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Social media overuse leads to anxiety, says new study

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: September 16, 2021
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Social media overuse leads to anxiety, says new study

Researchers have found that social media use, television viewing and computer use; but not ...

Researchers have found that social media use, television viewing and computer use; but not video gaming, are linked to an increase in anxiety symptoms among adolescents. The study ...

September 16, 2021
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Instagram asks users for date of birth to enforce child safety measures

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: September 01, 2021
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Instagram asks users for date of birth to enforce child safety measures

In a bid to make the platform safer for its younger audience; the Facebook-owned Instagram is aski ...

In a bid to make the platform safer for its younger audience; the Facebook-owned Instagram is asking users to supply their date of birth. The company said that it will allow them to crea ...

September 01, 2021
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Milk Crate Challenge goes viral on social media

Posted by Kingsley Alaribe
|Date: August 25, 2021
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Milk Crate Challenge goes viral on social media

The “Milk Crate Challenge” popularly referred to as the “Crate Challenge” has taken social media by storm ...

The “Milk Crate Challenge” popularly referred to as the “Crate Challenge” has taken social media by storm. The “crate challenge” is the latest viral challenge that was birthed on TikTok and has quickl ...

August 25, 2021
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What do the ticks mean on WhatsApp?

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: August 19, 2021
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What do the ticks mean on WhatsApp?

How we communicate via messaging apps like WhatsApp is constantly changing; with a recent d ...

How we communicate via messaging apps like WhatsApp is constantly changing; with a recent development allowing users to share photos and videos that disappear from message threads after ...

August 19, 2021
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Why WhatsApp was banned in Zambia

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: August 13, 2021
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Why WhatsApp was banned in Zambia

Zambia restricted access to WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media platforms; while voters in r ...

Zambia restricted access to WhatsApp, Facebook and other social media platforms; while voters in record numbers waited for as long as 10 hours to cast ballots in a tense presidential race. ...

August 13, 2021
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Konga Last Price: Excitement as August live auction holds today

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: August 02, 2021
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Konga Last Price: Excitement as August live auction holds today

Konga, Nigeria’s foremost composite e-Commerce giant, has promised huge excitement and mouth-watering dea ...

Konga, Nigeria’s foremost composite e-Commerce giant, has promised huge excitement and mouth-watering deals for the August 2021 edition of its monthly online auction tagged – Konga Last Price. ...

August 02, 2021
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Olympic officials ‘ban social media accounts from showing athletes taking knee at Tokyo 2020’

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: July 22, 2021
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Olympic officials ‘ban social media accounts from showing athletes taking knee at Tokyo 2020’

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and organizers at Tokyo 2020 have banned their social me ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and organizers at Tokyo 2020 have banned their social media teams from posting any pictures; or content of Olympic athletes taking the knee at the upco ...

July 22, 2021
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Biden says social media misinformation on Covid ‘killing people’

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: July 17, 2021
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Biden says social media misinformation on Covid ‘killing people’

President Joe Biden said Friday that social media misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccina ...

President Joe Biden said Friday that social media misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccinations is "killing people" and the White House said Facebook needs to clean up its act. " ...

July 17, 2021
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Jackie Chan: Social media users frown as Kung fu legend dreams of joining Communist Party of China

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: July 15, 2021
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Jackie Chan: Social media users frown as Kung fu legend dreams of joining Communist Party of China

Kung fu film legend Jackie Chan has received a lukewarm reception on Chinese social media; after r ...

Kung fu film legend Jackie Chan has received a lukewarm reception on Chinese social media; after revealing his dream of becoming a member of the country’s Communist Party (CCP). Some thought it ...

July 15, 2021
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Federal judge blocks Florida law aimed at punishing social media companies

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: July 01, 2021
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Federal judge blocks Florida law aimed at punishing social media companies

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a new Florida law that seeks to punish large social media businesses ...

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a new Florida law that seeks to punish large social media businesses like Facebook as well as Twitter; if they remove content or ban politicians. U.S. District Jud ...

July 01, 2021
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