A photographer was allegedly thrown to the ground and injured in broad daylight in an elaborate Facebook Marketplace scam over a $1000 camera.
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NIGERIA: Advertising Regulator Sues Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram For Ad Violation
Nigeria’s advertising regulator have brought a 30B naira legal case against Meta – owners of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – as well as their local affiliate based in Lagos.
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NIGERIA: Zoom Joins Facebook In Charging Value Added Tax
Video conference app, Zoom has notified its users in Nigeria it will start charging value-added tax, VAT, on its use. The information is coming in a few days after the social media giant Facebook, states it will charge 7.5% VAT on all Advertisements (Ads) done on its platform.
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UK: MPs Calls Out Social Media Giants For Profiting Off Fake Ads Frauds
MPs on the Treasury select committee have launched a blistering attack on Google and Facebook for failing to tackle online financial fraud amid concerns the companies are letting scammers run rampant on their platforms.
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IRELAND: WhatsApp Fined €25 million Over Data Privacy Breach
WhatsApp has been hit with a fine of €225 million by the data protection commissioner, following an investigation into GDPR practices at the company.
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Murder Suspect Caught Though Facebook Post Comment
A woman on the run for being an accessory to a murder in March has been arrested after commenting on the police department’s Facebook post trying to cash in on the cash reward for information.
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WhatsApp New Feature Enables Users Chat From Devices Other Than Their Phones
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will make it possible for users to send messages using multiple devices at the same time without having to “mirror” from your smartphone.
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POWERFUL IDIOT: Pink Floyd Turns Down Mark Zuckerberg’s Offer To Use Song
Former frontman and songwriter for Pink Floyd, Roger Waters made public a private request from Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg asking to use one of Pink Floyd’s most famous songs to promote Instagram.
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GERMANY: Data Regulator Bans Facebook From Using WhatsApp User’s Data
German data watchdog has ordered Facebook to stop processing user data from its instant messaging service WhatsApp due to a recent privacy policy update that violated European data protection rules.
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FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE: Woman Murdered After Responding Fridge Ad
A Pennsylvania woman whose family had reported missing was found stabbed to death after meeting up with a man she had arranged to buy a refrigerator from via Facebook Marketplace.
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