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In a dramatic session, members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives erupted in shouts of “it’s okay, it’s okay” after social critic, Martins Vincent Otse popularly know as VeryDarkMan, threatened to leak sensitive information about them to the public.    The incident unfolded during a recent meeting, highlighting growing tensions surrounding public accountability and transparency in governance.   VeryDarkMan expressed his …

BBC For Tyler Kay and Jordan Parlour, justice for what they posted on social media has come fast and heavy. Kay, 26, and Parlour, 28, have been sentenced to 38 months and 20 months in prison respectively for stirring up racial hatred online during the summer riots. Charges in the aftermath of the disorder felt like a significant moment, in …

Getty Images A major international study suggests there has been a sharp rise in what it calls “problematic” social media use among young people since the pandemic. Researchers came to the conclusion after surveying almost 280,000 children aged 11, 13 and 15 across 44 countries. The Health Behaviour In School-aged Children (HBSC) study found, on average, 11% of respondents engaged …