It took 11 years since Facebook acquired it for $19 billion, but Meta is finally bringing ads to WhatsApp, marking a major change for an app whose founders shunned advertising. Meta announced Monday that businesses will now be able to run so-called status ads on WhatsApp that prompt users to interact with the advertisers via […]
The Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project, touted as the world’s largest soil-carbon plan covering 4.7 million acres of grasslands, has been suspended by Verra, the international nonprofit that certifies carbon credits.
Fresh claims of alleged unfair pay for Africans working for Meta have emerged in a landmark battle pitting the social media giant and a Kenyan labour outsourcing company against former employees. In court documents filed before the Employment and Labour Relations Court, 185 former moderators allege that they were paid less than their colleagues working […]
Australia passed a law on Thursday to ban social media for children aged under 16 after days of heated debate, setting a standard for other countries to follow in a global push to curb the power of Big Tech. The law, expected to take effect in November 2025, sets some of the toughest social media […]
Mark Zuckerberg was grateful for invitation and opportunity to meet with members of President-elect Donald Trump’s team about incoming administration, Meta spokesperson tells CBS News
Members of Kenya’s Maasai pastoralist community are clashing with managers of a major carbon project, raising new concerns that international demand for carbon credits generated in Africa could have damaging consequences for local communities. The Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project (NKRCP), which describes itself as the world’s largest soil carbon removal project, has sold carbon […]
Kenyans will begin monetizing their content on Facebook and Instagram by June this year. This makes Kenya one of the few countries in the continent enjoying the feature. The move was announced by the Facebook President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg in a meeting with President William Ruto at State House Nairobi The announcement is […]
A former Facebook content moderator in Kenya has put Mark Zuckerberg on notice of 21 days to iron out issues at the Nairobi office or face a lawsuit. Daniel Motaung, the whistleblower from a report in TIME, sent a legal letter to Facebook and their outsourcing company in Kenya, Sama, telling them to make 12 […]
Facebook parent company, Meta, has announced it will require owners of political advertisements In Kenya to provide their real identity as proof before publishing the ads on the platform including Instagram. Meta says the tools and resources which target political ads ahead of the 2022 general election slated for August 9, 2022, are meant to […]
(Reuters) – Facebook is now called Meta, the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on its ambitions building the “metaverse,” a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the next big computing platform. The name change comes as the world’s largest social media company battles criticisms from lawmakers and regulators over […]
