In a statement today, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said the use of free internet service by over five million citizens in Lahore underscores the project’s success. She said Safe Cities projects will, soon be operational in Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, and Gujranwala which will be later extended to eighteen cities across Punjab. Following the directives of […]
The BTK communications authority said in a post on its website that “instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024”, without adding further details. Many users living in Turkey complained on the X platform that they could not refresh their Instagram feed, an issue verified by AFP journalists. The Turkish presidency’s […]
It said that “former President Trump, as the nominee of the Republican Party, will no longer be subject to the heightened suspension penalties.” Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts were suspended indefinitely a day after his supporters attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and it was determined he had praised people engaged in violence […]
On Tuesday, Facebook and Instagram both went down, causing panic and distress among millions of users worldwide. Meta, the parent company of both platforms, acknowledged the problem and stated that ‘it is working to fix it‘. Later, Meta confirmed that a technical issue caused the outage, and it has now been resolved. However, this outage […]
The widespread outage of Facebook and Instagram, both owned by Meta, has left users worldwide unable to access their accounts. Users are reporting being forcibly logged out and facing issues with password recognition upon attempting to log back in. The problem seems to be affecting not only login functions but also various features within the […]
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta Platforms, took a nostalgic journey down memory lane as he reflected on the two-decade evolution of Facebook, the social network he co-founded in 2004. In a poignant video and Instagram message, the 39-year-old tech mogul revisited the inception of Facebook during his time at Harvard University, capturing moments from […]
Following a recommendation from its Oversight Board; Facebook says it will update its community standards to be clearer about how it handles satirical content; the company said in a blog post. “We’ll add information to the Community Standards that makes it clear where we consider satire as part of our assessment of context-specific decisions;” according […]
Facebook Inc. has suspended former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for two years. Also, blocked indefinitely from both sites in January. After, he made posts on the US Capitol riots, but last month Facebook’s Oversight Board criticized the open-ended penalty. Facebook said Mr. Donald’s actions were “a severe violation of our rules”. […]
Reuters has announced today the launch of the Reuters Digital Journalism Course; produced in partnership with the Facebook Journalism Project. Firstly, The course provides free online training for journalists to improve their digital newsgathering; verification and publishing skills, as well access to wellness and resilience resources. Secondly, The Reuters Institute’s Digital News Report this year; […]
Imagine being kicked out of your home and then not being allowed to speak about it. This has been going on for the people of Palestine since the Nakba in 1948 when lands and regions were unlawfully partitioned for Israeli settlers. Earlier in 2021, an Israeli court had ordered the eviction of almost a dozen […]
