-claims-about-my-health-femi-falana/feed/ 0 Facebook, Instagram Outage Leaves Users Stranded; Meta Issues Apology https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-instagram-outage-leaves-users-stranded-meta-issues-apology/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-instagram-outage-leaves-users-stranded-meta-issues-apology/#respond Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:13:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=397514 Millions of users worldwide were left frustrated as Facebook and Instagram, two of the most popular social media platforms owned by Meta, experienced significant outages on Wednesday. The disruptions, which lasted several hours, prevented users from accessing their accounts, sharing updates, or messaging. Scale of the Outage Reports of the outage began pouring in from [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-instagram-outage-leaves-users-stranded-meta-issues-apology/feed/ 0 I Brought Back The Roman Tradition Of Making Sculptures Of Your Wife – Mark Zuckerberg https://www.theinfostride.com/i-brought-back-the-roman-tradition-of-making-sculptures-of-your-wife-mark-zuckerberg/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-brought-back-the-roman-tradition-of-making-sculptures-of-your-wife-mark-zuckerberg/#respond Sat, 17 Aug 2024 21:20:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=387301 Popular Tech billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg has come out to flaunt his romantic side. He recently gifted his wife, Priscilla Chan, an enormous sculpture depicting her likeness in a nod to Roman tradition. Sharing the photo on Instagram, he wrote, “Bringing back the Roman tradition of making sculptures of your wife.” Check it out, WOW. Mark [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-brought-back-the-roman-tradition-of-making-sculptures-of-your-wife-mark-zuckerberg/feed/ 0 CrowdStrike IT Outage Disrupts 8.5m Windows Devices, Microsoft Reveals https://www.theinfostride.com/crowdstrike-it-outage-disrupts-8-5m-windows-devices-microsoft-reveals/ https://www.theinfostride.com/crowdstrike-it-outage-disrupts-8-5m-windows-devices-microsoft-reveals/#respond Sat, 20 Jul 2024 21:03:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=384006 Microsoft has revealed that a recent IT outage, caused by a CrowdStrike update, affected an estimated 8.5 million Windows devices worldwide. The tech giant clarified that it was not responsible for the disruption, which occurred on Friday, but noted that the affected devices represent less than 1% of all Windows machines globally. This revelation provides [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/crowdstrike-it-outage-disrupts-8-5m-windows-devices-microsoft-reveals/feed/ 0 The Future of Facebook: Navigating Challenges and Innovations https://www.theinfostride.com/the-future-of-facebook-navigating-challenges-and-innovations/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-future-of-facebook-navigating-challenges-and-innovations/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2024 23:52:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=382483 In the ever-evolving social media landscape, Facebook stands as a behemoth that has continuously adapted to changing user preferences, technological advancements, and regulatory landscapes. As we move into 2024, Facebook is at a critical juncture where it must address many challenges while leveraging its vast resources to innovate and stay relevant. This article explores the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-future-of-facebook-navigating-challenges-and-innovations/feed/ 0 Ookla’s Insights on 5G Page Load Speed in Nigeria and 8 Other Countries https://www.theinfostride.com/ooklas-insights-on-5g-page-load-speed-in-nigeria-and-8-other-countries/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ooklas-insights-on-5g-page-load-speed-in-nigeria-and-8-other-countries/#respond Sun, 30 Jun 2024 19:41:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=382147 Ookla has delved into Speedtest quality of experience data to evaluate whether 5G fulfils its promise and potential. In the assessment, Okla analysed the page load speeds (measured in milliseconds) of three popular services across nine major countries during the first quarter of 2024. The three popular services in consideration are Facebook, Google and YouTube from [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ooklas-insights-on-5g-page-load-speed-in-nigeria-and-8-other-countries/feed/ 0 It Is Absolutely Fine To Use Your Body To Seek Greener Pastures – Chioma Amaryllis https://www.theinfostride.com/it-is-absolutely-fine-to-use-your-body-to-seek-greener-pastures-chioma-amaryllis/ https://www.theinfostride.com/it-is-absolutely-fine-to-use-your-body-to-seek-greener-pastures-chioma-amaryllis/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:10:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=379976 Popular media personality, Chioma Amaryllis Ahaghotu has come out to reiterate her advice to women. Recall that she recently revealed that women should use their bodies to get out of poverty if that is all they have to offer. According to her, only poor people believe love is the real deal when it comes to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/it-is-absolutely-fine-to-use-your-body-to-seek-greener-pastures-chioma-amaryllis/feed/ 0 Facebook Has Failed To Protect Nigerian Children Exposed To Pedophiles – Kiki Mordi https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-has-failed-to-protect-nigerian-children-exposed-to-pedophiles-kiki-mordi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-has-failed-to-protect-nigerian-children-exposed-to-pedophiles-kiki-mordi/#respond Wed, 15 May 2024 12:10:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=377924 Popular media personality, Kiki Mordi has come out to blast Facebook authorities for failing to delete a page where a Nigerian man shared s*xualized contents of his three-year-old daughter. She recently had her say via her Instagram page, and fans have been reacting. According to her, it took constant reporting and personal attempts to reach [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-has-failed-to-protect-nigerian-children-exposed-to-pedophiles-kiki-mordi/feed/ 0 Social Media Showdown: Facebook vs X – A Battle for the Future of Online Discourse https://www.theinfostride.com/social-media-showdown-facebook-vs-x-a-battle-for-the-future-of-online-discourse/ https://www.theinfostride.com/social-media-showdown-facebook-vs-x-a-battle-for-the-future-of-online-discourse/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2023 07:39:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=355087 In the dynamic world of social media, two giants are currently vying for supremacy: Facebook, the longstanding behemoth, and X (formerly known as Twitter), the platform known for its real-time updates and concise interactions. This article explores the escalating rivalry between Facebook and X, delving into their contrasting approaches to content, user engagement, and the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/social-media-showdown-facebook-vs-x-a-battle-for-the-future-of-online-discourse/feed/ 0 Harnessing the Power of Facebook for Your Business https://www.theinfostride.com/harnessing-the-power-of-facebook-for-your-business/ https://www.theinfostride.com/harnessing-the-power-of-facebook-for-your-business/#respond Sun, 02 Jul 2023 11:19:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349965 Facebook is a powerful tool for businesses of all sizes. With over 2.6 billion active users, it offers a unique opportunity to reach potential customers and build relationships with them. Harnessing the power of Facebook for your business can help you increase brand awareness, drive traffic to your website, and boost sales. With the right [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/harnessing-the-power-of-facebook-for-your-business/feed/ 0 EFCC jails Tunde Adegbayi and Ikenna Emmanuel in Abuja for Internet Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-jails-tunde-adegbayi-and-ikenna-emmanuel-in-abuja-for-internet-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-jails-tunde-adegbayi-and-ikenna-emmanuel-in-abuja-for-internet-fraud/#respond Sat, 01 Jul 2023 09:25:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349874 The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on June 26, 2023, secured the conviction of Adegbayi Tunde Yusuf. Adegbayi was prosecuted on one count of fraud before Justice A.Y. Shafa of the FCT High Court, Gwagwalada-Abuja. The charge reads, “that you, Adegbayi Tunde Yusuf sometime in 2023 at Abuja within [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-jails-tunde-adegbayi-and-ikenna-emmanuel-in-abuja-for-internet-fraud/feed/ 0 2023 election: Lai Mohammed tasks Google, Facebook on fakes news https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-lai-mohammed-tasks-google-facebook-on-fakes-news/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-lai-mohammed-tasks-google-facebook-on-fakes-news/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:48:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=340910 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged Google and Meta, owners of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, to checkmate the spread of fake news and disinformation on their platforms ahead of the 2023 general elections. The minister made the call in Abuja on Friday during a meeting with representatives of Meta and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-lai-mohammed-tasks-google-facebook-on-fakes-news/feed/ 0 InfoStride News recruiting for Social Media Manager https://www.theinfostride.com/infostride-news-recruiting-for-social-media-manager/ https://www.theinfostride.com/infostride-news-recruiting-for-social-media-manager/#respond Sat, 31 Dec 2022 17:20:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=338879 The InfoStride News is looking for an experienced, creative and passionate Social Media Manager to manage its social media platforms and marketing initiatives to increase online presence and followership. Job Type: Remote/Work from Home/Part-TimeLocation: Nigeria Responsibilities:• Responsible for social media strategy development, implementation and management.• Define the most important social media KPIs (key performance indicators), [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/infostride-news-recruiting-for-social-media-manager/feed/ 0 Rebels vs Evil Empire: A Tale of Open-Source Resistance https://www.theinfostride.com/rebels-vs-evil-empire-a-tale-of-open-source-resistance/ https://www.theinfostride.com/rebels-vs-evil-empire-a-tale-of-open-source-resistance/#respond Sat, 21 May 2022 08:50:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325227 The big corporations that own online platforms are weaponising their gift of ‘free’ services at the concealed cost of our freedom and privacy. But a silent army of online rebels is developing the technology to help good triumph over evil. Every time we log onto Facebook, Instagram, Google or Twitter, we relinquish our right to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/rebels-vs-evil-empire-a-tale-of-open-source-resistance/feed/ 0 Meta unveils business-coaching tool on WhatsApp to aid SMEs https://www.theinfostride.com/meta-unveils-business-coaching-tool-on-whatsapp-to-aid-smes/ https://www.theinfostride.com/meta-unveils-business-coaching-tool-on-whatsapp-to-aid-smes/#respond Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:29:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=312417 Meta launches Facebook Business Coach, which it described as an innovative and easily-accessible way for owners of small-and-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya and other English speaking countries to learn more about how to grow their business online with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The Facebook Business Coach, available on WhatsApp, is a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/meta-unveils-business-coaching-tool-on-whatsapp-to-aid-smes/feed/ 0 WhatsApp Doesn’t Have Fundamental Rights, Can’t Challenge Indian Law – Govt https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-doesnt-have-fundamental-rights-cant-challenge-indian-law-govt/ https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-doesnt-have-fundamental-rights-cant-challenge-indian-law-govt/#respond Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:00:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310992 The government filed an affidavit in the Delhi High Court, saying that WhatsApp, being a foreign company, cannot avail of fundamental rights under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution, invoke the jurisdiction of the court or challenge the constitutionality of an Indian law. The Facebook-owned messaging giant had filed a lawsuit in the high [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-doesnt-have-fundamental-rights-cant-challenge-indian-law-govt/feed/ 0 Donald Trump Announces Launch Of His Very Own Social Media Site https://www.theinfostride.com/donald-trump-announces-launch-of-his-very-own-social-media-site/ https://www.theinfostride.com/donald-trump-announces-launch-of-his-very-own-social-media-site/#respond Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:00:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310894 Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s launching a new media company with its own social media platform. Trump says his goal in launching the Trump Media & Technology Group and its Truth Social” app is to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/donald-trump-announces-launch-of-his-very-own-social-media-site/feed/ 0 Several Reasons Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram Shutdown https://www.theinfostride.com/several-reasons-facebook-whatsapp-and-instagram-shutdown/ https://www.theinfostride.com/several-reasons-facebook-whatsapp-and-instagram-shutdown/#respond Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:54:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309688 On Monday, hundreds of millions of users were unable to access Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp for more than six hours, highlighting the world’s dependency on networks owned by the Silicon Valley behemoth. The question is simply, Why was there and outage on the social media platforms? What does Facebook say happened? Santosh Janardhan, Facebook’s vice [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/several-reasons-facebook-whatsapp-and-instagram-shutdown/feed/ 0 Facebook CTO, Mike Schroepfer Apologises on Today’s Outage https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-cto-mike-schroepfer-apologises-on-todays-outage/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-cto-mike-schroepfer-apologises-on-todays-outage/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:46:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309563 The CTO at Facebook, Mike Schroepfer, today, tenders the organisation’s apologies for today’s outage that has affected all Facebook’s suites of services such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Schroepfer made the apology on Twitter and stated “*Sincere* apologies to everyone impacted by outages of Facebook powered services right now. We are experiencing networking issues and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-cto-mike-schroepfer-apologises-on-todays-outage/feed/ 0 Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Down Today In A Major Outage https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-down-today-in-a-major-outage/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-down-today-in-a-major-outage/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:27:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309545 Wonder what is happening today to the Tech Giant, Facebook. All the platforms being owned by Facebook e.g. Facebook.com, Instagram.com and WhatsApp.com are all down. According to the information reaching out, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have all gone down in a major outage. The three apps and websites that are all owned by Facebook, and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-down-today-in-a-major-outage/feed/ 0 Social Media Platforms Encounter Massive Shortdown https://www.theinfostride.com/social-media-platforms-encounter-massive-shortdown/ https://www.theinfostride.com/social-media-platforms-encounter-massive-shortdown/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:22:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309539 The world social media platforms which includes Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have been attacked by a massive outage on Monday, tracking sites showed, affecting approximately tens of millions of users around the world. Report shows that the most popular social media platforms went out for a while users tried to send and receive messages, after [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/social-media-platforms-encounter-massive-shortdown/feed/ 0 Simple Reason the tech giants are in haste to develop their own chips https://www.theinfostride.com/simple-reason-the-tech-giants-are-in-haste-to-develop-their-own-chips/ https://www.theinfostride.com/simple-reason-the-tech-giants-are-in-haste-to-develop-their-own-chips/#respond Wed, 08 Sep 2021 05:33:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307534 Not content with relying on standard chips that are in high demand; some of the world’s biggest tech firms are developing their own semiconductors. Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Tesla and Baidu are all shunning established chip firms and bringing certain aspects of chip development in-house; according to company announcements and media reports. “Increasingly, these companies want [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/simple-reason-the-tech-giants-are-in-haste-to-develop-their-own-chips/feed/ 0 WhatsApp has been fined $267 million for breaching EU privacy rules https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-has-been-fined-267-million-for-breaching-eu-privacy-rules/ https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-has-been-fined-267-million-for-breaching-eu-privacy-rules/#respond Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:10:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=305666 Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been fined a record 225 million euros ($267 million); by Ireland’s data watchdog for breaching EU data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said Thursday; that WhatsApp did not tell citizens in the European Union enough about what it does with their data. The regulator said WhatsApp failed to tell Europeans how [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-has-been-fined-267-million-for-breaching-eu-privacy-rules/feed/ 0 Russia fines US tech giants Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp nearly half million dollars over refusal to stop sending user data abroad https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-fines-us-tech-giants-facebook-twitter-and-whatsapp-nearly-half-million-dollars-over-refusal-to-stop-sending-user-data-abroad/ https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-fines-us-tech-giants-facebook-twitter-and-whatsapp-nearly-half-million-dollars-over-refusal-to-stop-sending-user-data-abroad/#respond Sat, 28 Aug 2021 05:41:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=305096 Three of the world’s largest internet companies have been hit with hefty financial penalties; after a Russian court ruled they had fallen foul of rules requiring them to process users’ private data exclusively within the country. On Thursday, media watchdog Roskomnadzor issued a statement confirming that; Moscow’s Tagansky Court had slapped steep fines on three [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/russia-fines-us-tech-giants-facebook-twitter-and-whatsapp-nearly-half-million-dollars-over-refusal-to-stop-sending-user-data-abroad/feed/ 0 Facebook extends marketplace initiatives to 37 SSA countries https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-extends-marketplace-initiatives-to-37-ssa-countries/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-extends-marketplace-initiatives-to-37-ssa-countries/#respond Wed, 25 Aug 2021 20:36:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304821 Facebook has extended its marketplace initiatives to 37 countries and territories in sub-Saharan Africa. Already available in South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria, the new destinations are Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Equatorial Guinea among others. Marketplace is a convenient [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-extends-marketplace-initiatives-to-37-ssa-countries/feed/ 0 The Emergence and Polity of Citizen’s Quest – Sukari Owuru https://www.theinfostride.com/the-emergence-and-polity-of-citizens-quest-sukari-owuru/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-emergence-and-polity-of-citizens-quest-sukari-owuru/#respond Fri, 20 Aug 2021 23:21:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304401 Advocacy in the black race has not really gotten the best of concern, accolades and support. Basically, it is because, maybe, the understanding about it is low or because to most humans in that race, any and everything should be and addressed with the same gloves used in contemporary politics. In other climes, advocacy groups [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-emergence-and-polity-of-citizens-quest-sukari-owuru/feed/ 0 Facebook launches VR remote work app called Horizon Workrooms https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-launches-vr-remote-work-app-called-horizon-workrooms/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-launches-vr-remote-work-app-called-horizon-workrooms/#respond Fri, 20 Aug 2021 21:25:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304410 Facebook Inc on Thursday launched a test of a new virtual-reality remote work app where users of the company’s Oculus Quest 2 headsets can hold meetings as avatar versions of themselves. The beta test of Facebook’s Horizon Workrooms app comes as many companies continue to work from home; after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down physical [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-launches-vr-remote-work-app-called-horizon-workrooms/feed/ 0 How to mute a contact on Instagram https://www.theinfostride.com/how-to-mute-a-contact-on-instagram/ https://www.theinfostride.com/how-to-mute-a-contact-on-instagram/#respond Tue, 17 Aug 2021 21:27:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304147 Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. It was the third most downloaded social media app on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. It was also the most downloaded overall non-gaming app in the world in the month of July 2021, as per a Sensor Tower report. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/how-to-mute-a-contact-on-instagram/feed/ 0 Why WhatsApp was banned in Zambia https://www.theinfostride.com/why-whatsapp-was-banned-in-zambia/ https://www.theinfostride.com/why-whatsapp-was-banned-in-zambia/#respond Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:13:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303801 Zambia restricted access to WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media platforms; while voters in record numbers waited for as long as 10 hours to cast ballots in a tense presidential race. Queues in parts of the capital, Lusaka, extended for hundreds of meters (yards). That could suggest the turnout in Thursday’s general election could be [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/why-whatsapp-was-banned-in-zambia/feed/ 0 Facebook Encrypts Messenger Calls In Privacy Move https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-encrypts-messenger-calls-in-privacy-move/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-encrypts-messenger-calls-in-privacy-move/#respond Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:09:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303940 Facebook on Friday began rolling out encryption for voice or video calls made through its Messenger texting app, ratcheting up privacy for users. The move comes as the sanctity of data on smartphones becomes an increasingly sensitive topic. Encrypting text chats on Messenger has been an option since 2016. The number of audio or video [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-encrypts-messenger-calls-in-privacy-move/feed/ 0 Facebook: New tool allowing users to request prayers met with mockery https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-new-tool-allowing-users-to-request-prayers-met-with-mockery/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-new-tool-allowing-users-to-request-prayers-met-with-mockery/#respond Mon, 09 Aug 2021 21:57:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303416 Facebook has introduced a new feature allowing users to request prayers; an update that has been roundly mocked and skewered by critics who say Facebook has far larger issues to focus on. Users can use the tool to request mass prayers for anything from a job interview to personal health. After a user creates their [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-new-tool-allowing-users-to-request-prayers-met-with-mockery/feed/ 0 How to find out instantly when someone logs into your Facebook account https://www.theinfostride.com/how-to-find-out-instantly-when-someone-logs-into-your-facebook-account/ https://www.theinfostride.com/how-to-find-out-instantly-when-someone-logs-into-your-facebook-account/#respond Sat, 07 Aug 2021 05:17:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=303147 The Internet can be a very dangerous place. One of the worst fears of Facebook users is about someone else logging into or hacking their accounts. On the web, there are malicious users and groups targeting individuals in order to gain access to personal information; hold data to ransom and disrupt important communications. The average [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/how-to-find-out-instantly-when-someone-logs-into-your-facebook-account/feed/ 0 Microsoft will require vaccinations for U.S. workers, vendors, office visitors https://www.theinfostride.com/microsoft-will-require-vaccinations-for-u-s-workers-vendors-office-visitors/ https://www.theinfostride.com/microsoft-will-require-vaccinations-for-u-s-workers-vendors-office-visitors/#respond Wed, 04 Aug 2021 21:22:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302947 Microsoft said Tuesday it will require employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus; in order to enter its U.S. offices, starting in September. The software company will also seek proof of vaccination; for vendors and guests visiting the campus. The move comes a week after U.S. government agencies and other technology companies said they will [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/microsoft-will-require-vaccinations-for-u-s-workers-vendors-office-visitors/feed/ 0 WhatsApp launches its ‘View Once’ disappearing photos and videos https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-launches-its-view-once-disappearing-photos-and-videos/ https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-launches-its-view-once-disappearing-photos-and-videos/#respond Wed, 04 Aug 2021 21:10:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302939 WhatsApp is rolling out its “View Once” feature today; which deletes photos or videos from your chat after they’ve been opened by the recipient. When sending a photo or video, you can make it view once by tapping the “1” button to the left of the send button. After the recipient opens it, it’ll be [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-launches-its-view-once-disappearing-photos-and-videos/feed/ 0 Facebook disables accounts tied to NYU research project, sparks outrage https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-disables-accounts-tied-to-nyu-research-project-sparks-outrage/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-disables-accounts-tied-to-nyu-research-project-sparks-outrage/#respond Wed, 04 Aug 2021 20:45:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302927 Facebook Inc. has disabled the personal accounts of a group of New York University researchers studying political ads on the social network; claiming they are scraping data in violation of the company’s terms of service. The company also cut off the researchers’ access to Facebook’s APIs; technology that is used to share data from Facebook [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-disables-accounts-tied-to-nyu-research-project-sparks-outrage/feed/ 0 From Facebook to Twitter: Big tech sees social commerce driving sales growth https://www.theinfostride.com/from-facebook-to-twitter-big-tech-sees-social-commerce-driving-sales-growth/ https://www.theinfostride.com/from-facebook-to-twitter-big-tech-sees-social-commerce-driving-sales-growth/#respond Fri, 30 Jul 2021 04:42:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302446 Led by Facebook, social media platforms from Alphabet’s YouTube to Snap Inc and Twitter are investing heavily in shopping features to drive revenue growth; a major theme that emerged during second-quarter results over the past week. The companies are vying for a piece of the so-called social commerce industry; which relies on users’ ability to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/from-facebook-to-twitter-big-tech-sees-social-commerce-driving-sales-growth/feed/ 0 Facebook doubles profit, but sees growth https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-doubles-profit-but-sees-cooling-growth/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-doubles-profit-but-sees-cooling-growth/#respond Thu, 29 Jul 2021 22:07:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302399 Facebook on Wednesday reported its profit doubled in the recently ended quarter as digital advertising surged, but warned of cooler growth in the months ahead in an update which sent its shares sinking.Profit jumped to $10.4 billion on revenue of $29 billion, a 56 percent increase from last year, mainly from a jump in ad [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-doubles-profit-but-sees-cooling-growth/feed/ 0 Unemployment: PDP Governors Accuse FG Of Frustrating Facebook https://www.theinfostride.com/unemployment-pdp-govs-accuse-fg-of-frustrating-facebook/ https://www.theinfostride.com/unemployment-pdp-govs-accuse-fg-of-frustrating-facebook/#respond Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:00:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=302166 Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have urged the President Muhammadu Buhari’s led government to collaborate with the state governments to tackle the unemployment crisis ravaging the Nigerian Youths. The PDP Governors made the disclosure on Monday in a communiqué read by the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Mohd [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/unemployment-pdp-govs-accuse-fg-of-frustrating-facebook/feed/ 0 Facebook in fresh trouble over new antitrust charges https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-in-fresh-trouble-over-new-antitrust-charges/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-in-fresh-trouble-over-new-antitrust-charges/#respond Sat, 24 Jul 2021 22:37:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=301913 A US judge on Friday gave the US Federal Trade Commission until Aug. 19 to file an amended complaint in its antitrust lawsuit against Facebook Inc, an extension of three weeks from the previous deadline. Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FTC’s request for the extension; [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-in-fresh-trouble-over-new-antitrust-charges/feed/ 0 Again, Pakistan Blocks TikTok https://www.theinfostride.com/again-pakistan-blocks-tiktok/ https://www.theinfostride.com/again-pakistan-blocks-tiktok/#respond Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:37:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=301709 The popular TikTok video-sharing app was blocked Wednesday in Pakistan for a fourth time because of “inappropriate content”, the country’s telecommunication regulator said. The Chinese-owned site has fought a series of legal battles with religious activists and authorities in the conservative Muslim nation, and was shut down for two days earlier this month on the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/again-pakistan-blocks-tiktok/feed/ 0 Facebook finally blocks ‘vaccines kill’ hashtag https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-finally-blocks-vaccines-kill-hashtag/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-finally-blocks-vaccines-kill-hashtag/#respond Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:39:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=301680 The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted fresh scrutiny of social media’s response to the anti-vaccine movement. But, even in the face of criticism from the White House; a new report claims Facebook is still failing to delete even the most incendiary misinformation. As recently as last week, posts containing the hashtag #VaccinesKill were still active on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-finally-blocks-vaccines-kill-hashtag/feed/ 0 Facebook vs Apple vs TikTok: Chance to make lots of money as Mark Zuckerberg opens purse strings https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-vs-apple-vs-tiktok-chance-to-make-lots-of-money-as-mark-zuckerberg-opens-purse-strings/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-vs-apple-vs-tiktok-chance-to-make-lots-of-money-as-mark-zuckerberg-opens-purse-strings/#respond Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:10:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=301371 As competition with rivals like Apple, TikTok and others gets fiercer to attract the public’s eyeballs by creating great products; Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is opening his purse strings and is looking to hire some really standout resources. So, if you fit the bill, here is your chance to make lots of money. The Facebook [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-vs-apple-vs-tiktok-chance-to-make-lots-of-money-as-mark-zuckerberg-opens-purse-strings/feed/ 0 Jos Court Jails Three For Facebook Scam https://www.theinfostride.com/jos-court-jails-three-for-facebook-scam/ https://www.theinfostride.com/jos-court-jails-three-for-facebook-scam/#respond Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:52:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=300365 Justice C.L. Dabup of the Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, today July 7, 2021, sentenced three internet fraudsters, Nbubuisi Kerian Ozomba, Paul Obide, and Samuel Chukwuebuka Nduchukwe to one-month imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretence through the social media platform, Facebook. The trio were arrested in a sting operation by the Abuja [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/jos-court-jails-three-for-facebook-scam/feed/ 0 Trump sues Facebook, Twitter, Google over social media bans https://www.theinfostride.com/trump-sues-facebook-twitter-google-over-social-media-bans/ https://www.theinfostride.com/trump-sues-facebook-twitter-google-over-social-media-bans/#respond Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:23:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=300053 Former President Donald Trump sued Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and their chief executives, raising the stakes in his battle against social media giants who have blocked him. Billing the effort during a Wednesday press conference as a move to defend First Amendment rights; Trump filed three separate class-action lawsuits in federal court [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/trump-sues-facebook-twitter-google-over-social-media-bans/feed/ 0 Facebook actioned 30 million content pieces during May 15-Jun 15 https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-actioned-30-million-content-pieces-during-may-15-jun-15/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-actioned-30-million-content-pieces-during-may-15-jun-15/#respond Tue, 06 Jul 2021 22:20:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=299785 Facebook “actioned” over 30 million content pieces across 10 violation categories during May 15-June 15 in the country; the social media giant said in its maiden monthly compliance report as mandated by the IT rules. Instagram took action against about two million pieces across nine categories during the same period. Under the new IT rules, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-actioned-30-million-content-pieces-during-may-15-jun-15/feed/ 0 Facebook hits $1 trillion valuation for first time https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-hits-1-trillion-valuation-for-first-time/ https://www.theinfostride.com/facebook-hits-1-trillion-valuation-for-first-time/#respond Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:24:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=299580 Social media giant, Facebook, has hit a $1 trillion valuation, following a dismissal of two antitrust lawsuits against the company. Facebook’s stock closed higher on Monday at $355.64 per share which contributed to the trillion-dollar valuation, Business Insider reported. The rise came after a United States court dismissed complaints by the Federal Trade Commission and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/instagram-set-to-change-in-big-new-update/feed/ 0 WhatsApp set to change soon https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-set-to-change-soon/ https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-set-to-change-soon/#respond Sat, 26 Jun 2021 10:01:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=298556 Two new WhatsApp features are looking to entice you into spending more time on the messenger app. Will they be engrossing or just duds? Take a look at what is coming first. A major WhatsApp update was rolled out for the voice messages feature recently. It allowed users to change playback speed by as much [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-set-to-change-soon/feed/ 0 WhatsApp set to get this feature as Facebook looks to make more money https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-set-to-get-this-feature-as-facebook-looks-to-make-more-money/ https://www.theinfostride.com/whatsapp-set-to-get-this-feature-as-facebook-looks-to-make-more-money/#respond Sat, 26 Jun 2021 09:24:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=298543 Facebook has long tried to monetise WhatsApp. Over the years, it has added a host of new features on WhatsApp’s business app; such as Catalogs, a new shopping button, the flexibility to modify Catalogs easily and various messaging options among other things. Now, it is taking a step further in this direction; by bringing Shops [...]

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