WhatsApp will be blocked on some phones from November 1, which is a few hours from now. Ekohotblog reports that from November 1, which is a few hours from now, WhatsApp will be blocked on millions of phones across the world. Few weeks ago, UK Sun had reported that some iPhones and Android mobiles would … Read more
Facebook Inc. owns Instagram and WhatsApp, and is also building out virtual reality spaces like Horizon Worlds as part of its new ‘metaverse’ The company’s flagship social media website, founded in 2004, would keep its name Ekohotblog reports that Facebook will rebrand itself with a new name next week in a bid to distance itself … Read more
SERAP has sued President Buhari over the plan to monitor WhatsApp calls and messages. EKOHOTBLOG reports the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari, urging the court to declare illegal and unconstitutional the plan by the administration to track, intercept and monitor WhatsApp messages, phone calls, and text messages of … Read more
All you should know on trending messages about WhatsApp. Haugen chastised Facebook for prioritizing “profits above people” and failing to maintain anti-misinformation protections. Ekohotblog reports that the previous week has not been kind to Mark Zuckerberg, the Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. His fortune fell by $5.9 billion last week Monday to … Read more
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
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
A US Court document has revealed the conversation between Abba Kyari and Hushpuppi over bribery and the arrest of Chibuzor Vincent following a dispute over $1.1 million fraud. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a US Court document has revealed the conversation between the Deputy Commissioner of Police and leader of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response … 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
The agency urged Nigerians to explore other messaging platforms beyond Whatsapp The federal government has made known its reservations concerning popular instant messaging app, WhatsApp, privacy policy. The government concerns was contained in a statement titled ‘Whatsapp privacy policy changes: Implication for Nigerian users.’ and issued by the National Information Technology Development. In the statement … Read more
The world has experienced a lot of development and advancement across every field of endeavour. From medicine to warfare to the automobile industry to social media, etc. These development and advancement all ride on the back of technology, which has experienced unprecedented advancement. WhatsApp is one of the breakthroughs in the social media space the … Read more
Instagram, WhatsApp and FacebookMessenger have gone down for users across the world. The three apps, all of which are part of the Facebook company and share common technology, stopped working on Friday evening. Users saw error alerts when they opened the app as they were unable to send or receive messages. Facebook’s official “platform status” … Read more
WhatsApp has halted the imminent implementation of its new intrusive data sharing policy following a surge in download of competing apps as users worldwide opted for more secure alternatives. In December, the popular messaging app used by over two billion people in 180 countries announced its new policy which it would force its users to … Read more
Disc Jockey Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy has taken to Twitter to call out popular Nigerian rap artist, Zlatan, requesting to know why he blocked her on Instagram and WhatsApp. The Multi-Award Winning singer expressed her worries, stating that “Zanku” crooner blocked her with an explanation. Recall that the duo had once collaborated … Read more
WhatsApp, a US-run instant messaging platform, says millions of phones will be blocked from using its service as from January 1, 2021. The company said the development is aimed at phasing out older devices due to an update. The Independent UK reports that older Android and iPhone devices will no longer support the newest version … Read more
The Katsina State Government has place a ban Whatsapp and Facebook in schools across the state. The government also banned civil servants from using social media to comment positively or negatively on government activities. The ban was contained in a circular with number MOE/ZDKT/ADG/VOL.1 by the state’s Ministry of Education’s Zonal Education Quality Assurance and … Read more
Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp on Thursday launched ‘Disappearing Messages’ feature, which will roll out to users this month through an update. The messaging service used by more than two billion people globally said it would enable people to choose whether to keep their messages or allow them to delete themselves after seven days. The … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is partnering with social media messaging app, Whatsapp to provide credible information directly to people. This is part of effort to stop the spread of fake news in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Confirming the partnership on its twitter page, the international agency said the intention is to … Read more