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YouTube could soon offer subscription service for third-party streaming platforms

A report by The Information on Monday revealed that YouTube is working on a subscription service that will allow users to access multiple third-party…

Matthew Perry finally joins Instagram, amasses 4.6m followers in three days

Friends fans rejoice, Matthew Perry has finally joined Instagram. The star, who played Chandler on the hit 90s show, joined the social media platform…

2020 Oscars: Twitter celebrates the highlights, surprises and winners

The 92nd Academy Awards, or 2020 Oscars, may have come and gone over the weekend, but fans around the world are still reliving their…

Instagram will now suggest who you should unfollow based on interactions

In an effort to help you manage your followers, Instagram on Thursday revealed a new feature that will show you which accounts you interact…

‘Hunting sick notes?’ Jacob Zuma’s latest tweet is definitely a weird one

Former president Jacob Zuma was supposed to appear in court this month in a trial regarding Arms Deal-era corruption, but his lawyers claim he’s…

Instagram’s latest update lets you reply to Stories with GIFs

Instagram on Tuesday revealed that you can now reply to Stories using GIFs from Giphy in addition to sending messages and emoji. This means…

Twitter will implement its new ‘deep fake’ rule from March

After announcing plans to update its policies for manipulated media last year, Twitter on Tuesday revealed a new rule regarding the spread of fake…

Kurt Darren probably wishes he re-read Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika before the Varsity Cup final

There have been a number of people in history who have, well, remixed the South African national anthem, shall we say. And the latest…

BTS breaks YouTube’s most-viewed 24 hour debut record with latest song

K-Pop boy band, BTS has officially broken YouTube’s most-viewed 24 hour debut record with on of their latest song “Boy With Luv” featuring Halsey….

Update: WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook down in South Africa

Update, Monday 10am: WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger and Instagram are now all functional once more for us. Update, Sunday 2pm: It seems that Instagram’s back,…

Messenger’s chat feature could be returning to the Facebook app

Remember the infant days of Facebook, when Messenger was a part of the company’s primary app? The company then split these two features into…

Facebook chimes on about harmful content with a renewed ‘remove, reduce, inform’ strategy

Facebook announced on Wednesday that it is updating its “remove, reduce, inform” strategy to further prevent harmful content from appearing on its platform. “This…

Facebook updates memorialised accounts for decreased friends, family members

Facebook today revealed a set of updates for memorialised accounts, including a new “tributes section” that will appear at the top of deceased users…

Facebook is using AI to create population density maps of Africa

Facebook on Tuesday revealed its own efforts to support humanitarian work across Africa through the use of machine learning. “Facebook is working closely with…

Jacob Zuma breaks his silence on Gaddafi’s millions with a tweet and a ‘sigh’

Former South African President Jacob Zuma sounds like he’s having quite a week. A recent Sunday Times report (paywall) revealed that he was allegedly…

Twitter further limits how many accounts you can follow per day

Twitter has announced a new limit to the number of accounts users can follow per day from 1000 to 400, in an effort to…

Snapchat finally launches optimised app for Android, but users still aren’t happy

After months of hot air, Snap on Monday finally launched a new version of Snapchat for Android built specifically for better performance on the…

WhatsApp for iPad is finally in development, leaks suggest

The iPad could finally receive an official WhatsApp app in the near future, according to an exclusive by WABetaInfo. The WhatsApp-centric blog on Monday…

Snap Games: the new mobile multiplayer gaming feature on Snapchat

Snap on Friday released its multiplayer mobile gaming platform called Snap Games. The service is available within the Snapchat app itself, and can be…

WhatsApp Business is finally coming to iPhones and iPads

WhatsApp on Friday announced that it will finally be bringing WhatsApp Business to iOS devices, allowing iPhone or iPad users to use the app….

WhatsApp’s privacy changes for Groups are now live

WhatsApp on Thursday officially launched its new privacy settings feature that will allow users to decide who can add them to group chats. Users…

WhatsApp could finally be getting a long-awaited ‘dark mode’

WhatsApp enthusiast blog WABetaInfo reports that the Facebook-owned chat app could soon receive a dark UI on Android. The feature will introduce the option…

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YouTube could soon offer subscription service for third-party streaming platforms

Matthew Perry finally joins Instagram, amasses 4.6m followers in three days

2020 Oscars: Twitter celebrates the highlights, surprises and winners

Instagram will now suggest who you should unfollow based on interactions

‘Hunting sick notes?’ Jacob Zuma’s latest tweet is definitely a weird one

Instagram’s latest update lets you reply to Stories with GIFs

Twitter will implement its new ‘deep fake’ rule from March

Kurt Darren probably wishes he re-read Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika before the Varsity Cup final

BTS breaks YouTube’s most-viewed 24 hour debut record with latest song

Update: WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook down in South Africa

Messenger’s chat feature could be returning to the Facebook app

Facebook chimes on about harmful content with a renewed ‘remove, reduce, inform’ strategy

Facebook updates memorialised accounts for decreased friends, family members

Facebook is using AI to create population density maps of Africa

Jacob Zuma breaks his silence on Gaddafi’s millions with a tweet and a ‘sigh’

Twitter further limits how many accounts you can follow per day

Snapchat finally launches optimised app for Android, but users still aren’t happy

WhatsApp for iPad is finally in development, leaks suggest

Snap Games: the new mobile multiplayer gaming feature on Snapchat

WhatsApp Business is finally coming to iPhones and iPads

WhatsApp’s privacy changes for Groups are now live

WhatsApp could finally be getting a long-awaited ‘dark mode’

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