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Russia Today (RT) channel removed from DStv
Russia Today (RT), the Russian state-owned news channel is no longer available on DStv, just one day after MultiChoice Group said it had no...
Russian Central Bank launches alternative to SWIFT with 399 users
Russia has launched its own financial message transfer platform following the global ban from SWIFT due to its recent invasion of Ukraine.
The new Financial...
Twitter ban in Nigeria lifted after seven months
Nigeria has lifted a ban on Twitter after the social media giant agreed to open a local office, appoint a country head and pay...
Trump to sue Facebook, Twitter bosses over social media ban
Former US President Donald Trump is set to sue Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for blocking him from the two...
Nigeria bans Twitter after President Buhari’s tweet was deleted
Nigeria has blocked popular social media site, Twitter for removing a post by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari threatening secessionists in the southeast of the...
Oversight Board rules Trump should remain off Facebook, Instagram
The Facebook Oversight Board on Wednesday, May 45, 2021 upheld Facebook’s January 7 decision to suspend former US President Donald Trump from Facebook and...
US under Biden tags Huawei, 4 other Chinese tech firms national...
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday designated five Chinese tech firms as posing an "unacceptable risk" to national security.
The companies include Chinese...
Twitter loses $5 billion in market value after banning Trump
Twitter saw a $5 billion drop in market value after banning President Donald Trump from its platform.
Twitter's total stock fell as much as 12%...
China claims US app bans violate WTO rules
China has argued attempts by the US government to ban TikTok and WeChat due to national security concerns violate World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules,...
Judge blocks US WeChat ban
A federal judge temporarily blocked a move by the US government to ban downloads of Chinese messaging app WeChat, stating a lawsuit by users...