Man jailed for abusing Katsina governor Masari on social media

A Katsina Chief Magistrate’s Court has sentenced one Gambo Saeed to nine months imprisonment for insulting and defaming the character of Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State on social media.

Saeed resides in Muduru village in Mani Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Isa Liti, earlier told the court that Saeed was arraigned following complaints received from Mr Mansur Ali Mashi, Senior Special Assistant (SSA), to the Governor on Radio Monitoring.

“Mashi said the accused person abused Masari and called him names on social media.

“He said the accused person posted on the media that it was Gov. Masari who influenced the impeachment of Speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly, Aliyu Muduru.’’

Liti said police arrested the accused person and arraigned him for intentional insult, defamation of the governor’s character and inciting disturbance.

The charges were in accordance with sections 399, 392 and 114 of the Penal Code.

He also explained that the accused person confessed to have committed the offences.

Delivering the judgment on Monday in Katsina, Chief Magistrate Abdu Ladan, said the court has found the accused person guilty of the said offences; each charge attracts three years imprisonment.

Ladan then sentenced the accused to nine months imprisonment without option of fine. (NAN)

7 Smart Ways To Check If An Image Is Real or Photoshopped

7 Smart Ways To Check If An Image Is Real or Photoshopped

There are thousands of pictures online now that you find it difficult to determine if they are fake or original. No thanks to photoshop. You can now magically combine two different photographs and make it appear as an authentic photo. Unfortunately, the people who do this don't think about the consequences of their actions as it can cause a serious uproar. Since this is the case the in this tech-savvy world, it is essential to know if a photo has been tweaked, edited or tampered with. Jumia travel, the leading online travel agency shares some smart ways to check the authenticity of a photo.

Look at the Background

A photoshopped image always has a loophole no matter how perfect it appears. If you closely observe the background, you will see that there is something wrong with the picture. If the picture looks too curved or bent, then the image has been manipulated. There is no way an original photo will look that way.

Check the shadows and lighting

When an object has been added or removed from a real photo, the reflection and shadows will form as a result of the lighting. But graphic artists who are very good with Photoshop or Corel draw can hide this flaw. But still, all the reflection and shadows can't disappear. You will know.

Minor errors

An original photo cannot be questioned. It is perfect. But with a photoshopped image, there will be minor errors. It is either one hand is bigger than the other or the shape is out of place. There is always a mistake even though it is not conspicuous sometimes.

Search for the photo's metadata

Metadata is a set of data that describes and gives information about other data. You can get information about a photo's metadata by checking online. You will get information about the software the photo was saved, the camera that took the photo and the editing tool used. If you cannot get this information it's highly likely that the image is edited.

Do a reverse Google image search

The Google reverse image search helps you search for the original image of a photoshopped picture. If you find it, you can compare both photos and use it to determine the originality of a photo. It also works.

You can also use apps to check

FotoForensics

Fotoforensics is one of the best software to know if a photo is fake or not. It gives very quickly to give results. The interesting thing about the app is that it doesn't use metadata to decide a picture's integrity.

Izitru

In the case of Izitru, the app relies on metadata to authenticate an image. However, it has some limitations. It doesn't say where the distortions were made on the photo. But you can still use it.

Tips For Connecting With The Right Target Audience on Social Media

Tips For Connecting With The Right Target Audience on Social Media

Social media is a big deal today especially if you are using it to market your business and get potential customers. Regardless, you will want to ensure that your social media marketing efforts get to the right audience. This will no doubt make it very effective.

Expectedly, since you are not paying to sponsor or promote your business, you will still want your message to get to your target audience. Jumia Travel gathers ways you can effortlessly create a social media buzz for your brand and it will get to the persons interested in the message.

You have to define your target market

This will largely depend on the service you are offering. You have to first of all determine or decide who the people who need your services are. What gender? Age? This is the first thing you should do. So, if you want your social media campaign to bring results, you have to define your target market.

Determine where to find them on social media

Since you have defined your target market, the next thing you should probably do is to determine where you will find them on social media. Are they on twitter, Facebook or Instagram? After you have found them, you can now develop interesting content targeted at them.

Check what your competitor is doing

Competition is good for any business. It encourages you to do something different and you can also get sterling ideas from them. How is your competitor reaching their market? You can determine this by looking at their followers on twitter and the groups they joined on Facebook. On your part, you can also follow them or join the groups.

Don’t stop refining

Social media is very dynamic. It keeps changing and if you don’t keep tabs with these changes, you may discover that your present target audience is outdated or a whole lot of people who need your service have joined social media. So, if you don’t refine your target audience, you will miss out. The rule of thumb is that you should regularly refine your target search.

German officials threaten Facebook with £425,000 fine for fake news items it posts.

German ministry wants to make social networking sites liable for illegal posts.Justic Minister Heiko Maas said Facebook could be fined for each fake news item
Facebook could also be compelled to distribute corrections that reach the same number of people as the original posts.

German officials are stepping up their criticism of Facebook, saying the social network is doing too little to stop hate speech and could face stiff fines unless it deletes illegal content faster.

In a recent interview, Justice Minister Heiko Maas said his ministry was checking whether it would be possible to make social networking sites legally liable for illegal posts.

Mr Maas has suggested that Facebook should be fined £425,000 (500,000 euros or $522,000) for each fake news item it posts.

German officials are stepping up their criticism of Facebook, saying the social network is doing too little to stop hate speech and could face stiff fines unless it deletes illegal content faster (stock image)

FAKE NEWS IN GERMANY


Germany has seen a sharp increase in vitriolic posts on social media in recent years amid a heated public debate over the influx of more than a million migrants since the start of 2015.

The country has laws against speech deemed to be racist, defamatory or inciting violence — a response to Germany's Nazi legacy.

But authorities have struggled with the deluge of often anonymous postings on foreign-owned websites.


'Of course in the end, we also have to think about fines, if other measures fail to work,' Mr Maas told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.

'That would be a strong incentive to act quickly.'

Germany has seen a sharp increase in vitriolic posts on social media in recent years amid a heated public debate over the influx of more than a million migrants since the start of 2015.

The country has laws against speech deemed to be racist, defamatory or inciting violence — a response to Germany's Nazi legacy.

But authorities have struggled with the deluge of often anonymous postings on foreign-owned websites.

Facebook, based in California, says it takes the issue seriously and has hundreds of contractors reviewing posts at a Berlin office.

But Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported that staff members there complain of inconsistent rules and overwork.

Thomas Oppermann, a senior lawmaker in Maas' Social Democratic Party, told German weekly Der Spiegel that dominant social media sites like Facebook could be required to delete illegal posts within 24 hours or face fines up to £425,000 (500,000 euros or $522,000).



In a recent interview, Justice Minister Heiko Maas said his ministry was checking whether it would be possible to make social networking sites legally liable for illegal posts

Facebook also could be compelled to distribute corrections that reach the same number of people as the original post, Oppermann suggested, something traditional media companies in Germany are already required to do.

The proposals come as German officials warn that the country's upcoming general election is likely to be heavily affected by hate speech and fake news spread on social media.

The nationalist Alternative for Germany party, which has a strong presence on Facebook, criticized the government's proposals as an attempt to limit free speech.

HOW COULD FACEBOOK REMOVE FAKE NEWS?

1. One option Facebook could adopt involves using existing lists identifying prescreened reliable and fake-news sites.

The site could then alert those who want to share a troublesome article that its source is questionable.

Facebook could use information the extensions generate to warn users before they share unreliable information - which is called a 'nudge'.
2. Facebook could also use the power of crowdsourcing to help evaluate news sources and indicate when news that is being shared has been evaluated and rated.
This indicates when news that is being shared has been evaluated and rated.

3. The third way that Facebook could help would be to reduce the algorithmic bias that presently exists in Facebook.

If Facebook's algorithms brought more of those views into our networks, the filter bubble would be more porous.

Source DailymailUK

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With the Nigerian presidential elections coming close, Ebuka moderated the ‘battle’ between ‘Team GEJ’ and ‘Team GMB’.
It’s really interesting to see very vocal Twitter political pundits bring their points to life in front of a camera.
Watch the debate and share your views!

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Social Media Activicts From Benue Visit Internally Displace People In Benue.

Ukan Kurugh carrying two displaced children at the camp.

The recent Fulani/Tiv crisis affected many people in the villages as they moved to refugee camps for fear of being attacked by fulani insurgents,the number of displaced people right now has reached a thousand,and people are helping out supplying food,clothing items,medical care etc.Our friends in the Social Media were not left out as they visited camps to lend a helping hand.This is Ukan Kurugh the popular Facebook and social media activist,he and others visited camps and i was touched by his testimony,this is what he posted on his facebook page.read more