30 results
- 21 May 2026
Meta Platforms Contributed $820m to Nigeria’s Economy in 2025 - Report
Meta’s family of platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, contributed an estimated 820 million dollars in annual economic value to Nigeria in 2025, according to a new report released on…
- 22 Dec 2025
DPLAN Threatens NDPC with Legal Action for Setting aside $32.8m Meta Fine
Data Privacy Lawyers Association of Nigeria (DPLAN), a professional body dedicated to fostering the growth and advancement of privacy and data protection, has issued a formal pre-action notice to the…
- 19 Jul 2024
Court Strikes Out FG’s N30b Illegal Ads Suit Against Meta
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the N30 billion alleged illegal advertisement lawsuit instituted against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp…
- 19 Jul 2024
FCCPC Slams $220m Fine on WhatsApp, Facebook over ‘discriminatory practices’ in Nigeria
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has imposed a $220,000,000 penalty on Meta Platforms Incorporated over alleged discriminatory practices against Nigerian data and…
- 16 Aug 2024
Paradigm Initiative Urges Meta to Show Transparency in Govt Interactions over $200m Fine
Paradigm Initiative, civil society organisation, has called on Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC to demonstrate greater transparency in their dealings with the Nigerian government and relevant…
- 25 Apr 2025
Tribunal Upholds FCCPC’s $220m Fine against Meta, WhatsApp
Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has upheld a $220 million fine imposed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC for…
- 7 Aug 2026
Meta Hit With $567m US Court Order Over Alleged Harm to Children
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to pay $567 million to address the alleged harms caused to young people by its social media platforms. Meta The…
- 12 Apr 2026
Meta Files Appeal over $25,000 Damages Awarded to Falana
Meta Platforms, Inc., global technology company, has filed an appeal against the judgment of the Lagos State High Court delivered in favour of Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, setting the stage for…
- 17 Jun 2025
WhatsApp to Start Showing more Adverts in Messaging App
WhatsApp is launching three new ad features in a global roll-out across the messaging app. The Meta-owned platform said the new ads will not be shown in the same place as people’s private chats, nor…
- 10 Jul 2026
EU warns Meta over addictive Facebook, Instagram designs, threatens fines
European Union has warned Meta Platforms Inc. that it could face a significant financial penalty unless it changes what regulators describe as the “addictive design” features of Facebook and…
- 30 Apr 2026
Meta Shares Crash 10% on AI Spending Fears as Google Soars 6%
Shares of Meta Platforms plunged nearly 10 per cent at Wall Street's opening on Thursday, April 30, contrasting sharply with a more than six per cent surge in Google-parent Alphabet's stock. Meta The…
- 9 Feb 2025
Meta to Begin Layoffs Across All Operations from Today
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is set to implement company-wide layoffs starting Monday, February 10, 2025. Notifications will begin at 5 a.m. local time in…
- 26 Feb 2025
Meta Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Hiring Bias
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit alleging that the parent company of Facebook and Instagram prefers hiring foreign workers to pay them less than American…
- 1 Mar 2023
Meta is Testing AI Tool for WhatsApp and Messenger
Meta is the latest social media company to jump on the artificial intelligence train according to comments shared by its Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, in a Facebook post published…
- 25 Jul 2024
Osun, Delta Fine Google, Meta $350m Each for Alleged Tax Evasion
Osun and Delta states’ tax authorities have fined Google Nigeria and Meta Platforms Inc. $150 million and $200 million, respectively, for alleged non-remittance of withholding tax. The fine is…
- 16 Jul 2025
NDPC Asks Court to Dismiss Meta’s Suit Challenging $32.8m Fine
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has prayed the Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja to dismiss, in its entirety, a suit filed by Meta Platforms, Inc. challenging the sanctions imposed on it.…
- 21 Aug 2025
Meta Refactors AI Strategy, Freezes Hiring to Focus on Superintelligence
Meta Platforms has frozen hiring in its artificial intelligence division following months of aggressive recruitment, according to sources familiar with the matter. The hiring freeze, which took…
- 3 Oct 2025
Meta Seeks Settlement with FG over $32.8m Privacy Fine
Meta Platforms is reportedly negotiating an out-of-court settlement with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) following a $32.8 million fine and compliance orders for alleged breaches of…
- 3 Nov 2025
Meta, NDPC Resolve $32.8m Privacy Dispute Out of Court
Meta Platforms, Inc., has, reconciled its differences with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) in the suit it filed to challenge NDPC’s $32.8m fine imposed against it. The legal dispute…
- 14 Jan 2026
Falana Wins $25,000 Damages from Meta over Fake Illness Video
Lagos High Court at TBS has awarded $25,000 in damages in favour of Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) in his $5 million lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., the US-based technology company owned by Mark…
- 26 Sept 2025
Meta Slammed $220m Fine on for Data Breaches- FG
Federal government has provided clarifications and insights on the ongoing investigation launched against Meta, a social media platform, for data infractions. The government, through the Federal…
- 13 Jan 2026
Meta Names Ex-Trump Adviser Dina Powell McCormick as President
Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook, has appointed Dina Powell McCormick, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, as its new president and vice chairman, bolstering its leadership amid aggressive…
- 21 May 2026
Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs in Major Shift Toward Artificial Intelligence
Meta Platforms has laid off about 8,000 employees as part of a sweeping restructuring aimed at transforming the tech giant into an artificial intelligence-focused company. Mark Zuckerberg The…
- 9 Feb 2026
EU Eyes Interim Ban on Meta's WhatsApp AI Restrictions
European Union has launched a formal challenge against Meta Platforms over a new policy restricting third-party artificial intelligence tools on WhatsApp. Meta Regulators accuse the U.S. tech giant…
- 28 Feb 2023
ARCON Begins Clampdown on Firms over Digital Advertisements
Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), has warned players in the digital media space that further contravention of the newly promulgated ARCON Act will attract severe sanctions ranging…
- 2 Jul 2026
India Asks Meta to Suspend WhatsApp Username Rollout over Fraud Concerns
Indian government has asked Meta Platforms to suspend the rollout of WhatsApp's proposed username feature in the country over fears that it could fuel online fraud, impersonation and phishing…
- 15 Jan 2024
Meta to Hide Posts about Suicide, Eating Disorders
Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans only to show teenagers age-appropriate content on both platforms. In a recent blog post, Meta said teenagers will be placed into…
- 28 Apr 2026
China Blocks Meta’s $2Bn AI Deal, Orders Unwinding of Manus Acquisition
China’s top economic planner has ordered Meta Platforms to unwind its proposed $2 billion acquisition of Manus , a Singapore-based artificial intelligence firm with Chinese roots, citing regulatory…
- 9 Feb 2025
Femi Falana Files $5 Million Suit Against Meta for Alleged Invasion of Privacy
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has filed a $5, 000, 000 (Five million US dollar) suit before a Lagos High Court against the United States of America-based organization Meta Platforms…
- 5 Oct 2025
FG, Meta to Settle Alleged $32.8m Privacy Breach Fine Out of Court
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and Meta Platforms Inc. have moved to settle their dispute over the regulator’s $32.8 million fine and a slate of compliance directives issued against the…