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Meta Wants to Prove You’re Talking to a Real Person on Facebook
Facebook Verified is a free, selfie-based badge meant to signal a human is behind a profile — but it stops short of vouching for anyone's trustworthiness
Nigeria Fined Meta $32 Million For Privacy Violations. Behind Closed Doors, The Government Quietly Reached A Settlement
The country fined Meta $32.8 million for data privacy violations — then quietly wrote off the penalty in a closed-door settlement that gutted most of its original demands
Kenya Confirms Investigation Into Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Kenya’s Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has confirmed that it has launched a formal investigation into Ray-Ban Meta smart…
Meta and Partners Complete Core 2Africa Subsea Cable
Meta and a consortium of global and regional telcos announced completion and activation of the core 2Africa subsea…
Meta and Ghana Police Launch AMBER Alerts on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger
Meta, in partnership with the Ghana Police Service, has launched the AMBER Alert programme in Ghana across Facebook,…
Meta Threatens To Pull Instagram and Facebook from Nigeria Over $220M Fine
Nigeria has accused Meta of orchestrating a “negative PR campaign” to pressure authorities after the tech giant threatened…
Meta Faces Lawsuits in Ghana Over Moderators’ Mental Health
Meta is facing fresh legal action in Africa as content moderators in Ghana accuse the tech giant’s contractors…
Meta Launches Llama Impact Grant for African Startups and Researchers
Meta, in collaboration with Data Science Africa, has announced the Llama Impact Grant, offering $20,000 to startups and…
Meta Launches Edits, a new video editing app to rival CapCut
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri announced today a new app called Edits, designed to compete with video editing platforms…
Meta Announces Overhaul Of Moderation Policies to Adopt Community Driven Model
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes to the company’s content moderation policies on Tuesday, signaling a pivot…