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How to check if your phone number was in the Facebook data leak

The latest data incident from Facebook in April saw over 500 million users affected around the globe, with details such as phone numbers, email…

TikTok reveals project to support black creators

TikTok has partnered with the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) for a project aimed at supporting black content creators. The incubator project, called…

Instagram Lite arrives in SA – Here are the details

Instagram has launched the Lite version of its app for Android in South Africa after a short delay. The app was relaunched in early…

Telegram adds channel audio streaming and other features

Messaging app Telegram has introduced several new audio features, including limitless voice chat in channels. The features were announced on 18 March and are…

YouTube Shorts beta expands to US

YouTube has launched a beta version of Shorts in the United States after the short-form video service enjoyed a surge in popularity. The service…

YouTube tool checks copyright before uploading videos

YouTube has rolled out a feature that checks videos for copyright issues before creators upload them to the website. The new tool, called ‘Checks’,…

Instagram to restrict adults from messaging teens

Instagram is introducing new measures to protect teenage users, such as using AI to determine age and locking certain features. The measures include blocking…

Twitter users share their favourite John Witherspoon moments following the actor’s death

Actor and comedian John Witherspoon, famous for his roles in the Friday franchise and The Boondocks, has died. “It is with deep sadness we…

Facebook debuts its new healthcare tool for US users

Facebook on Monday revealed a new tool called Preventative Health that will help users discover a number of health resources like tests and checkups…

Instagram bans ‘fictional depictions’ of self-harm and suicide

Instagram on Sunday announced that it will take further steps to prevent content featuring self-harm from appearing on the platform. “We will no longer…

#TeamTrees: YouTubers aim to raise $20m to make the planet greener

YouTubers have come together to save the planet with #TeamTrees, a new fundraiser that aims to plant 20-million trees over the next few years….

South Africans furious after SABC interviewed Nicholas Ninow’s mother

South Africans were left fuming on Sunday after the SABC aired an interview with the mother of convicted rapist Nicholas Ninow. Ninow was last…

Cyril Ramaphosa taunts ‘BoJo’ ahead of the Springboks vs England final

The Springboks are through to the Rugby World Cup final after defeating Wales 19-16 in the Yokohama semi-final on Sunday. The team will now…

Meet Facebook News: its new ‘dedicated place’ for news in the US

Facebook on Friday announced that it has begun testing a new “dedicated place” for news on its platform called Facebook News. “News gives people…

Twitter showed more ads to people with fewer followers

A report by The Verge on Thursday revealed that Twitter once showed its users ads according to their follower counts. “Historically, users with high…

Mmusi Maimane resigns as the leader of the Democratic Alliance

Update: Mmusi Maimane has since resigned from the DA entirely. Read the full story here. Mmusi Maimane has resigned as the leader of South…

210m people across the globe now use Snapchat every day

In its third-quarter earnings report published on Tuesday, Snap Inc, Snapchat’s owner, revealed that the social network saw a 13% increase in daily active…

Twitter for Android now has a ‘lights out’ theme: here’s how to get it

If you hate Twitter’s pure white theme, the app did boast a darker “dim” mode for a while now. It’s a pleasure at night,…

Facebook gets more serious about ‘inauthentic behaviour’ from users, governments

Facebook this week revealed updated policies regarding inauthentic behaviour on the platform to help reduce public manipulation and misinformation. According to the company, inauthentic…

Instagram debuts new label to combat ‘false information’ on its platform

Instagram on Monday revealed new features to help users identify misinformation on the platform. “Over the next month, content that has been rated ‘false’…

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How to check if your phone number was in the Facebook data leak

YouTube Shorts beta expands to US

YouTube tool checks copyright before uploading videos

Twitter users share their favourite John Witherspoon moments following the actor’s death

Facebook debuts its new healthcare tool for US users

Instagram bans ‘fictional depictions’ of self-harm and suicide

#TeamTrees: YouTubers aim to raise $20m to make the planet greener

South Africans furious after SABC interviewed Nicholas Ninow’s mother

Cyril Ramaphosa taunts ‘BoJo’ ahead of the Springboks vs England final

Meet Facebook News: its new ‘dedicated place’ for news in the US

Twitter showed more ads to people with fewer followers

Mmusi Maimane resigns as the leader of the Democratic Alliance

210m people across the globe now use Snapchat every day

Twitter for Android now has a ‘lights out’ theme: here’s how to get it

Facebook gets more serious about ‘inauthentic behaviour’ from users, governments

Instagram debuts new label to combat ‘false information’ on its platform

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