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Meta Targets $135bn on AI Spending

January 29, 2026

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, plans to almost double its investment in artificial intelligence (AI) this year, signalling a major push to transform its operations and increase productivity. CEO Mark Zuckerberg

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Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp Users to Pay Under New Plan

January 27, 2026

Meta says it will begin testing premium subscription services across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, as the company looks to expand paid offerings alongside its free social media platforms. The technology firm said

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Meta Faces Lawsuit for Accessing Private WhatsApp Messages

January 27, 2026

Meta is facing a lawsuit in the United States amid allegations that it can access and analyse private WhatsApp messages, despite long-standing assurances that the service is protected by end-to-end encryption. The

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Sowore, Lawyers Tackle DSS Over Demand to Ban Facebook Account

September 9, 2025

The confrontation between Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore and the Department of State Services (DSS) has intensified after the security agency petitioned Meta Platforms Inc. To deactivate his Facebook account, accusing him of

Meta Warns Users Against Holiday Shopping Scam

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Meta To Sack Employees In Africa, Europe, Asia Starting Monday

February 10, 2025

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Thread, WhatsApp and Instagram, has announced plans to sack more employees across its operations in Africa, Europe, and Asia starting Monday (today). This was made known

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Meta Agrees To $25m Settlement Over Trump’s Lawsuit

January 30, 2025

Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The lawsuit, which began in 2021, accused Meta of unlawfully silencing conservative voices after suspending

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Meta Fined €91 Million By EU For Password Security Breach

September 28, 2024

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been fined €91 million ($101.5 million) by the European Union’s Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), for storing user passwords in plaintext. The DPC launched an

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Meta Removes 63,000 Social Accounts Linked To Nigerian Scammers

July 25, 2024

Meta said it has detected and deleted over 63,000 Instagram accounts and thousands of Facebook groups and pages that were used by scammers, also known as ‘yahoo boys’ for financial sextortion schemes

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Mark Zuckerberg Predicts A World With Billions Of Personalised AI Agents As Meta Releases Llama 3.1 405B – Interview

July 24, 2024

Meta just released Llama 3.1 alongside its prized 405B model, achieving state-of-the-art performance across key benchmarks and becoming the first-ever open sourced frontier model, marking a major milestone in open source AI

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Nigeria Fines Meta $220m For Data Violations

July 19, 2024

Meta Faces Significant Penalty Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has announced a $220 million fine against Meta Platforms for violating consumer and data protection laws. The penalty follows a

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EU To Probe Facebook, Instagram Over Children Addiction, Safety Concerns

May 17, 2024

The European Union Commission (EU) has escalated its scrutiny of Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, by launching formal investigations under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The move follows growing

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Apple Removes Meta’s WhatsApp, Threads, Others From App Store In China Over Security Issues

April 19, 2024

Apple has announced the removal of several social texting apps, including Meta's WhatsApp and Threads, as well as the Durov Brothers' Telegram and Signal foundation’s Signal messaging app from its App Store

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NCC Pledges Support To Meta’s 2Africa Cable Landing Initiative

December 4, 2023

In a meeting at the NCC headquarters in Abuja, Dr. Aminu Maida, the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of NCC, reassured Meta (formerly Facebook) of the commission’s support for their 2Africa Cable

How To Use WhatsApp's New Screen Sharing, Landscape Mode For Video Calls Features

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WhatsApp Unveils Simultaneous Dual Accounts Logins On Single Phone

October 19, 2023

Meta’s instant messaging app, WhatsApp has unveiled a feature that allows users to simultaneously log in to two accounts on a single device. This development means that users can bid farewell to

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Data Breaches: Meta, DHL, Opay Risk Sanctions As Nigerian Govt Opens Probe

October 5, 2023

The Nigerian government has begun probes into the activities of Meta (the parent company of Facebook), a haulage company, DHL, and online payment platform Opay for alleged breaches of users’ data. If

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Musk Lashes Out At Zuckerberg, Accusing Him Of Avoiding Cage Fight

August 16, 2023

In a surprising turn of events, the highly anticipated cage fight between tech titans Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg has taken an unexpected twist. Mark Zuckerberg, the Chief of Meta, has

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Why Threads is Already Dead

August 5, 2023

In the fast-paced realm of social media, innovation and imitation often collide, leading to both breakthrough successes and resounding failures. Such is the case with Meta’s latest offering, Threads, a platform that

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Meta’s Threads App: How To Sign Up, All You Need To Know

July 7, 2023

Highlights Threads is a new microblogging app launched by Instagram parent platform, Meta The service is closely tied to a user’s Instagram account Threads will allow users to repost and quote posts

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Like Twitter, Meta Introduces Paid Verification Service For Facebook, Instagram

February 23, 2023

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has launched a new subscription service, ‘Meta Verified’, providing users with the coveted blue verification badge for Facebook and Instagram accounts. To obtain this badge, users

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DPC Slams Meta With 5.5 mn Euro Fine For EU Data Breach

January 19, 2023

Meta has been fined 5.5 million euros ($5.95 million) for breaches of EU data protection regulations by its instant messaging platform WhatsApp, on Thursday by Ireland’s Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC). Recall that

Company Sues Zuckerberg For Stealing Its Name, Meta

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Mark Zuckerberg Loses $76.8 billion In Total Networth, Drops On America’s Richest List

September 27, 2022

Meta co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has lost his spot on the top ten richest people in the United States. The Chief Executive Officer of Meta fell out of the list, ranking as the

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Meta Targets $135bn on AI Spending

Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp Users to Pay Under New Plan

Meta Faces Lawsuit for Accessing Private WhatsApp Messages

Sowore, Lawyers Tackle DSS Over Demand to Ban Facebook Account

Meta To Sack Employees In Africa, Europe, Asia Starting Monday

Meta Agrees To $25m Settlement Over Trump’s Lawsuit

Meta Fined €91 Million By EU For Password Security Breach

Meta Removes 63,000 Social Accounts Linked To Nigerian Scammers

Mark Zuckerberg Predicts A World With Billions Of Personalised AI Agents As Meta Releases Llama 3.1 405B – Interview

Nigeria Fines Meta $220m For Data Violations

EU To Probe Facebook, Instagram Over Children Addiction, Safety Concerns

Apple Removes Meta’s WhatsApp, Threads, Others From App Store In China Over Security Issues

NCC Pledges Support To Meta’s 2Africa Cable Landing Initiative

WhatsApp Unveils Simultaneous Dual Accounts Logins On Single Phone

Data Breaches: Meta, DHL, Opay Risk Sanctions As Nigerian Govt Opens Probe

Musk Lashes Out At Zuckerberg, Accusing Him Of Avoiding Cage Fight

Why Threads is Already Dead

Meta’s Threads App: How To Sign Up, All You Need To Know

Like Twitter, Meta Introduces Paid Verification Service For Facebook, Instagram

DPC Slams Meta With 5.5 mn Euro Fine For EU Data Breach

Mark Zuckerberg Loses $76.8 billion In Total Networth, Drops On America’s Richest List

Company Sues Zuckerberg For Stealing Its Name, Meta

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