Meta
- Opinion
Meta launches paid subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp. Is this the slow death of free social media?
Meta launches Instagram Plus, Facebook Plus and WhatsApp Plus subscriptions globally with new Meta One AI and creator plans. Full…
- News
WhatsApp is showing Status updates from unsaved numbers
WhatsApp users appear to be seeing something that should not be happening: Status updates from phone numbers they never saved,…
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End-to-End Encryption Is Gone From Instagram DMs. Why Now, and What Kenyans Should Do
Meta ended Instagram's end-to-end encrypted DMs on 8 May 2026. Here is why, what changed, and what Kenyans can actually…
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Google teams up with Meta to fix Instagram’s long-running Android camera problem
Google partners with Meta to bring Ultra HDR, Night Sight and stabilisation to Instagram on flagship Android 17 phones.
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WhatsApp Ads Arrive in Kenya: What It Means for the 25 Million Kenyans Who Live on the App
Meta rolls out WhatsApp ads in Kenya inside Status and Channels. How targeting works, why now, and what Kenyan users…
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Meta is Set to Overtake Google in Digital Advertising for the First Time Ever in 2026. Here’s How That Happened.
eMarketer projects Meta will earn $243B in 2026 ad revenue, finally overtaking Google after 26 years of dominance.
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Sama to Lay Off 1,108 Nairobi Employees After Meta Ends Major Contract
Meta has ended a major contract with Sama's Nairobi office. 1,108 employees now face redundancy under Kenya's labour law.
- Business
Samsung’s Memory Business Alone Is Now More Profitable Than Amazon or Meta
Samsung's memory chip division is generating more quarterly profit than Amazon or Meta make as entire companies.
- News
WhatsApp Plus is coming back
For years, the name WhatsApp Plus carried a rebellious undertone. It was the forbidden fruit of Android messaging, a modded…
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Meta Ray-Ban AI Glasses under scrutiny as Kenyan workers admit reviewing intimate user footage, including sex & undressing
A sweeping joint investigation published late last month by Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and GΓΆteborgs-Posten has exposed a massive, hidden…
- Business
Meta vs. Local AI: Inside the Historic WhatsApp Antitrust Probe Threatening African Startups
COMESA launched a historic antitrust probe into Meta for banning rival artificial intelligence developers from WhatsApp, threatening local digital innovation.
- News
WhatsApp is working on a subscription plan with premium features
WhatsApp is the undisputed king of communication in Kenya. From family gatherings and “Chamas” to official work channels and informal…
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WhatsApp users can finally chat with users on other messaging apps
Meta has started rolling out a new feature that lets users exchange messages with contacts on select third-party messaging services…
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How a WhatsApp Tweet About ‘lol’ Ignited a Firestorm Over Privacy
A WhatsApp joke, "we see you," caused a privacy firestorm as users, distrustful of Meta, feared their encrypted messages were…
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Safaricom announces major partnership with Meta on new OmanβKenya subsea internet cable
Meta is teaming up with Safaricom to expand its global internet backbone with a new high-capacity submarine cable connecting Oman…
