Facebook steps up efforts to tackle misinformation on Covid-19 in East Africa
As global numbers continue to rise, and with Coronavirus (COVID-19) reported in a number of countries across Africa, including Uganda, ...
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Facebook, Amazon crack down on Coronavirus scams
Two of the world's most popular websites are cracking down on anyone who tries to peddle phony coronavirus cures or ...
IT happens: Facebook sorry after translating Xi Jinping’s name to Mr Shithole
Facebook apologised Saturday for a distasteful mistranslation of Chinese President Xi Jinping's name from Burmese language posts during his much-touted ...
Misinformation on the rise on Facebook
An advocacy group tracking misinformation says it has found an increase in fake political news shared on Facebook ahead of ...
Facebook removes 3 Russian networks it says engaged in foreign interference in Africa
Less than a week after the Africa-Russia Summit, Facebook has suspended three networks of Russian accounts it says were engaging ...
Zuckerberg defends Facebook’s approach to free speech, draws line on China
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday defended the social media company's light regulation of speech and lack of ...
Source: US Justice Department to Open Facebook Antitrust Investigation
The U.S. Justice Department will open an antitrust investigation of Facebook Inc., a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday. ...
Facebook expands new tool aiming to shrink ‘news deserts’
Facebook is trying to coax “news deserts” into bloom with the second major expansion of a tool that exposes people ...
None of my family members has amassed wealth through looting as claimed, says Museveni
President Museveni has allayed claims that members of his family and clan have amassed a lot of wealth through looting ...
Facebook removes accounts linked to Saudi Arabia’s government
Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts linked to Saudi Arabia's government as part of an effort to end what it ...
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Health Ministry to test journalists for Coronavirus after seven frontline health workers test positive
The Ministry of Health is set to test journalists for Coronavirus after seven health workers tested positive of the virus...