Nigeria investigates Big Tech over use of local news content

Nigeria's competition watchdog is investigating Big Tech firms (Alphabet, Meta, X) for unauthorised use of local news content to train AI models, following similar lawsuits in the US and Canada and a $220 million Meta fine in 2024.

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