TECH NEWS: Facebook £3bn legal action given go-ahead in London
A judge has given the go-ahead to a mass legal action against Facebook owner Meta, potentially worth £3bn, as per BBC The case is being brought by legal…
Zuckerberg wins on Wall Street after Washington hit
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta had a bad day in Washington this week. But on Wall Street, it took a victory lap.informationguidenigeria According to the BBC, the social media firm…
US Senate panel urges Treasury Dept to make tech firms comply with sanctions
As reported by REUTERS, the U.S. Treasury Department should do more to ensure that major tech firms, including Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab and Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens…
Meta goes tough, unveils new rules for messaging teens on Facebook, Instagram
As reported by the GUARDIAN, Social media platform, Meta, has unveiled new features targeted at restricting how teens receive messages on Facebook and Instagram. Meta said the new…
Meta has massive plans for VR, despite users not being that into it
Meta intends to release a new version of its Quest virtual reality headset this year, followed by two more advanced models in the following years.Information Guide Nigeria Meta…
Meta denies African content-moderator firm exit poses risk
Meta has claimed that dangerous posts will escape screening following Sama’s announcement that it will no longer provide content-review services to social media networks. Meta stated that it…
Meta Releases Sub-Saharan Africa ‘2022 Year In Review’ highlighting key milestones across the region
Today, Meta released its `2022 Africa Year in Review, capturing some of the company’s investments and initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa across innovation, its support of SMBs and Creators…
Facebook announces user accounts will no longer have 4 details from December 1st
A Facebook employee said that after the date given, the four main information fields that make up a user’s profile and give more information about their sexual orientation…
Meta hosts Creators Day in Lagos to Support and Empower Creators
Lagos Nigeria, 15th November, 2022 – Meta recently hosted its first Creators Day in Lagos Nigeria, attended by over 50 creators across tech, lifestyle, entertainment, travel, beauty, and…
Meta ordered to sell Giphy by UK’s competition watchdog CMA
The United Kingdom‘s competition watchdog has reissued an order to Meta to sell the Giphy platform for animated images..Information Guide Nigeria The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) declared…