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SA government asks Twitter users to stop sharing videos of Dros rape

The South African government has asked citizens to not share a video of the alleged rape of a little girl in a Dros in…

The internet thinks this Namibian teen is Regina George from Mean Girls

Doppelgangers are instant viral internet fodder, but even more so when the person in question looks like Regina George from Mean Girls. A 16-year-old…

Watch a kayaker get slapped in the face by an octopus-wielding seal

They say practically every animal is designed to kill things — including humans — in Australasia. A recent viral Instagram post proves this theory….

South Africa fumes online after girl was raped in Dros restaurant toilet

South Africa’s Dros restaurant chain has come under fire on social media this week after it confirmed a seven-year-old girl was raped in a…

Julius Malema will let JSomething keep his land in an EFF-led South Africa

Thanks to Julius Malema, JSomething and Micasa are trending on Twitter in South Africa today. Also thanks to Julius Malema, JSomething will get to…

Instagram notifications are coming to web browsers, the Lite app

Browsing Instagram on a web browser isn’t the most refined tech experience one can enjoy, but at least it’s getting better. Slowly. Spotted by…

Super Typhoon Trami is even scarier than Florence from space

Planet Earth has seen its fair share of horrifying storms these past few weeks. With Florence ravaging the US east coast earlier this month,…

Facebook videos will now autoplay on your phone with sound

Facebook announced yesterday that it will roll out a feature that plays sound on videos whenever a phone’s sound is on. “People are watching and…

Update: Now YouTube scares PewDiePie by dropping his show

Hours after Disney announced they would no longer be affiliated with PewDiePie (AKA Felix Kjellberg), YouTube announced that they had cancelled his show and…

Julius Malema criticises South Africa’s Twitter activists

At an EFF press conference this afternoon, party leader Julius Malema denounced the actions of South Africans who see Twitter as the highest form…

Disney ditches YouTube star PewDiePie over antisemitic videos

Disney announced yesterday that they would no longer be working with Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie — real name Felix Kjellberg — after it was revealed…

Kale Salad: the Twitter account honouring meme creators

Tired of seeing the Dory accounts and Common White Girls of the world get thousands of retweets for stolen content? You’re not alone! Plenty…

China’s Weibo is now worth more than Twitter

Twitter is just not having a good end to the decade. After disappointing Q4 2016 financial results marred the platform’s active role in the…

Facebook’s ad tracking system now updates in milliseconds

Facebook announced Friday that it would be providing marketers with in-depth analysis on the ads they pay for. Over the course of the year,…

Beyonce sued for sampling Messy Mya: the YouTube legalities explained

Both YouTube and Beyonce have had a busy start to the month. That trend is seemingly set to continue, at least for the latter….

WhatsApp’s two-step verification: here’s how to enable it

Without much fanfare, Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has rolled out its two-step verification system for users on both Android and iOS. But what does…

#Tsotsi and #ThePeoplesBae: Twitter’s highlights of #SONA2017

If there’s one thing South Africans can be proud of, it’s our resilience. After last night’s chaotic #SONA2017, or more formally the State of…

Dear White People: this is what happens when racists tweet their emails

Timothy Treadstone, known as Baked Alaska on the internet, is such an avid Trump supporter that he had his face and slogan tattooed to…

Facebook Safety Check will let you be a mini-hero during disasters

Facebook’s Safety Check system has been one of the company’s more notable additions to the site in 2016. The system — which triggers when…

Facebook one step closer in quest for original content

Facebook has been dropping heavy hints that they intend to prioritise original content in the near future, and have had no shame in picking…

Over 200m people are now using Facebook Lite

Around 1.8-billion people now use Facebook on a monthly basis, but what about Facebook Lite? The social media giant has today announced that over…

Introducing Snapchat, the new frontier in storytelling

Most people know Snapchat as the social network for watching people you only slightly care about play around with filters you really don’t care…

Twitter is cracking down on harassment again with ‘low-quality replies’

Twitter never seems to get it right when it comes to online safety on its platform. The site has fought many a battle against…

When AI Sees What We See – Why Its “Vision” Feels Weird (and Slightly Creepy)

The Comic Chaos of Sassy Smart Homes

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Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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SA government asks Twitter users to stop sharing videos of Dros rape

The internet thinks this Namibian teen is Regina George from Mean Girls

Watch a kayaker get slapped in the face by an octopus-wielding seal

South Africa fumes online after girl was raped in Dros restaurant toilet

Julius Malema will let JSomething keep his land in an EFF-led South Africa

Instagram notifications are coming to web browsers, the Lite app

Super Typhoon Trami is even scarier than Florence from space

Facebook videos will now autoplay on your phone with sound

Update: Now YouTube scares PewDiePie by dropping his show

Julius Malema criticises South Africa’s Twitter activists

Disney ditches YouTube star PewDiePie over antisemitic videos

Kale Salad: the Twitter account honouring meme creators

China’s Weibo is now worth more than Twitter

Facebook’s ad tracking system now updates in milliseconds

Beyonce sued for sampling Messy Mya: the YouTube legalities explained

WhatsApp’s two-step verification: here’s how to enable it

#Tsotsi and #ThePeoplesBae: Twitter’s highlights of #SONA2017

Dear White People: this is what happens when racists tweet their emails

Facebook Safety Check will let you be a mini-hero during disasters

Facebook one step closer in quest for original content

Over 200m people are now using Facebook Lite

Introducing Snapchat, the new frontier in storytelling

Twitter is cracking down on harassment again with ‘low-quality replies’

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