There has been an increase in the number of Nigerian accounts deleted or disabled by Instagram in recent weeks. The accounts of online celebrities like Tunde Ednut, Speed Darlington and James Brown were suspended by the platform for varied reasons.
Category: Social Media
CEO, Jack Dorsey, Explains Twitter ban @RealDonaldTrump
Following weeklong mixed reactions trailing the indefinite ban on the Twitter handle of the USA president, Donald Trump as a penalty for “repeatedly flaunting” the community rules @RealDonaldTrump, the platform’s CEO has come out to give reasons for his action.
Sasai, an African response to WeChat
Cassava Fintech, a Southern African company on the team of Econet Wireless has launched an app to rival the Chinese super-app, WeChat.
Facebook Releases 2019 State of Disruption Annual Report
Disruption is one of the most overused buzzwords in business. Actually being disruptive means solving age old problems in new and exciting ways that make old approaches obsolete.
University Launches Center for Social Media and Politics
The New York University (NYU) has received approximately $12 million in funding to establish a new Center for Social Media and Politics, which will research topics like how social media affects political participation and the spread of disinformation.
BMD Introduces ATEM Mini for multicam live streaming
The new ATEM Mini is an affordable live production switcher specifically designed for YouTube live streaming and business presentations via Skype
Remain Campaigner, Femi Oluwole, Sued over a Tweet
Richard Tice, a co-founder of Leave.EU campaign, is threatening to sue Remain campaigner Femi Oluwole, a British-Nigerian, for defamation. He has called out Leave.EU over a tweet depicting George Soros as a shadowy puppet master, Oluwole accused Tice of founding an ‘overtly anti-Jewish organisation’. Richard Tice is also the chairman of the Brexit Party
This Ted talk will make you re-think how you see viral videos
Supasorn Suwajanakorn, a compter scientist, works on ways to reconstruct, preserve and reanimate anyone — just from their existing photos and videos.
US visa applicants to tender social media details
The United States of America has adopted a new rule that mandates nearly all applicants for the country’s visas to submit social media details.
A Twitter “Game of Thrones” fans spot coffee cup during scene and couldn’t believe it
A “Game of Thrones” fan spotted a very unlikely drinking source –– a modern coffee cup –– in Westeros during Sunday night’s broadcast. Eagle-eyed viewers on the internet poked fun at the show for its embarrassing oversight