social media

Soyinka Calls Buhari ‘Idiot’ For Banning Social Media in Nigeria in 2021

Acknowledging the importance of the internet he said, "maybe we will have to totally revise our educational system to take…

12 months ago

Ojougboh: Omo-Agege Cannot Chase Me out of APC with Social Media Expulsion

He said the expulsion Omo-Agege is talking about is null and void and he still remains a strong member of…

2 years ago

Nigeria: Tobacco Industry Exploiting Social Media to Promote Product in Contravention of Law

The tobacco industry in Nigeria is allegedly exploiting social networking platforms to promote and market its products in contravention of…

2 years ago

Davido Tests Celebrity Power, Looks to Raise N200m on Social Media

One of Nigeria’s A-list hip-hop acts, David Adeleke, who goes by the stage name, Davido, on Wednesday set the social…

3 years ago

Biden Says Social Media ‘Killing People’ with Covid Misinformation

US President Joe Biden has said that social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their…

3 years ago

Nigeria Budgets $12m to Monitor WhatsApp, Others

Nigeria’s federal government has earmarked N4.8 billion for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to monitor WhatsApp, an encrypted messaging application,…

3 years ago

Nigeria Wants Broadcasting Act Amended to Regulate Social Media

The Nigerian government is taking steps to further stifle the country's civic space with its Minister of information and Culture,…

3 years ago

India Orders Social Media Firms to Remove ‘India Variant’ From Content

India's government has instructed social media companies to remove any content that refers to the "Indian variant" of Covid-19. The…

3 years ago

English Football Begins Four-day Social Media Boycott in Response to Player Abuse

English football, including clubs in the Premier League and Women's Super League, has started a four-day boycott of social media…

4 years ago

India Releases New Rules to Regulate Social Media, Digital News Platforms

Indian authorities have released new rules to regulate social media companies in a bid to introduce a major change in…

4 years ago

Uganda Is 15th African Country to Restrict Social Media Due to Elections Since 2015

Uganda has become the 15th country in Africa to restrict social media access due to elections since 2015, a new…

4 years ago