Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently visited Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, signalling a notable warming of their previously tense relationship. While Trump has maintained a high-profile connection with Elon Musk, the owner of X, his history with Zuckerberg has been far less amicable. Trump was banned from Facebook and Instagram following the Capitol riots, … Read more
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has created his own version of the rap track Get Low, teaming up with US artist T-Pain to celebrate his “dating anniversary” with wife Priscilla Chan. Zuckerberg, 40, delivers the vocals with the aid of Autotune on an acoustic reimagining of the 2003 hit by Lil Jon and the East Side … Read more
For every Nigerian who came of age between the 70s and 80s, the mention of Oyingbo Market must evoke memories mixed with a sense of familiarity with the bustling hub that once ruled the commercial landscape of Nigeria in an era of economic boom. EDITOR’S PICKS A Nation Divided? Fallout After Nigeria’s New Anthem ‘Nigeria … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg surpasses Elon Musk, becoming the world’s third-richest person Aliko Dangote, Nigeria’s richest man, sees his wealth increase to $16.9 billion The reshuffling of global wealth highlights the volatility of the billionaire landscape Eko Hot Blog reports that in a dynamic shift in the global wealth hierarchy, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Threads app launched by Instagram as a rival to Twitter has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days. On July 6, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, launched Threads. The launch comes days after Musk announced that a … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that reports have emerged showing that social media giants, Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over “systematic, willful and unlawful misappropriation” of Twitter’s trade secrets and IP. This online media platform reports that the social media company is also threatening to sue Meta for scraping of Twitter’s data. EDITOR’S PICKS OPM’s … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that more than 10 million people have signed up for Threads, Meta’s rival to Twitter, within the first few hours of its launch, the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday. The app went live on Apple and Android app stores in 100 countries at 2300 GMT on Wednesday and … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that an alarming report by the Wall Street Journal has detailed how Instagram’s recommendation algorithms linked and even promoted a “vast pedophile network” that advertised the sale of illicit “child-sex material” on the platform. According to WSJ, researchers at Stanford University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst told the news agency … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta Platforms, the owners of WhatsApp, has announced that users can now edit their WhatsApp messages. However, the edit option is only available after 15 minutes of sending the message. EDITOR’S PICKS INSIGHT: Nigerians Are On The Brink Of A Tinubu Presidency; What Should They … Read more
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg welcomes latest addition to the Facebook family after wife, Priscilla Chan gives birth to their 3rd child. The announcement was made by Mark Zuckerberg on his Instagram page. The tech mogul showed photos of the baby with wife to his fans on the media platform. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Mark … Read more
Meta Verified will cost $11.99 (£9.96) a month on web Meta Verified will cost $14.99 for iPhone users It will be available in Australia and New Zealand this week. Eko Hot Blog reports that Instagram and Facebook users will now be able to pay for a blue tick verification, parent company Meta has announced. EDITOR’S … Read more
By Aminu Wada A YouTuber recently filmed the poor state of the Ikoyi Post Office facility in Lagos. The video shows that the post office was commissioned by Eteng Okoi-Obuli, the former Minister of State, Ministry of Communications, on June 5, 1981. The post office’s manager reportedly said the company had reported the infrastructural deficit … Read more
Russia Bans 963 Prominent Americans, 26 Canadians From Entering Country. Moscow has already announced sanctions targeting many of those on the new list, in particular Biden, his Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin and Zuckerberg. EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West Must ‘Prepare For War’, Says Ex-Nato Chief As Putin … Read more
State attorneys general across the United States are investigating how Instagram attracts and affects the mental health of young people The move raises pressure on parent company Meta Platforms, formerly called Facebook, over the potential harms to its users EKO HOT BLOG reports that a bipartisan coalition of several state attorneys general has launched a … Read more
Trump called Mark Zuckerberg a “criminal” for being permitted to spend $500 million and so influence the outcome of a presidential election. The congressman is accused of providing false and misleading statements to investigators Ekohotblog reports that Donald Trump, a former U.S President, has supported Representative Jeff Fortenberry after he was charged with lying to … Read more
Her identity as the Facebook whistleblower was revealed on “60 Minutes” on Sunday night The Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents indicating the company was aware of various problems caused by its apps, including Instagram’s potential “toxic” effect on teen girls, is testifying at a United States … Read more
Zuckerberg has lost over $6 billion to Facebook outage. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth, on Monday evening, fell by more than $6 billion in a few hours, knocking him down a notch on the list of the world’s richest people, after a whistleblower came forward and outages took Facebook Inc.’s flagship products … Read more
WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook have all gone down all over the world. EKOHOTBLOG reports that WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, gone down on Monday in what appeared to be another major global outage, leaving billions of users unable to use the platforms. According to data on Downdetector, the three social media platforms owned by Mark … Read more
Facebook owner, Mark Zuckerberg, has unveiled free products for content creators to attract more social media users. The Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has unveiled free products for content creators on all Facebook-owned services including WhatsApp and Instagram, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. The latest development is coming amidst the ban of Twitter … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg, was born on May 14, 1984. He was born in White Plains, New York. He was born into a well educated family. He developed the interest in computer programming at a very young age. At the age of 12, Mark Zuckerberg created a messaging program named “Zucknet”, that he implemented as an inter-office … Read more