Meta is streamlining its three monetization programs for Facebook to simplify the process for creators looking to earn on the platform. Previously, creators could monetize their content through in-stream ads, ads on Reels, and performance bonuses, each with distinct eligibility criteria and sign-up procedures. The new Facebook Content Monetization program aims to consolidate these options, allowing creators to apply and …

Daredevil hackers have taken over the official Facebook page of Kano State Hisbah Board, releasing and posting inappropriate and explicit content. The incident, which happened on Wednesday, has continued to attract condemnation from members of the public over the ugly trend. The Commander General of the board, Aminu Daurawa, who confirmed the hack to newsmen, said the board had addressed …

One week after the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) imposed a $220 million fine on WhatsApp for a data privacy breach, the company may suspend its operations in the country due to further regulatory demands. Sources close to the situation indicate that WhatsApp’s parent company, Meta, is contemplating the withdrawal of certain services from Nigeria. Alongside the substantial …

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has removed 63,000 accounts associated with the notorious “Yahoo Boys” scam group, the company announced in its Q1 2024 Adversarial Threat Report on Wednesday. The accounts, deleted over the past few weeks, were used for financial sextortion scams and distributing blackmail scripts. Meta reported that a smaller network of …

WhatsApp has said its parent body, Meta, will be appealing the $220 million fine imposed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) regarding its violation of Nigeria’s data privacy laws. The organisation, WhatsApp, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. It said: “We disagree with the decision today as well as the fine and Meta will …

Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Friday imposed a $220 million fine on Meta platforms for violating data privacy laws. The FCCPC said in a statement that Meta’s data-sharing practices on its Facebook and WhatsApp platforms breached local consumer and data protection regulations. In a statement by its acting Executive Chairman, Adamu Abdullahi, the commission said that …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday expressed his administration’s readiness to collaborate with a technology company, Meta Platform Inc. (formerly Facebook) to deepen the digital space in the state. The areas of mutual interest between Lagos State and Meta Platform will include digital marketing scholarships for Lagosians, open source technology for training of young innovators in Artificial Intelligence, …

President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration is sustaining investments in digital technology to enhance the sustainability of small businesses, expand opportunities across sectors, and propel Nigeria to become the lodestar of information and communications technology in Africa. Receiving a delegation from Meta Platforms Incorporated, led by Meta’s President of Global Affairs, Sir Nick Clegg, at the State House …