DigitalRights

How Moniepoint’s cybercrime referral turned unhappy customers into defendants — and exposed a dangerous gap in Nigeria’s financial consumer rights landscape. It started with a frustrated customer posting online criticism …

New York: Rapporteurs at the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) reported that conflict-related sexual violence against women, as documented in their recent findings, increased …

India is stepping up efforts to control online content. The government now requires platforms like X, YouTube, and Meta to remove unlawful material within three hours of being notified or …

Lagos: A non-profit organisation, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), has raised concerns over Tanzania’s internet blackout during the election period and the continued suspension of X (formerly Twitter). The Executive Director of …

Abuja, Nigeria: TikTok has deepened its commitment to online safety by launching a series of Women in Media Safety Roundtables across Sub-Saharan Africa, aimed at tackling Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV).  …

Cairo:  Egyptian authorities have been rounding up teenage TikTokkers with millions of followers, detaining dozens in recent weeks on accusations ranging from violating family values to laundering money. Police have …