Social Media
Examining the impact, trends, and future of social media on global communication.
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Silencing the Web: 2024 Elections and the Shadow of Internet Blackouts
Surfshark's 2024 election analysis warns of internet blackouts in 12 countries, threatening democracy and freedom of information globally
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Debunk Media Launches Barbara Achermann Fellowship for East African Journalists
Debunk Media offers $1,000 fellowships for East African journalists to produce longform stories for its quarterly edition.
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Aleph Launches ‘Aleph Payments’ for the Digital Ad Tech Sector
Aleph launches Aleph Payments, simplifying cross-border transactions in digital advertising, presenting at DMEXCO, Cologne, 2023.
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TikTok Comes Full Circle Now Supporting Text-Only Posts
TikTok introduces text-only posts, empowering creators with 1,000-character updates, expanding beyond videos, enhancing self-expression.
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Twitter becomes ‘X’ – a bold leap or a reckless stumble?
Twitter has rebranded to 'X' under Elon Musk, risking alienation or inspiring innovation in a competitive social media landscape.
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Twitter now supports AirPlay allowing you to cast to TV
Twitter now supports AirPlay allowing you to cast your videos to larger displays like your tv or Mac enhancing your…
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Threads by Instagram Aims to Lure in Disgruntled Twitter Users
Instagram's Threads seeks to attract dissatisfied Twitter users, presenting a potential solution amid Twitter's ongoing issues.
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Verified Badge: Twitter Blue now available in Kenya
Kenyans on Twitter can now pay for Twitter Blue. This is now open to every account that's older than 30…
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WhatsApp rolls out new Communities feature and up to 32 people in video calls
WhatsApp rolls out Communities feature allowing people in similar environments or organisations to have multiple groups for different topics.
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Account Handles (@usernames) coming to all YouTube users
YouTube will soon launch account handles (@usernames) for all users. This is a huge change for the company
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Equity Bank launches Virtual Assistant available on WhatsApp, Telegram and Facebook
Equity has today introduced the "Equity Virtual Assistant" (EVA) chat platform that will take their financial services to the next…
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First look at the upcoming Twitter Edit Button
Twitter is working on an Edit Button and here's how it will look like when it finally rolls out in…
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Facebook Reels now available in Africa with lots of placements options and Ads
Facebook is expanding its TikTok clone - Facebook Reels (which is similar to Instagram Reels, but now on Facebook) to…
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Netflix ‘Fast Laughs’ is a TikTok-like feed of Funny Movie Clips
Netflix has rolled out Fast Laughs column with short TikTok-like clips of funny scenes from different movies and shows.
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Meta shares ‘Africa Year in Review’ highlighting successes on the continent
Meta, formerly Facebook, has unveiled its '2021 Africa Year in Review' Infographic which highlights some of the company's significant investments…
