Tumblr Removed  from Apple App Store Over Abuse Images Tumblr has been removed from Apple's app store because it let some users post images of child sexual abuse. The social network's app was removed on 16 November but the reason for it being unavailable has only just come to light. In a statement it said the illegal images got through because its filters failed to spot them. It said getting the app re-listed was a "priority" but has given no date for when it might be available. Tumblr gave more details about why it was taken off Apple's store after being approached by tech news site Cnet with a claim that indecent images of children were the cause. In its statement, it said that all images uploaded to Tumblr pass through a database of "known child sexual abuse material". It added that any matches to the database are detected and deleted - and would never appear on its platform. In this case, it said, the images being uploaded were not i...

Facebook Sued  by Russian  Firm Linked to Woman Indicted by U.S. Special Counsel A Russian company whose accountant was indicted by the U.S. special counsel probing Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election sued Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Tuesday, claiming it is a legitimate news firm and its Facebook account should be restored. The Federal Agency of News LLC, known as FAN, and its sole shareholder, Evgeniy Zubarev, filed the lawsuit in the federal court in the Northern District of California, seeking damages and an injunction to prevent Facebook from blocking its account. Facebook deleted the company’s account in April as it purged pages and accounts associated with the St. Petersburg-based Internet Research Agency, which was indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller earlier this year for interfering in the 2016 U.S. election. FAN and Zubarev said they were improperly swept up in Facebook’s purge.

Bitcoin Crashes to $4,000 As Nigerian Volume Dip to N1bn The value of bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency has crashed to a one year low, hovering around $4,000 as the volume of the cryptocurrency in Nigeria dipped to N1.08 billion, in a 24-hour panic-driven market. A panicked market saw not only the value of bitcoin but other cryptocurrencies shed millions across board. Data from Coin telegraph's price tracker, Coin360, CoinMarketCap, and Bitcoin ticker captured frenetic activity into Tuesday as BTC/USD dropped up to 17 percent, at one point reaching $4,237. Analysts believe if the value of the cryptocurrency which once sold at almost $20,000 in December 2017, breaks the $4,000 border may crash to $3,000. As regulators in the Nigerian market warned against the cryptocurrency market and the value dropped, the volume of bitcoin traded in the country has waned. From a high of N2.07 billion in December 2017, the volume of bitcoin traded in the country has declined, albeit ...

Buhari to Launch Free Health Scheme for Women, Children President Muhammadu Buhari is to launch the Basic Health Care Provision Fund Scheme for access to medical facilities by women and children at no cost in a couple of weeks. The Executive Secretary of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, made the disclosure yesterday at an engagement workshop with low-performing local government areas on routine immunisation performance in Kaduna. He said the initiative was to prevent women and children from preventable diseases. Shuaib noted that the scheme would provide insurance and primary healthcare interventions for the targets in a way that they would not have to suffer from their illnesses. "In the next few weeks, President Buhari will be launching the basic healthcare provision fund, which is a giant leap towards universal health coverage for Nigerians," the NPHCDA boss said.