Heads-up: NITDA alerts Nigerians on new Whatsapp terms of service The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has advised Nigerians on how to avoid being victims...
Telegram raises fresh $1bn for expansion, monetisation drive Telegram has raised over $1 billion through bond sales to multiple investors, the messaging app’s founder...
Facebook launches Instagram Lite in 170 countries After nearly three years in the planning, Facebook is taking the plunge today and officially launching Instagram Lite,...
Zoom Founder, Eric Yuan, transfers stock worth over $6bn Video-conferencing platform Zoom Video Communications Inc founder Eric Yuan transferred about 18 million shares worth over $6...
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey auctions first ever tweet, bidding at $2.5m “just setting up my twttr” – the first ever tweet on the platform is...
Google resumes accepting political ads but with strict policies Alphabet Inc’s Google will resume accepting political advertisements in the United States from Feb. 24, according to an...
In retaliation, Facebook blocks Australians from sharing news In a shocking act of retaliation Thursday, Facebook blocked Australians from sharing news, a milestone in...
Australian govt to make Google and Facebook pay for news Australia’s government said Google and Facebook Inc. are nearing agreements to pay domestic media...
Twitter mulls adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet The Twitter chief financial officer (CFO) said that the company is working out options if they can...
From 10th to 1st: How Telegram became the most downloaded App in the world Sensor Tower has released its download numbers for January 2021, with...
Zoom Video raises $1.75bn in new stock offering Zoom Video Communications Inc. is raising $1.75 billion through a stock offering, capitalising on enduring demand for...
Trump without Twitter: Will he move to the ‘Trumpnet’? By Brian Contreras Parler. Gab. Rumble. MeWe. DLive. Over the last four years, a small constellation...
Twitter, Facebook block Trump over Capitol attack posts Twitter and Facebook suspended Donald Trump on Wednesday over posts accused of inflaming violence in the US...
Google today announced the results of Google 2020 Year in Search, sharing what the world, and Nigerians, searched for, asked about, listened to and watched in...
Facebook plans to release its digital currency, Libra, in January, 2021 to offer a cross-platform payment system. Libra, which is still awaiting approval from FINMA (the...
YouTube is this week (Monday 23 to Friday 27 November) holding its first virtual YouTube Black Africa Creators Week, a week dedicated to engaging, educating and...
The Twitter account of the Nigerian Communications Commission, @NgComCommission, has been restored by the social media. This followed a temporary suspension by Twitter, a decision taken...
By David Alonge ______________ Twitter has appointed a famous American hacker Peiter Zatko, popularly known as ‘Mudge’, as its new head of cybersecurity. The appointment comes a...
By David Alonge WhatsApp Business has introduced a shopping button in its business chats to maximize e-commerce activities within the platform The newly added shopping button...
Triller Inc, a budding competitor to popular short-video app TikTok, is in discussions with blank-check acquisition companies about a merger which would take the U.S. social...