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A 'secret' Facebook Messenger inbox may contain messages you had no idea you received. While many users have no idea it exists, some messages are diverted to a special folder 'filtered requests' in the 'Message Requests' inbox. Users aren't sent a notification when messages arrive from...

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If your Facebook account was hacked by someone and you really want it back, the following steps would help you get it back. Step 1: First go to this link. https://www.facebook.com/hacked Click the button "Your account has been Compromised". Then type in your email address, Login name ...

Facebook's vice president and senior executive for Latin America has been arrested in Brazil after the firm failed to co-operate with court orders in a drug-trafficking case, police have said. According to reports, Diego Dzodan, was held for questioning in Sao Paulo on Tuesday. Court officials...

A video purportedly made by supporters of the Islamic State makes direct threats against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for combating terrorism on their Internet platforms. The 25-minute propaganda video was released by a group calling itself "the sons of the Caliphate...

A jealous hairdresser, Terri Marie Palmer, 23, has reportedly stabbed her boyfriend to death after losing her temper with him for spending too much time on Facebook. She wrote on her Facebook wall how much Damon Searson pissed her off sitting on Facebook, completely blanking her when she's...

The Nigerian Communications Commission is set to consider a framework for the regulation of over-the-top services in the Nigerian telecoms market. Over-the-top services, otherwise known as OTT, are services carried over the networks, delivering value to customers, but without any carrier...

Twitter Inc. has shut down more than 125,000 terrorism-related accounts since the middle of 2015, most of them linked to the Islamic State group, the company said in a blog post on Friday. Twitter has said it only takes down accounts when they are reported by other users, but said that it has...

Smartphone messaging service WhatsApp has reached a billion monthly users, according to the service’s official blog. “We are proud of this milestone, and we’re humbled by the extraordinary ways all of you have used WhatsApp,” the post reads. Facebook bought the messenger service in late 2014...

Facebook is rolling out a range of Reactions to replace its iconic Like button. Facebook told Bloomberg Business that users should expect the Reactions “in the next few weeks.” For those passionate about the Like button, it will still be available. Don’t you worry. The social network's...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has surpassed Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison to become world's sixth richest person after-hours trading on Wednesday. Zuckerberg’s net worth increased $4.85 billion to $46.25 billion, as Facebook stock climbed 12% in reaction to reports of Facebook’s strong...

Spokesman to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he (Okupe) is available to help revive the economy. Okupe, who made the statement through his Facebook platform, yesterday, said present price of crude oil hovering between $26 and $28 US...

Popular Lagos pastor and former presidential candidate, Chris Okotie said on his facebook timeline yesterday that PDP's only legacy is corruption. According to Okotie: "More than at any time in our history, we need discipline in the Armed forces. And, thank God we have an ex-general in power...

A Ghanaian Christian organization called LoveRealm has developed a social network site as an alternative to Facebook which will commence operation on January 9th. The web application is said to be the first in the country to provide a social network that will be free from ‘unchristian’...

The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu has denied owning a Facebook account bearing his name. Mr. Onu, while addressing leaders of the Ebonyi All Progressives Congress who visited him, said an account purportedly owned by him, was created by unscrupulous elements to defraud...

Users across the globe complained that their WhatsApp messages aren't going through. Some of them thought that their phone has some connection, but a WhatsApp spokesperson confirmed that the Facebook-owned service is indeed experiencing an outage, reports News24.com. The spokesperson said...

A Turkish court on Monday remanded in custody a 17-year-old construction worker on charges of "insulting" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Facebook, media reports said. It is the latest case in which youngsters have been hauled before the courts in Turkey on similar charges, as...

A 26-year-old man, Taiwo Oluwatobi, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for allegedly luring his Facebook lover to his house, and raping her. PUNCH learnt that Oluwatobi had met the 24-year-old victim, identified only as Temitope, on Facebook. He had allegedly lured her to his...

A 27-year-old man is facing a jail term for insulting the King of Thailand’s dog, the AFP reported. Thanakorn Siripaiboon has been charged by police with lese majeste for a “satirical” Facebook post about the king and his dog, his lawyer Pawinee Chumsri told the AFP. Lèse majesté is the crime...