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Facebook parent Meta to settle $725m lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties access users’ personal information

Facebook parent Meta to settle $725m lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties access users

Facebook owner, Meta Platforms Inc  has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users’ personal information.   The settlement, which was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday, December 23 would resolve …

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North Korea denies media report it supplied weapons to Russia

North Korea denies media report it supplied weapons to Russia

North Korea’s foreign ministry has denied a media report it supplied munitions to Russia, calling it “groundless”, and denounced the United States for providing lethal weapons to Ukraine, the North’s official KCNA news agency reported on Friday, December 23.   Japanese media, Tokyo Shimbun reported earlier that North Korea had …

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“Let me collect in private” – Uriel Oputa reveals why she will never post her man on social media

"Let me collect in private" - Uriel Oputa reveals why she will never post her man on social media

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Uriel Oputa, has said she would never post about her man on social media because she wants to ‘collect in private or chop breakfast in private’.   The reality star stated this on Thursday night while responding to a troll who assumed she has no man in …

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7 social media challenges of the year [Pulse Picks 2022]

7 social media challenges of the year [Pulse Picks 2022]

This is Pulse Picks for 2022’s finest social media challenges. 1. Precious challenge TikTok NG’s #PreciousChallenge was born from a caricature of Duncan Laurence and Fletcher’s 2020 song, “Arcade.” After fast-rising TikToker, Bada Agnes, recreated the song in her famous, overdramatic Igbo accent, a producer named Precious, mixed and mastered …

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Lionel Messi’s World Cup winning photo becomes the most popular social media post ever with over 66 million likes, surpassing a TikTok video from Bella Poarch

Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi’s Instagram post celebrating Argentina’s World Cup triumph is now officially the most-liked social media post of all time.   The Argentine superstar has surpassed the record initially set by a TikTok video set by Filipino-born American singer and social media personality Bella Poarch back in 2020.   In the aftermath of …

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Aurelien Tchouameni, Kingsley Coman and Randal Kolo Muani racially abused with vile messages on social media following France’s World Cup final defeat to Argentina

Aurelien Tchouameni, Kingsley Coman and Randal Kolo Muani racially abused with vile messages on social media following France

Three black France players have been targeted on social media after their World Cup final defeat to Argentina.   Aurelien Tchouameni, Kingsley Coman, and Randal Kolo Muani, who all featured in the final, were subjected to vile messages on their accounts, as reported by The Athletic.    Tchouameni and Coman missed penalties …

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