MTN Sends Nationwide Message To Users Over Reports Of Debts Cancellation

EKO HOT BLOG reports that MTN Nigeria has sent a message to its users over the disappearance of debt on the accounts of subscribers in the early hours of Saturday, November 11. This comes amidst nationwide jubilation from subscribers owing the network. EDITOR’S PICKS Banky W Loses Out As Court Affirms LP’s Thaddeus Atta As … Read more

Zuckerberg’s Threads App Moves To Kick Out Twitter, As It Gathers Over 10million Users Within Hours Of Launch

Thread app

  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

Twitter Restricts Unverified Users From Viewing Above 300 Posts Per Day

Twitter Restricts Unverified Users

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Microblogging site, Twitter has slammed restrictions on users’ number of post reads per day in a bid to curb data scraping and system manipulation. The platform’s Executive Chairman, Elon Musk, announced this via his Twitter handle on Saturday. EDITOR’S PICKS OPM’s Apostle Chibuzor Rushed To Hospital After Collapsing At … Read more

WhatsApp Suffers Global Outage As Users Unable To Send, Receive Messages

WhatsApp has suffered a global outage. Eko Hot Blog reports that the giant messaging app, WhatsApp, has stopped working for several users globally. EDITOR’S PICKS 2023: Nigeria Will Fail, Break Up If APC Wins Presidential Election – Obaseki 2023: Why I Won’t Campaign For Atiku – Wike Perpetrators Of Attack On Jandor’s Campaign Train Must … Read more

2023 Presidency: Doyin Okupe Woos Twitter Users

Doyin Okupe has wooed Twitter users over 2023 presidency. EKO HOT BLOG reports that ahead of the 2023 general elections, Former Presidential spokesperson, Dr. Doyin Okupe has wooed Twitter users by informing them of his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This online medium recalls … Read more

Like Facebook, Social Media App, Zoom to Start Charging 7.5% VAT From Nigerian Users

7.5% VAT From Nigerian Users ZOOM

Social Media App, Zoom To Start Charging 7.5% VAT From Nigerian Users EKO HOT BLOG reports that Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (Zoom) has announced that starting January 1, 2022, it will charge customers in Nigeria a 7.5 percent value-added tax (VAT). This was stated in a statement released on Monday by the social media behemoth. … Read more

Facebook Tool For Clearing Third Party Data Is Out

Facebook Tool For Clearing Third Party Data Is Out

Facebook said Tuesday a new tool allowing users of the social network to view and delete data it collects from third parties is rolling out to the estimated two billion members of the leading social network worldwide. The new feature, part of a stepped- up effort to improve privacy practices , allows users to see … Read more

US Survey Finds Cambridge Analytica Misled Facebook Users

British firm Cambridge

US authorities said on Wednesday that the British firm Cambridge Analytica, known for the massive hijacking scandal of Facebook users, has deceived social network users about how it collects and processes their personal information. The Federal Trade Regulatory Agency, the FTC, overcame its investigation launched in March 2018 concluding that the former political consulting firm … Read more