F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
YouTube introduces more age-restriction features
YouTube has announced new features to help enforce its age restrictions on videos and prevent young people from accessing mature content. Age restrictions can…
Twitter investigating cropping algorithm after users flag racial bias
Twitter is investigating the autocropping feature in its algorithm after users flagged a pattern of favouring images of white faces. The issue was spotted…
New South African airline will give you the chance to name it online
Locals will get a chance to name a new South African airline by submitting ideas online — along with getting a year free fights…
Eskom shares “rules of engagement” for Twitter followers
With load shedding making a reappearance in the past few months, Eskom has decided to share its “rules of engagement” for its social media…
Facebook introduces stricter rules for groups
Following repeated criticism for its handling of hate speech and misinformation (which resulted in an advertising boycott earlier this year), Facebook has introduced some…
CrimeSpotter: Crime reporting app aims to empower communities
CrimeSpotter, a community crime reporting and alert app in South Africa, aims to give locals the ability to report and warn others about crime…
WebMD partners with Twitter to give social users health info
While Twitter is not usually a place you’ll find reliable health information, this might change with WebMD announcing a partnership with the social media…
South Africans react to Level 1 announcement with #Level1Lockdown
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa would be moving to Level 1 lockdown, South Africans shared their reactions on social media. The…
Level 1 coming? How to watch Ramaphosa’s national address tonight online
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address South Africans at 7pm tonight (16 September) on whether the country will make the move to Level 1 lockdown….
Watch Together: You can now watch videos and series with friends on Facebook Messenger
Facebook is rolling out a new feature — Watch Together — which lets you watch series, movies, and other videos with friends using Facebook…
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