Social Media
Examining the impact, trends, and future of social media on global communication.
- News
Massive Internet Outage Cripples Google, Spotify, Discord as Millions Face Service Disruptions
Massive Google Cloud outage on June 12 disrupted Spotify, Discord, Gmail globally for hours, affecting millions of users worldwide.
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WhatsApp Usernames Coming Soon: Chat Without Sharing Phone Numbers
WhatsApp usernames coming soon - chat without sharing phone numbers for enhanced privacy protection.
- Opinion
XChat Is Here… But Do We Really Need Elon Musk’s Facebook Messenger Clone?
Insights At a Glance: XChat, launched by Elon Musk on June 1, 2025, is an upgraded version of X’s DMs…
- News
Tanzania Blocks X Over Pornography Claims as $8.9M Economic Losses Mount Ahead of 2025 Elections
Tanzania blocks X citing pornography concerns, costing $8.9 million economically while critics allege election-period digital repression tactics.
- News
Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s Public Breakup Is the Drama You Can’t Miss
Trump and Musk’s alliance implodes into a public, meme-fueled feud over policy, subsidies, and personal insults on social media.
- News
TikTok Empowers Users with ‘Manage Topics’ and Enhanced Keyword Filtering Tools
TikTok introduces new features for personalising the For You feed, including topic management and smart keyword filtering.
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Tanzania Shuts Down X (Twitter) Amid Missing Activists
Tanzania blocks X again amid arrests, VPN bans, and rising digital censorship threatening free expression across East Africa.
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Facebook, WhatsApp, and TikTok Top the List of Most Popular Social Media Platforms in Kenya
According to the CA’s latest Audience Measurement and Industry Trends report for Q3 2024/25 (January-March 2025), Facebook and WhatsApp remain…
- News
TikTok TV app to Shut Down on June 15, 2025
If you’ve been bingeing TikTok on your smart TV while comfortably sunk into your couch, we’ve got some bad news—you…
- News
TikTok’s $2.3M Mental Health Fund Lands in Kenya, Nigeria, and More
In a new announcement, TikTok revealed it’s expanding its Mental Health Education Fund to include 31 organizations in 22 countries,…
- Opinion
AFTV in Kenya: Why This Visit Is Huge for Budding Football Vloggers
There’s a storm brewing on Kenyan X, and it’s not about the usual chaos. This time it’s about AFTV —…
- Interesting Reads
“Ati syntax error? Hio si upigie KRA!” — Kenyans Turn CS Kabogo Into a Meme as Tech Activism Evolves
What do you get when you combine a country full of frustrated, digitally-savvy youth with a Cabinet Secretary many feel…
- News
ZAUMU Launches Claiming to Solve Kenya’s Influencer Marketing Problems
ZAUMU Claims New Marketplace Will Fix Kenya's Influencer Economy — But Will It Work?
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CapCut vs Instagram Edits: Meta Just Entered the Creator Tools War
Instagram launches Edits app to compete with CapCut. We compare both tools and ask: is Meta already too late?
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Instagram Is Finally Working on an iPad App, Possibly in Response to TikTok
Instagram is finally working on an iPad app, possibly to better compete with TikTok’s optimized tablet and foldable support.
