Facebook and Instagram have been hit by a worldwide outage that has left potentially millions of people unable to access their accounts. Users found they were mysteriously logged out and not able to log back in, or could not open the app at all. The outage appears to be global, according to tracking website Down Detector. The
Mark Zuckerberg loses $7B as WhatsApp shutdown globally
Messaging platform WhatsApp has gone down for users across the UK and around the world. Many have taken to social media to complain that they are unable to send or receive messages on the popular Meta-owned platform. Please, stop restarting and toggling your phone 📱… It’s whatsapp issues.. 😂 See reactions online. https://twitter.com/News247Ug/status/1584824473672626177?t=nu_gmYHUiWo6j4JIjSNefw&s=19 Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook changes its name to Meta
Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand. The company said it would better “encompass” what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR). The change does not apply to its individual platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, only the
Facebook unveils Online Youth Safety Programme for Nigerian schools
Facebook says it has partnered Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) and Junior Achievement Nigeria to launch an Online Safety Programme for students in Nigerian secondary schools across the country. Facebook’s Policy Programmes Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sherry Dzinoreva said in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, that the schools were in Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Ibadan and Kaduna.
Facebook Shareholders Back Proposal to Remove Zuckerberg as Chairman
Several public funds that hold shares in Facebook Inc on Wednesday backed a proposal to remove Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg as chairman, saying the social media giant mishandled several high-profile scandals. State treasurers from Illinois, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, co-filed the proposal. They joined hedge fund Trillium