Technology
Meta criticised after lowering WhatsApp minimum age from 16 to 13
Meta has lowered the minimum age to use the popular messaging platform WhatsApp. The move, which came into effect on Thursday, reduces the age limit from 16 down to 13 in the UK and EU. It has been criticised by a number of campaign groups who have urged the company to reverse the decision. Smartphone […]
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MFWA celebrates Ghana’s freedom of speech gains
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has commended Ghana for its strides in upholding freedom of speech, despite recent assaults on media personnel. The Foundation emphasized that Ghana’s commitment to free speech and media quality should be recognized not just within Africa but on a global scale. This praise aligns with President Akufo-Addo’s recent […]
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Meta forms team to stop AI from tricking voters
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it will form a team to tackle deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) content in the upcoming EU elections in June. It is concerned by how generative AI – tech which can fake videos, images and audio – might be used to trick voters. It comes on the same day Home […]
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NMC’s ineffectiveness led to closure of 4 radio stations in Bawku – MFWA
The Media Foundation for West Africa has attributed the closure of four radio stations in Bawku by the National Communications Authority (NCA) to what it says is the inactivity of the National Media Commission (NMC). The NCA, following a recommendation by the Upper East Regional Security Council and the National Security Ministry, shut down the […]
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NMC should’ve been involved in closure of 4 Bawku radio stations – MFWA
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has expressed reservations about a decision by the National Communications Authority (NCA) to shut down some four radio stations in Bawku over security concerns. The NCA, in a statement on Saturday, February 24, 2024, announced the shutdown of Bawku FM, Source FM, Zahra FM, and Gumah FM following […]
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Bawku: NCA lacks authority to sanction media content – MFWA
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has intervened in the closure of four media outlets in Bawku, Upper East Region, asserting that the National Communications Authority (NCA) lacks the authority to enforce ethical and professional standards. MFWA argues that the NCA is not a suitable entity to impose sanctions on media content. The stations […]
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MFWA backs GJA over Hawa Koomson’s media blackout directive
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has backed the Ghana Journalists Association’s (GJA) directive for a media blackout on the Member of Parliament for the Awutu Senya East constituency, Mavis Hawa Koomson, over an assault on journalist. In a media briefing, the GJA President, Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, said, amongst other things, that efforts to […]
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