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Facebook Eases Rules, Allows Violent Speech Against ‘Russian Invaders’

March 11, (THEWILL) - The Facebook parent company, Meta Platforms, will now allow Instagram and Facebook users in certain countries to call for violence against Russians and their troops under the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a temporary...

Facebook To Rebrand With New Name?

October 20, (THEWILL) - Facebook Inc (FB.O), under fire from regulators and lawmakers over its business practices, is planning to rebrand itself with a new group name that focuses on the metaverse, the Verge reported on Tuesday. But Facebook pushed...

Facebook Explains Global Outage

October 05, (THEWILL) - Facebook Inc says  faulty configuration changes on its routers caused the global outage  that prevented users from accessing the social media and messaging services on Monday. The platforms had confirmed on Twitter they were aware of issues...

Facebook Bans Pro-Taliban Content

August 17, (THEWILL) - Social media giant, Facebook, has designated Taliban as a “terrorist organisation” and banned any Taliban-related content on its platform. According to Facebook, "under 'Dangerous Organisation Policies," Taliban is banned; adding that a team of dedicated Afghan experts...

BREAKING: Trump Sues Facebook, Twitter, Google

July 07, (THEWILL) - Former US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he is filing a class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google, escalating his years-long free speech battle with tech giants who he argues have wrongfully censored him. Trump...

Facebook, Reuters Offer Free Online Course For Journalists

June 23, (THEWILL)- The Facebook Journalism Project has partnered with Reuters to launch a free online training programme for Journalists. It is tagged the Reuters Digital Journalism Course. The Project works with publishers around the world to strengthen the connection...

Facebook To Tighten Noose On  Politicians And Stop Them Posting Deceptive Content

BEVERLY HILLS, June 04, (THEWILL) – Facebook plans to eliminate an exemption for politicians that allows them to post content deemed deceptive or abusive, and will hold them to the same standards as other users, news website, The Verge...

Nigeria Engages Facebook On Protecting Citizens’ Privacy On WhatsApp

BEVERLY HILLS, May 23, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has expressed its reservations over the new updated privacy policy that WhatsApp will share information of its users with Facebook, which is its parent company, and other Facebook companies. This follows...

Facebook Rolls Out COVID-19 Vaccination Drive In Nigeria

BEVERLY HILLS, April 23, (THEWILL) - Facebook says it has launched a new social media drive to allow people add frames and graphics to indicate they had taken the COVID-19 vaccine or plan to do so. Facebook, in a statement on...

Mark Zuckerberg Commends Founders Of Nigerian Recruitment Website Jobberman

BEVERLY HILLS, May 12, (THEWILL) – While a certain someone in someplace is calling us ‘fantastically corrupt’, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg has a more positive view of our country. In a post announcing a partnership with Airtel Africa, the CEO...
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18th Headies Awards: List Of 2026 Nominees Across Major Categories

The 2026 edition, themed “Africa to the World”, is scheduled to take place on October 25 in Toronto, Canada, as the organisers continue to expand the awards beyond Nigeria.
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