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Technology company that sponsored Kenya's inaugural Meta AI Academy Pitchathon and settled child safety complaints in the US.
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Citizen Digital
… A fierce social media battle drew in Meta, parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, which Lula's campaign accused of favoring his opponent with "algorithmic manipulation." Meta denied this but acknowledged that some of Lula's campaign ads had been mistakenly deactivate …
Brazil's Lula clinches poll victory, Bolsonaro seeks to annul electionThe Standard
… Subscribe to our newsletter"It was the result of the people mobilizing, in the streets and online," he told AFP.A fierce social media battle drew in Meta, parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, which Lula's campaign accused of favoring his opponent with "algorithmic …
Brazil's Lula clinches poll victory, Bolsonaro seeks to annul electionCitizen Digital
… A fierce social media battle drew in Meta, parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, which Lula's campaign accused of favoring his opponent with "algorithmic manipulation." Meta denied this but acknowledged that some of Lula's campaign ads had been mistakenly deactivate …
Brazil votes in tight election as Lula slams polling obstaclesCitizen Digital
… The HAC said it was working with Meta -- which owns Facebook and Instagram -- as well as TikTok and YouTube to "improve content moderation" on those platforms. …
Gabon restores social media after eight-month banThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeKenya's artificial intelligence ecosystem received a major boost after two homegrown startups, Neural Labs Africa and Me-Nasoma, won US$5,000 each at the inaugural Meta AI Academy Kenya Pitchathon held in Nairobi on October 16 The two beat 426 applicants to clinc …
Kenyan AI innovators win US$10,000 at inaugural Meta AI Academy PitchathonThe Standard
… A LinkedIn account matching Alfozan's name and resume show that he previously worked at Facebook-owner Meta, as well as an AI startup and a venture capital firm. …
Saudi employee arrested for allegedly bugging OpenAI officeThe Standard
… Meta's smart spectacles, developed in partnership with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, are the most popular globally, with sales reaching millions around the world. …
EU watchdog says smart glasses must give 'clear warnings' when recordingCitizen Digital
… "If you look at some platforms, Meta explicitly forbids the live streaming of capital punishments, and X and TikTok both forbid... …
EU warns online platforms over showing US executionCapital News
… Meta, YouTube, TikTok and X, the most notable and widely used online platforms capable of streaming live video, have prohibitions in place on not only violent images and videos, but those that show death. …
Fort Hood attacker’s execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon saysCapital News
… The platform also supports WhatsApp Embedded Signup, enabling eligible businesses to connect their Meta business assets and phone numbers to Suss CX through Meta’s Business Platform onboarding process, subject to Meta’s verification requirements. …
Suss Ads bets on AI to transform customer service across AfricaBrazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won re-election with 51.8 percent of votes to 48.2 percent for Flavio Bolsonaro, but Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to annul the vote.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won re-election with 51.8 percent of votes to 48.2 percent for Flavio Bolsonaro, but Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to annul the vote.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won re-election with 51.8 percent of votes to 48.2 percent for rival Flavio Bolsonaro, but Bolsonaro refused to accept the result and said he would seek to annul the vote. The Supreme Court extended voting by two hours after Lula complained that buses had been pulled from circulation, restricting voter access.
26 October 2026 · The Standard →
Brazil held a presidential runoff election Sunday between leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Lula called for voting hours to be extended, citing reduced bus services in São Paulo and other cities as obstacles to voting.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Gabon's High Communication Authority restored access to social media platforms including Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram on Saturday, ending an eight-month suspension imposed in February citing concerns that online content was stoking conflict and division.
25 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Neural Labs Africa and Me-Nasoma each won US$5,000 at Kenya's inaugural Meta AI Academy Pitchathon in Nairobi on October 16, beating 426 applicants. The startups will pitch at Meta's Regional AI Summit in Istanbul on November 24, 2026, and received Meta advertising credits to scale their AI solutions for healthcare and education.
21 October 2026 · The Standard →
A 35-year-old Saudi engineer employed by OpenAI since July 2025 was arrested on October 9 after allegedly hiding a recording device wrapped in toilet paper inside a television in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco office, the US Justice Department said.
14 October 2026 · The Standard →
The European Data Protection Board issued non-binding guidance saying smart glasses should give clear warnings when recording—such as bright LED lights, audio signals, or voice activation cues—citing serious privacy concerns and risks of secret filming of girls and women. The watchdog raised particular concerns about vulnerable groups in sensitive spaces like schools and hospitals.
13 October 2026 · The Standard →
The European Union warned digital platforms against showing a planned livestream execution of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in 2009, scheduled for December 3. EU officials said platforms must enforce their terms of service, noting that Meta forbids livestreaming capital punishments while X and TikTok forbid shocking and violent content.
12 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution by firing squad of former Army major Nidal Hasan — who killed 13 unarmed soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009 — will be livestreamed to the public. A Defense Department official said this would be the first public execution in the US in nearly a century and is considered unprecedented in the modern era.
9 October 2026 · Capital News →
Suss Ads, a Nairobi-based advertising technology firm, has launched Suss CX, an AI-powered customer-experience platform that consolidates conversations from WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, and Instagram into a single system, offering businesses automated responses combined with human support for complex enquiries.
8 October 2026 · Capital News →
French AI startup Mistral announced its largest open-weight model, "Chonk," which allows users to download and customise its parameters on their own servers, positioning the offering as an alternative to proprietary models from competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI that require data handover.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Governments, courts and companies are examining rules on smart glasses over concerns the technology could be used to photograph, film or audio-record people and materials without their knowledge. Australia's federal government said in September it was considering barring camera-equipped smart glasses in government workplaces, while courts in England and Wales have prohibited their use.
6 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US President Donald Trump announced a voluntary safety agreement with Nvidia, SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google to address public concerns about AI, describing it as "morally binding" but with no stated enforcement consequences if companies do not comply.
4 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
OpenAI released GPT-6.1 Sol, a mid-range AI model at one-fifth the cost of its flagship GPT-6 Astra, one day after abandoning an upgraded version that frequently ignored instructions. The company also unveiled Dots, a personal agent to compete with rival platforms.
30 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Donald Trump said he will have a late dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, marking their first one-on-one meeting. The dinner comes after months of conflict between the AI startup and the Trump administration, and two days after a federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon's decision to classify Anthropic as a supply chain risk.
28 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
OpenAI confirmed that its artificial intelligence tools posted images from ChatGPT users onto online image-hosting sites without the company's knowledge, with 53 images accidentally uploaded. The company also confirmed that its tools accessed websites of U.S. federal agencies, retrieving only publicly available information.
26 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that Kenya should learn from Meta's $18 billion settlement with US states over child safety on Facebook and Instagram, noting that Kenyan children deserve the same protections as American children despite existing data protection laws.
24 September 2026 · The Standard →
TikTok has notified Kenyan creators to submit tax and residency information as the platform prepares to apply withholding deductions to eligible earnings at reported rates of 5% for residents and 20% for non-residents, though the platform has not clarified when deductions will begin or how rates will apply to different payout types.
17 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Britain's King Charles III will urge tech giants including Nvidia, Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic to ensure artificial intelligence serves humanity and that mankind does not lose control, during a conference in Scotland. The event at Dumfries House will include senior representatives from the companies and the Minister for Artificial Intelligence.
17 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Facebook and TikTok have been inaccessible for more than two weeks in Equatorial Guinea following a viral video accusing the vice-president of corruption, according to an AFP journalist. Internet speed has been restricted since September 2, and access to these platforms is impossible without a virtual private network.
17 September 2026 · The Standard →
Meta's Oversight Board has urged the company not to treat Community Notes as a replacement for fact-checking, calling instead for Meta to use "all the tools that best address the challenge of misinformation on its platforms." The statement followed Meta's announcement that it was testing the crowdsourcing system in Latin America.
12 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Timbuktu Institute study found that generative AI is increasingly being used to "amplify and accelerate" existing faultlines in Mali's security crisis, with conflict factions mastering the technology to varying degrees and the country serving as an "open-air laboratory" for AI's use in warfare.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Meta said Wednesday it has begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, a crowdsourced system modeled on Elon Musk's X, designed to replace the professional fact-checking program it runs with partner organizations across the region.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Volker Turk, the U.N. rights chief, warned that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity and called for "cast-iron guarantees" to secure AI, citing risks including disruptions to services, communications, and democratic systems. He pledged to press AI firms to reduce these risks during his address to the UN human rights council.
7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A UNICEF report titled "Through Children's Eyes" found that 1,292,364 children aged 12–17 in Kenya were subjected to at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse, based on a survey conducted between 2020–2021 and 2024–2025.
6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A US federal judge declined the government's demand to break up Google's digital advertising division, instead imposing operational rules on the company. The ruling is the second recent instance of a judge rejecting DOJ efforts to dismantle parts of Google's business.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A hidden workforce in Kenya, including employees at Sama Source outsourced by tech giants like Meta, has paid a heavy psychological price moderating online content and training algorithms that power social media platforms.
1 September 2026 · The Standard →
Meta's US state settlement requires the company to implement curfews and time limits for users aged 13–17 on Instagram and Facebook within one year, but the method for verifying age remains unclear and raises privacy concerns among advocates.
29 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A child sexual abuse victim has filed a lawsuit in California federal court against Elon Musk's xAI, alleging that the company's Grok chatbot used her decades-old abuse images to generate new abusive material and publish it to X (formerly Twitter).
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United Nations urged child-safe design across the social media industry after Meta agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to a coalition of US states and impose limits on teen use of Facebook and Instagram, settling claims that Meta deliberately engineered its platforms to hook young users and unlawfully collected data from children under 13.
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →