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YouTube to stop monetisation of ‘unfair’ manual copyright claims

In an attempt to curb “unfair” and “aggressive” manual copyright claims on its platform, Youtube on Thursday announced further updates to its manual claims…

Twitter’s testing a direct messages filter for ‘unwanted’ offensive content

Twitter is testing out a new feature for Direct Messages that will filter message requests with offensive content so that users don’t have to…

Facebook Group privacy settings are now a lot less confusing

Facebook on Wednesday announced the rollout of simplified Group settings to help users better understand their privacy on the platform It’s now condensing the…

Facebook can now fact-check news in African languages

Facebook on Wednesday announced a partnership with fact-checking company Africa Check to bring local African language support to its third-party Fact-Checking programme. The programme…

YouTube’s testing giant thumbnails on its homescreen (and people hate it)

Several users on Reddit and Twitter (spotted by The Verge) on Tuesday spotted bigger thumbnails on YouTube, which the company seems to be testing….

Facebook had real people transcribing your Messenger audio messages

Facebook is joining the list of companies that have been exposed for using real people to do jobs better suited for artificial intelligence. A…

Create your own Instagram AR effects with this new Facebook app

Now you can make your own AR camera effects and publish them on Instagram thanks to Facebook’s Spark AR, a new app the company…

Spectacles 3 is Snapchat’s stylish $380 augmented reality sunglasses

Now that its financials and user numbers are looking much better, Snapchat’s owner is doing this Spectacles thing all over again. Spectacles 3 is…

Twitter’s making it a lot easier to follow controversial tweets and their comments

Twitter wants to help you keep up with its infamous comments section through a new feature that allows you to turn on notifications for…

YouTube Super Chat donation feature arrives for South African streamers

Have you always dreamed of having your thoughts and feelings seen by your favourite YouTubers? Well, YouTube on Tuesday expanded its Super Chats donations…

Facebook is working on a dark mode for its mobile app

Jane Manchun Wong is at it again. After leaking Twitter’s upcoming Snooze button, the feature leaker on Tuesday revealed that Facebook is working on…

WhatsApp’s fingerprint unlock feature is finally coming to Android

WhatsApp is rolling out a fingerprint unlock feature for Android users similar to the Face and Touch ID lock it launched on iPhones a…

Twitter roasts South African woman upset about Hong Kong protests

Over in Hong Kong, ten weeks of ongoing protests between the Chinese government and pro-democracy activists have upset one South African woman. On Monday,…

Twitter could be getting a ‘snooze’ button to pause your notifications

Twitter may soon allow users to “snooze” the app’s notifications thanks to a yet-unreleased feature. Spotted by feature-seeker Jane Manchun Wong, the “snooze” button…

Dale Steyn retires from Test cricket as Twitter rolls back the memories

South African fast bowler Dale Steyn is hanging up his Test-playing boots. The cricketer on Monday announced his retirement from the longest form of…

Again!? Instagram and WhatsApp are down in some parts of the world

In a headline that’ll probably make you say “what’s new?” Instagram and WhatsApp are today facing service issues in various parts of the world….

WhatsApp and Instagram are getting name changes ‘from Facebook’

According to a paywalled article by The Information, both Instagram and WhatsApp will receive a subtle name change “from Facebook”. The social media giant…

Facebook is open-sourcing its technology that detects abusive media

It seems Facebook wants help other platforms identify and stop the spread of harmful content online. The company on Thursday announced that it is…

Videos of Joburg CBD riots go viral after police and protestors clash

The Joburg CBD was a bit of a mess today after police and street vendors clashed on Thursday. According to eNCA, vendors accused the…

Lollapalooza music festival will stream live on YouTube this weekend. Watch it here

YouTube will live stream “the biggest performances” from the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago all weekend, the company announced on Wednesday. The four-day event,…

Marriage advice is currently trending in South Africa

Unable to solve the unemployment crisis or the cash-leaking SoE that is Eskom, South Africans are instead fixing a different institution on Twitter: marriage….

Twitter’s ‘CEO Remix’ of ‘Old Town Road’ celebrates Lil Nas X’s Billboard record

On Monday Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” officially spent 17 weeks at number one on the Billboard Top 100 music chart, breaking a…

MTN warns of multiple ‘fake MTN Facebook accounts’ scamming users

MTN is warning its users against a number of parody Facebook accounts parading as official channels for the telecoms company. It called into question…

VR entertainment could be coming to a British Airways flight near you

Google updates Chrome OS with better navigation and audio control

YouTube to stop monetisation of ‘unfair’ manual copyright claims

Five SA fintechs that service the growing market of SME lending

AlphaCode awards R16m in grants, support services to eight black-owned SA fintechs

Seedstars calls on startups to apply to Tanzania accelerator and receive $25k each

Some older Nokia smartphones to receive an extra year of updates

The foldable Huawei Mate X is now delayed until November

Open-world Need for Speed Heat is launching in November

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals

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YouTube to stop monetisation of ‘unfair’ manual copyright claims

Twitter’s testing a direct messages filter for ‘unwanted’ offensive content

Facebook Group privacy settings are now a lot less confusing

Facebook can now fact-check news in African languages

YouTube’s testing giant thumbnails on its homescreen (and people hate it)

Facebook had real people transcribing your Messenger audio messages

Create your own Instagram AR effects with this new Facebook app

Spectacles 3 is Snapchat’s stylish $380 augmented reality sunglasses

Twitter’s making it a lot easier to follow controversial tweets and their comments

YouTube Super Chat donation feature arrives for South African streamers

Facebook is working on a dark mode for its mobile app

WhatsApp’s fingerprint unlock feature is finally coming to Android

Twitter roasts South African woman upset about Hong Kong protests

Twitter could be getting a ‘snooze’ button to pause your notifications

Dale Steyn retires from Test cricket as Twitter rolls back the memories

Again!? Instagram and WhatsApp are down in some parts of the world

WhatsApp and Instagram are getting name changes ‘from Facebook’

Facebook is open-sourcing its technology that detects abusive media

Videos of Joburg CBD riots go viral after police and protestors clash

Lollapalooza music festival will stream live on YouTube this weekend. Watch it here

Marriage advice is currently trending in South Africa

Twitter’s ‘CEO Remix’ of ‘Old Town Road’ celebrates Lil Nas X’s Billboard record

MTN warns of multiple ‘fake MTN Facebook accounts’ scamming users

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