Nigeria, May 13 -- Meta Platforms has responded to growing complaints from Nigerian users after an unusual notification appeared during Instagram chats.

The alert informed some users that the person they were chatting with might be in Nigeria and advised them not to share personal information unless they knew the person well.

This caused outrage online, with many Nigerians accusing the company of singling out the country.

The alert was first noticed by a Nigerian Instagram user who posted a screenshot of the message.

The notice quickly spread across social media, where many said it felt like discrimination against Nigerians.

Meta later explained that the notification was part of a broader effort to stop online scams.

The company sai...