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Uganda imposes WhatsApp and Facebook tax ‘to stop gossip’

Uganda's parliament has passed a law to impose a controversial tax on people using social media platforms.It imposes a 200 shilling daily levy...

Papua New Guinea to ban Facebook

Papua New Guinea will ban Facebook for a month while it identifies fake profiles and considers the website's effect on the country.Communication minister Sam...

NCA releases results of mobile network Quality of Service

A plan released by the National Communications Authority to conduct field quality of Service (QoS) monitoring in all district capitals in five regions — Ashanti, Eastern, Greater...

NCA Board member resigns over controversial Kelni GVG deal?

Members of the Board of Directors of the National Communications Authority (NCA) have reportedly refused to accept the $89 million controversial contract with Kelni...

WhatsApp rolls out new group chat features

Messaging service WhatsApp rolled out new group-chat features on Tuesday, including more controls for administrators as well as regular group members.Users can now leave...

Google to warn when humans chat with convincing robots

Google says it will take steps to ensure that humans are not fooled when they get called by software bots that can convincingly mimic...

Poll suggests Facebook’s US loyalty intact

Most Facebook users in the US remain loyal, despite the recent data sharing scandal involving a political consultancy firm, a poll suggests.Facebook admitted last...

Twitter tells users to change passwords

Twitter has warned its 330 million users to change their passwords after a glitch exposed some in plain text on its internal network.The social...

Facebook to play cupid in online dating debut

Facebook Inc is entering the dating game, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday, planning a dating service to matchmake millions of people on...

WhatsApp CEO quits amid Facebook data scandal

WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum announced he is stepping down as CEO, reportedly due to clashes with parent Facebook over user data, encryption and how...

Facebook's profits soar despite privacy scandal

Facebook on Wednesday reported a sharp jump in profits in the past quarter, with gains in its user base and strong ad growth as...

WhatsApp says users must be 16 or older to access the app in Europe

WhatsApp is banning anyone under 16 years old from using its app in Europe. It’s raising the age limit by three years just as...

You will get banned from Facebook for posting about these six forbidden topics

Facebook has finally revealed the rules which will get you banned if they are broken. The social network has just announced its ‘Community Standards’,...

Satellite TV penetration in Ghana peaks by 83% – SES

Satellite television has grown rapidly and has become the leading delivery mode in Ghana, a Satellite Monitor study report commissioned by SES has revealed. SES,...

Ghanaian agritech startup Agrocenta wins $500,000 Seedstars prize

Ghanaian Agritech Startup Agrocenta Wins $500,000 Investment in Seedstars World Competition Agrocenta, a Ghanaian agritech startup has won a $500,000 investment for coming first globally...

Bloggers to pay $930 annual licence fee or be forced out of business

Reports from Tanzania say bloggers and other “online content creators” now have to pay $930 in licence fees per year to be approved by...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: See what happened when Africans first spotted a self-driving car

ALSO READ: Journalist dies after attempting abortion It was excitement laced with wonder when Nigerians spotted a self driving car for the first time on the...

Zuckerberg struggles to name a single Facebook competitor

In Zuckerberg’s testimony before a joint session between the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees today, the Facebook CEO was forced to confront whether his...

Zuckerberg: I’m still the man to run Facebook

Despite the turmoil that continues to surround his company, Mark Zuckerberg has insisted he is still the best person to lead Facebook. “When you’re building...

Facebook may soon let users appeal if a post was wrongly removed

In an interview with Vox’s Ezra Klein, Mark Zuckerberg says he is exploring the option for Facebook users to independently appeal to the content...

Google shuts down its URL shortening service goo.gl

Google has decided to terminate its URL shortening service, called goo.gl or Google URL Shortener. However, developers shouldn’t worry at all because the search...

How to protect your data on Facebook

Allegations that research firm Cambridge Analytica misused the data of 50 million Facebook users have reopened the debate about how information on the social...

We still have no idea what really happens on Facebook

A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute and Northeastern University may have figured out how to beat ad discrimination on Facebook once...

UN: Facebook has turned into a beast

UN investigators have accused Facebook of playing a 'determining role' in stirring up hatred against Rohingya Muslims in Nyanmar. One of the team probing possible acts...

Facebook won’t move news into a separate feed after all

Facebook is ending an experiment in six countries that placed publisher content in a separate feed, the company said on Thursday. In six countries, Facebook...

PHOTO: Facebook introduces face recognition feature to up online security

Facebook through an automated broadcast on Tuesday sent out posts informing users of an eye recognition feature with the intent to boost usage of...

White nationalist sues Twitter over ban

White nationalist Jared Taylor is suing Twitter after the social network banned his account as part of a crackdown on abusive content. Mr Taylor's lawyer...

The latest Android iPhone X clone has an in-display fingerprint sensor

I’m sorry to tell you all: it’s the year of the notch. Android phones that unabashedly ape the iPhone X’s sensor-packed front notch keep on coming, and another, from...

Facebook to promote local news in drive for 'trusted' content

Facebook says it is changing the way its news delivery service works by focusing on local news sources in its drive for "high quality"...

New York investigates social media 'follower factory'

New York's chief prosecutor says the state is opening an investigation into a firm that allegedly sold millions of fake followers to social media...

Facebook to boost ‘trustworthy’ news

Facebook has announced it will prioritise news sources deemed to be more trustworthy on its News Feed. The firm said the social network community would determine...

Facebook to survey users to determine trustworthy news sources

Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the second part of the company’s plan to fix the News Feed, and it includes improving the quality and trustworthiness of...

Facebook moves to tackle sources of misinformation

Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the second part of the company’s plan to fix the News Feed, and it includes improving the quality...

What the newest laptops tell us about 2018 trends

Each and every year we see more and more laptops at the Consumer Electronics Show. We’ve seen insanely small and light ones, giant gaming...

Facebook’s startling new ambition is to shrink

Over the next year, we’ll start spending less time on Facebook. Those of us who used it to catch up on the news will...

Facebook plans major changes to news feed

Facebook is to change how its news feed works, making posts from businesses, brands and media less prominent. Instead, content that sparks conversations among family...

'Mark Zuckerberg has already made $4 Billion in 2018' – Bloomberg

Its just 10-days into the new year and according to Bloomberg‘s billionaires list, Facebook founder Mark Zucckerberg has already made $4 Billion. The report says, 'major market indices are up...

Man sues Google for allegedly discriminating against conservative white men

The author of the controversial memo that upended Google in August is suing the company, alleging that white, male conservatives are systematically discriminated against...

Apple to release update to fix chip bug

Apple has vowed to fix two major bugs which could leave iPads, iPhones and Mac computers vulnerable to being hacked. The tech giant said it is...

PHOTOS: Multichoice Ghana opens ultramodern headquarters

MultiChoice Ghana has officially commissioned its new ultramodern office in Abelenkpe in Accra. At a ceremony to commission the edifice which was designed by Ghanaian...