A recent media survey has adjudged Facebook as a leading news source edging out legacy traditional media sources and significantly outpacing other social networks/digital platforms like Google and Twitter. The Ogilvy Media Influence’s annual global survey of over 250 reporters and editors said the social media platform leads the trail. […]
Starting with the United States of America, Facebook has created a fundraiser feature to allow people to raise money for personal causes on the social network. According to a statement issued by Facebook, anyone above 18 years can create a fundraiser to quickly raise money on Facebook and easily reach […]
To do its part in cleaning up its platform of hate speeches, crime and negative posts, Facebook said it will hire about 3,000 people to do just that. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, said in a post that: Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen people hurting themselves and others […]
Facebook challenges developers in the Middle East and Africa to create the smartest Bots for Messenger. Developers, in teams of up to three people, are invited to create bots in three categories: gaming and entertainment; productivity and utility; and social good. Facebook is challenging developers across the Middle East and […]
Safer Internet Day Facebook have launched a series of initiatives to help make the Internet a safer and better place for people across Africa, especially children and the youth. Facebook is partnering with public sector agencies and non-governmental organisations from Nigeria and across Africa under the rallying call “Be the […]
In January, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that his “personal growth challenge” for 2016 would be to build Jarvis an AI system to run his home. Previously, Zuckerberg has challenged himself to learn Mandarin (2010), only eat meat he butchered himself (2011), code every day (2012), meet someone new every day […]
Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has defended his network over claims of aiding the rise of newly elected United States President Donald Trump with spread of fake news. In his speech at Techonomy, a technology conference in California, Mr Zuckerberg said Facebook should not be held responsible. “The idea that […]
Two months after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Nigeria, the company has unveiled its cyber security agenda which involves a safety centre guarding against cyber bullying. Alex Stamos, head of Cyber Security at Facebook explained that Facebook’s goal to keeping people safe and making the internet more secure for […]
The CyberXchange Conference 2016 which will hold at the Landmark Event Centre, Lekki Peninsula, Lagos on the 2nd and 3rd November seeks to identify the key trends and technologies in Cyber Security. The conference will focus on cybersecurity issues emerging from diverse industries such as Finance, Payments, ecommerce, Banking, Telecommunications, […]
Facebook said it is supporting She Leads Africa an African enterprise and women’s business-focused movement, to help ensure female entrepreneurs and professionals across the world unlock their full potential. She Leads Africa’s hugely successful bootcamp programme, SheHive was held in London from August 18th-21st 2016. The four-day event took place at […]