In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
Make your video campaigns pop with these Twitter-endorsed tricks
As Twitter evolves from a social network reliant on short sentences to one that privileges video, content has never been more important for individuals…
#AnotherKZNSchool: video of KZN teacher brutally beating students goes viral
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Twitter wants you to rant and rave with this hidden ‘tweetstorm’ feature
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PewDiePie flamed on Twitter for using n-word in livestream
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143m Americans’ credit, personal data compromised due to Equifax breach
Equifax, one of the US’s largest consumer credit reporting agencies, today announced a breach of its digital security measures that could affect as many…
Don’t serve Fikile Mbalula a cauliflower burger, he’ll arrest you
South Africa’s police minister Fikile Mbalula is never shy of a chuckle or two on Twitter. What he is afraid of though are cauliflower…
Google Maps sees Florida’s road traffic spike as Irma draws closer
Google Maps’ traffic overlay is reporting abnormally high traffic movements in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina for a Thursday as residents prepare for Hurricane…
NASA’s SDO captures huge solar flares in gorgeous GIF
Human beings might be under siege thanks to the current tropical weather on Earth, but in space, the Sun’s atmosphere is seemingly more active…
Hurricane Irma, Jose and Katia now have personal Twitter accounts
Twitter has become an important tool in disseminating news of the Atlantic’s current bout of extreme weather, but some aren’t using the social network…
Twitter’s night mode now available on desktop
Twitter’s night mode is heading to a desktop near you. Available on Android and iOS since July and August respectively, night mode is now…
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