Facebook staff locked outside of buildings and conference rooms amid a massive outage. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all went dark around on Monday, 11:45am ET. Ekohotblog reports that Facebook staff was reportedly unable to get into their offices Monday to evaluate the extent of the platform’s outage because their security passes were not working. … Read more
Social media services Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are back up and running after an outage that lasted almost six hours, Facebook says. The platforms crashed earlier on Monday, with users unable to send or receive messages or refresh their news feeds. The company says the cause was a faulty configuration change. All three services are … Read more
Popular video sharing platform, Tiktok in Europe has recorded a revenue increase of 545 percent to $170.8 million in year 2020 as advertisers upped their spending on the platform, according to a filing with the U.K.’s company registry on Monday. This comes as another overlapping growth for the Chinese platform having overtaken Facebook in 2020 … Read more
There have been concerns about the deployment of the 5G communications network especially over its purported linkage with the COVID-19 outbreak The Federal Government has approved the National Policy on fifth generation (5G) network in Nigeria. This is according to the the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who addressed journalists in Abuja … Read more
“TikTok prohibits content that promotes or glorifies dangerous acts, and we remove videos and redirect searches to our Community Guidelines to discourage such content,” the social media platform said in a statement. TikTok has responded to the viral, bone-breaking Crate Challenge, saying it will “remove” such videos from its platform. The low-cost, high-impact stunt trending … Read more
Pantami said that the ministry had started discussions with the Nigerian Communications Commission concerning spectrum for commercial purposes. The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has said it will soon deploy the Five Generation network in Nigeria for increased connectivity. The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, disclosed this in Abuja … Read more
Over $80 million worth of digital assets has been removed from Liquid Global exchange. Kucoin has responded by blacklisting the addresses that received stolen funds. Japanese exchange Liquid has been hacked with about $80 million in digital assets moved off the platform. The exchange confirmed the security breach in a tweet that exposed the wallet … Read more
The report stated that, “Topping the list is the African nation of almost 200 million people, mainly on the younger, more tech-savvy side. With most Nigerians adept at sending money and paying through their phones, almost a third of Nigerians surveyed by Statista have used or owned crypto at some point.” A top cryptocurrency exchange … Read more
According to Norton Chief Executive, Vincent Pilette, in a joint statement, the deal is equivalent to more than 6.6 billion euros, adding that “is a huge step forward for consumer cyber safety and will ultimately enable us to achieve our vision to protect and empower people to live their digital lives safely.” The United States’ … Read more
The NCC and the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) had signed a Memorandum of Understanding in May The Federal Government has announced its readiness to begin the roll-out of fifth-generation (5G) services across the country. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, made the announcement on Friday at a public inquiry … Read more
To begin with, the new feature will be rolled out as a beta test for a “small group of users”… WhatsApp has said it is testing a new feature that will let people send texts without using their phone for the first time. WhatsApp is currently linked to a user’s phone. Its desktop and web … Read more
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The Federal Government has concluded plans to deploy the Fifth Generation (5G) Technology in the Nigeria telecommunications industry soon, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. The FG said the resources and revenues to be earned from its deployment are so huge they cannot be ignored. The Federal Government has concluded plans to deploy the Fifth Generation … Read more
Zuckerberg’s net worth stands at US$104 billion at 36 years of age Zuckerberg’s control’s the three most used social media platforms in the world (Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram) Zuckerberg plans to help get 50 million people globally get COVID-19 vaccines. Mark Zuckerberg has become the youngest individual on planet earth to ever be worth at … Read more
YouTube is set to start deducting taxes from creators outside of the United States on the earnings they generate from viewers in the US. The company said in an email to creators that the additional tax may come into effect from June 2021. YouTube also asked creators to submit their tax information in AdSense “to … Read more
‘Helpio App’ was launched on August 6, 2020, on Playstore A Kano-born young lady, Saadat Aliyu has developed an android application ‘Helpio App’ for reporting cases of sexual abuse. Ms Aliyu who is the founder of Shamrock Innovations, Women and Youth-Centric Tech Innovation Hub in Kano, said that any person can visit Playstore on an … Read more
Facebook-owned messaging platform, WhatsApp, has introduced voice and video calling features to its app on desktops. The App in a statement, said, “We’re excited to announce that private and secure one-to-one voice and video calls are now available on WhatsApp’s desktop app. “Throughout the last year we’ve seen significant increases in people calling one another … Read more
US President Donald Trump has ordered a ban on Alipay, WeChat Pay and other apps linked to Chinese companies. President said this is because they could route user information to the government in Beijing. Other apps in the ban include CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, and WPS Office. The executive order is to … Read more
The virtual cryptocurrency hit $30,823.30 today, just a couple of weeks after rising above $20,000 for the first time. In the past year, Bitcoin has almost quadrupled in value thanks to interest from large investors looking for brisk and swift profits. READ ALSO: Facebook Director Of Management Leaves Company Some reviewers think it could rise … Read more
Facebook’s chief of advertising integrity, Rob Leathern who regulated the company’s ad products around sensitive contents such as politics and coronavirus misinformation, left Facebook for misleading claims. Rob Leathern, director of product management, said earlier this month on Facebook’s internal network that he would be leaving the company. His exit had not been previously reported. … Read more