Tag: Social media

  • Social media promoting fake news, hate speech in Nigeria – Council

    Social media promoting fake news, hate speech in Nigeria – Council

    The African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) says the use of social media has heightened the spread of fake news and hate speech in Nigeria.Prof. Nmandi Ekeanyanwu, National President of Nigerian chapter of the council, said this at the 22nd International Conference and Annual General Meeting of ACCE in Kano.our correspondenreports that the theme of…

  • Zaha urges social media platforms to remove racist users

    Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha has called on social media platforms to identify and remove users who resort to racist abuse. His comments have come after the forward was targeted before his team’s Premier League match at Aston Villa on Sunday. The Cote d’Ivoire international shared images of the messages he received, including one of members…