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…
8 mobile social media networks for emerging markets
The development of MXit, South Africa’s incredibly successful answer to Facebook as been well covered in the past. MXit’s success has largely been down…
Iran’s plan for a second web
Pop quiz: As an internet user, what is the world’s worst country to live in? China with its Great Firewall comes to mind. Or…
China’s online population rises to 477 million
China’s spiralling online numbers have turned the internet into a forum for citizens to express their opinions, albeit covertly. The number of internet users…
Social Media, a non-event at this year’s World Economic Forum on Africa
Social media was certainly officially present, but not fussed over at the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa which was held in Cape…
