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Meta’s Potential Exit Could Devastate 20 Million Nigerian MSMEs, Warn IT Experts

Temitope Nlewemchi — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:42:01 +0000

Nigeria’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)—which constitute over 96% of businesses and provide approximately 84% of jobs in the country—are facing a critical threat. The potential exit of Meta Platforms Inc. (parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) from Nigeria could severely disrupt the digital economy, particularly for businesses that rely heavily on these [...]

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Meta Holds Online Safety Summit to Strengthen Digital Protection and Responsible Internet Use

Temitope Nlewemchi — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:55:53 +0000

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has hosted an Online Safety Summit focused on promoting safer digital experiences and empowering users—especially young people—to navigate the internet responsibly. The summit, held in Lagos, brought together educators, policymakers, digital experts, and civil society leaders to discuss emerging online risks and explore strategies for building [...]

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We’ve Agreed To Pay Trump $25M As Settlement For Violating His Right – Meta

David Folami — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 06:20:01 +0000

Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations. This is coming after the social media giant suspended him from Facebook and Instagram in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The payout ends the suit Trump filed against Facebook and [...]

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Facebook, Instagram Outage Leaves Users Stranded; Meta Issues Apology

Temitope Nlewemchi — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:13:30 +0000

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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CrowdStrike IT Outage Disrupts 8.5m Windows Devices, Microsoft Reveals

Adewale A. — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 21:03:09 +0000

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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Globally Uniting Tech Giants: Google, Microsoft, and Meta Join Forces to Enhance App Security

Temitope Nlewemchi — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:45:21 +0000

In a major collaborative effort to enhance global app security, three tech giants, namely Google, Microsoft, and Meta, have united to fortify the App Defense Alliance. Originally initiated by Google in 2019, the App Defense Alliance was designed to uphold the security of the Google Play Store and the broader Android app ecosystem by concentrating [...]

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Meta, TikTok, and ‘X’ slapped with €2.9 billion in fines over 5 years for GDPR violations, reveals report

Temitope Nlewemchi — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 13:11:38 +0000

A recent investigation conducted by Surfshark has brought to light significant breaches of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by some of the most widely used social media platforms. Notably, Meta’s major apps, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter) have collectively faced fines exceeding €2.9 billion over the past five years. This revelation stems [...]

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Russia to permanently ban Instagram and tag Meta an extremist organization

Temitope Nlewemchi — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:59:08 +0000

The Russian Government has estabished a plan to ban the operations of Instagram in the country. This was made known in a news report by Russian state media agency Ria Nu on Friday afternoon after Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office opened a criminal case against Meta. It was also revealed that the Russian government plans to [...]

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Meta unveils business-coaching tool on WhatsApp to aid SMEs

Temitope Nlewemchi — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:29:04 +0000

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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