OVER 25 MILLION PHONES STOLEN IN ONE YEAR- FG. (PHOTO).

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 Over 25 million phones stolen in one year – FG The Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report of the National Bureau of Statistics, a Federal Government agency, shows that Nigeria recorded 25.35 million phone theft cases between May 2023 and April 2024. According to the report, this was the most common type of crime within the period under review. The report read, “The number of crimes experienced by individuals in Nigeria was analysed over a period of time. The results show that theft of phones (25,354,417) was the most common crime experienced by individuals, followed by consumer fraud (12,107,210) and assault (8,453,258). However, hijacking of cars (333,349) was the least crime experienced by individuals within the reference period.” It also noted that most phone theft cases occurred either at home or in a public place, and about 90 per cent of such cases were reported to the police. Despite the high rate of the incident being reported, only about 11.7 per cent of t...

MARK ZUCKERBERG IS REGRETTING BOWING TO PRESSURE TO CENSOR COVID-19 CONTENT. (PHOTO).

 


Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has told a committee in the Republican-controlled House that he and his company regret bowing to pressure from US President Joe Biden's administration to censor Covid-19 content.


"In 2021, senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain Covid-19 content, including humor and satire," Mr Zuckerberg wrote.


"Ultimately it was our decision to take down the content, and we own our decisions. We're ready to push back if something like this happens again."


Mr Zuckerberg’s letter comes days after Telegram’s Russian founder Pavel Durov was arrested in France amid several reports and accusations regarding the lack of content moderation on the company’s messaging platform.

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