Opinion
Insightful commentary, opinion and personal viewpoints on the latest trends, products, and issues in the tech world. Expect bold takes and thoughtful analysis.
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Xβs revenue shake-up: Localizing creator earnings or killing the global town square?
Nikita Bier, Xβs Head of Product, dropped a policy bomb yesterday that had the entire platform buzzing, not in a…
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Kenya’s 7-second broadcast delay won’t stop hate speech. It will just make it easier to silence the news.
Kenya's MCK is enforcing a mandatory 7-second broadcast delay. The tech can't stop hate speech. But it can silence inconvenient…
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The Informal Economy Went Digital β And Nobody’s Calling It That
Africa's gig economy didn't create new jobs β it digitised the informal sector. The Ipsos data reframes what "future of…
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X (Twitter) shouldn’t show us posts we can’t reply to
X is officially testing a new feature that allows users to restrict both posts and replies by region or country.…
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Starlink Mini’s ridiculous activation fee is holding back adoption in Kenya
Iβve been closely watching Starlinkβs aggressive pricing maneuvers in Kenya, and honestly, the company is so close to getting it…
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NTSAβs Automated Instant Fines Are Live: The Unanswered Questions Behind Kenyaβs Traffic AI
Kenya has launched automated NTSA traffic cameras issuing instant SMS fines, sparking serious concerns about fairness, accuracy, and hidden extortion.
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The Role of Unlicensed Media Indexers in Expanding and Complicating Digital Access
Unlicensed media indexers expand digital access for many users but undermine creator compensation by bypassing established global copyright frameworks entirely.
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The Multi-Billion Mistake: How MultiChoice Sabotaged Showmax
Why did Canal+ kill Showmax? MultiChoice purposefully crippled its own streaming platform to protect legacy DStv revenues, resulting in a…
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IEBC bans phones in polling stations, so we’ll just use smart glasses (like the Russian guy)
Ahead of the February 26th by-election polls, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) dropped a presser that has sent…
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BasiGo’s Bold Bet: Can Scheduled Electric Buses Tame Nairobi’s Chaotic Transit?
How BasiGo's scheduled electric buses and innovative Jenga partnership model aim to formalize Nairobi's chaotic matatu transit system.
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Kenya Pipeline Company IPO Extended Amid Dismal Demand and SMS Spam
Kenya's failing Pipeline IPO faces a massive retail boycott, forcing the state to use unprecedented SMS spam to drive subscriptions.
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The KPC IPO SMS spam reeks of government desperation
Something unusual is happening on Kenyan phones. Over the past few days, Iβve received multiple SMS alerts urging me to…
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The Silicon Savannahβs Blind Spot: Building Data Centers on Broken Privacy
Kenya leads Africaβs data centre market, yet weak regulations and AI labour exploitation leave citizens vulnerable to severe privacy breaches.
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How a ‘Russian Creator’ Weaponised Wearables Against African Women
Russian creator faces charges in Kenya and Ghana for secretly recording and monetising intimate videos of women using smart glasses.
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Buy those Safaricom & Airtel 5G home routers now, b/c a global memory crisis is pushing prices up
Safaricom and Airtel are locked in a quiet but aggressive war for your living room. Not through fiber trenches or…
