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Facebook has announced plans for a major investment in internet connectivity in Africa. The American social media giant has revealed it is investing in data centers, submarine cables and Wi-Fi infrastructure, and that the continent’s economy will ultimately grow by almost $60 billion by 2024. The investment means that more people in sub-Saharan Africa will…

Facebook‘s decisions are causing significant setbacks for civil rights, according to a new report. An audit commissioned by Facebook has concluded that the company’s decisions are causing significant setbacks for civil rights. The audit has claimed that the social networking giant has left many activists “disheartened, frustrated and angry” by some of their “vexing…

WhatsApp is introducing a chatbot to help with coronavirus fact-checking. The new feature — which was launched this week by the Poynter Institute for Media Studies’ International Fact-Checking Network — will connect the messaging app‘s users with more than 80 organizations to tell them whether certain information is false. The database includes rumors determined as…

Amazingly, Kayla Nicole has provided inspiring content via social media since the tender age of 13. Whether in the bathroom instructing like-minded peers on how to make a ponytail or looking up and down at an imaginary image on the couch, she’s made life fun and invited her two million-plus fans and followers to enjoy…

Facebook has launched a couples-only app. While many couples are separated during the global health pandemic the social media network has given them away to communicate with Tuned, on which they can send messages, music and even create their own online scrapbook of their memories together. Tuned is the brainchild of Facebook’s new product experimental…

Steve Harvey is probably still smarting that his successful daytime talk show was rudely snatched off the airwaves in favor of “American Idol” winner Kelly Clarkston. Well, Harvey is back, but not on the big TV screen. Harvey is jumping on the digital waves and bringing back his show via Facebook Watch, according to Variety.…

Apparently, T.I. isn’t the only celebrity dad who has made some major missteps when discussing their daughter’s gynecological health. Jada Pinkett Smith says her husband Will Smith has said “crazy” things about their daughter Willow’s menstruation in the past. The 48-year-old actress spoke to rapper T.I. on her Facebook Watch show “Red Table Talk” on…

Several employees at Buffalo Wild Wings have been fired after asking a multiracial group of diners to change their seats to appease a White customer. The group spoke out on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, about the incident, which occurred in Naperville, Illinois, on Oct. 26. The multiracial group of 12 children and six adults, who…

Jada Pinkett Smith has credited Oprah Winfrey with making her show possible. The 48-year-old actress launched her Facebook Watch series — where she stars alongside her mother Adrienne Banfield-Jones and daughter Willow Smith, as well as a host of special guests — in 2018, and has said it’s thanks to her mentor Oprah that she was able…

Facebook recently teamed up with Change the Terms Coalition for the Civil Rights x Tech Town Hall. The event, held in Atlanta, allowed tech leaders to discuss the racial issues within the industry. The event included facilitated panels and one-on-one conversations about diversity, racist online threats, and hate content. Since launching in 2018, Change the…

Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg recently shared her views on diversity while speaking at the “Civil Rights x Tech” town hall in Atlanta.

Jewel Burks Solomon is an advocate for minority representation and access in the technology industry. Solomon is a managing partner at Collab Capital. She is the co-founder of the startup, Partpic, groundbreaking technology that changes the way people everywhere locate products. Solomon sold Partpic to Amazon in 2016. Rolling out spoke with her at the…

Jada Pinkett Smith gives insight into her relationship with Will Smith. The 48-year-old actress has been married to the Hollywood star since 1997 but insisted the showbiz power couple are “finally learning” about being in a mature coupling. Speaking to her mom and co-host Adrienne Banfield-Jones and Chelsea Handler on her web talk show “Red…

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Police questioned a woman who claimed that she intentionally infected people with HIV. Brandi Yakeima Lasiter of Americus, Georgia went on Facebook Live and provided names of people she had unprotected sex with. During the live broadcast, Lasiter said she allegedly infected men who cheated along with their wives and girlfriends. “I always get the…

Lauryn Hill issued an apology to fans after she arrived over an hour late to her performance at Glasgow’s Playground Festival. The “Doo Wop” singer took to Facebook to say she was “sorry” for the “shorter set,” which only saw her perform seven tracks over the weekend – and vowed to return to the Scottish…

The use of force against an unarmed Black man by transit cops in Washington, D.C., has resulted in an internal investigation. A video was posted to Facebook that shows Metro Transit Police Department officers using a Taser on an unarmed Black man who was asking questions. According to the MTPD, officers were responding to a…

The rise in the dominance of social media platforms like Facebook has impacted the lives of those both the great and small. On a regular basis, people have been made famous, infamous, and in some cases, jobless after posts were exposed to the public eye and widespread scrutiny. Now at least 72 Philadelphia cops have…

Jada Pinkett Smith responds after fans of her popular show compare her to Oprah Winfrey. The 47-year-old star has been compared to the television icon thanks to the success of her “Red Table Talk” series on Facebook Watch, and while she’s “honored” by the praise she has received, Pinkett Smith doesn’t think she’s in the same “category” at…

Ciara recently opened up to Jada Pinkett Smith on her Facebook Watch show “Red Table Talk” and among all else, revealed what she considers her husband’s sexiest attribute. The “I Bet” hitmaker got together with the 30-year-old NFL quarterback Russell Wilson when her little boy Future — whom she has with her ex-partner Future — when he…