All new videos uploaded on Facebook will soon be classified as Reels, simplifying how users publish visual content, social media giant Meta Platforms said on Tuesday. The Instagram parent said Reels on Facebook will no longer have length or format restrictions, and include all types of video content — short, long and live. Previously uploaded […]
A $220 million fine against Meta Platforms by Nigeria’s competition watchdog for violating local consumer, data protection and privacy laws has been upheld following an unsuccessful appeal, Nigeria’s Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal said on Friday. Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) fined Meta last July for discriminatory and exploitative practices against Nigerian consumers, compared […]
Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it had removed about 63,000 accounts in Nigeria that attempted to engage in financial sexual extortion scams mostly aimed at adult men in the United States. Nigerian online fraudsters, known as “Yahoo boys,” are notorious for scams that range from passing themselves off as people in financial need or Nigerian princes […]
Threads, a new app positioned as a rival to Twitter, witnessed an impressive influx of more than 10 million users in its initial hours, according to Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta. Launched in the UK at midnight on Thursday, Threads, developed by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, allows users to share […]
Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand. The company said it would better “encompass” what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality. The change does not apply to its individual platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, only the parent […]
