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WhatsApp is finally rolling out Fingerprint Lock on Android

After rolling out Face and Touch ID on WhatsApp for iOS back in February, WhatsApp on Thursday announced that Fingerprint Lock will now be…

Facebook reveals 2.2bn people use its ‘family of apps’ daily

Facebook on Wednesday released its third-quarter earnings report, revealing an increase in active users across its “family of apps”. “We estimate that around 2.2-billion…

Twitter is banning political adversiting across its platform

Twitter on Wednesday announced that it will no longer allow political advertising on its platform. Announcing the ban in a Twitter thread, the company’s…

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…

Twitter just loves Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s African Content Movement

It’s pretty fashionable to launch your own political party in South Africa nowadays. The latest public figure to do just that is former SABC…

Record-breaking YouTube Rewind 2018 racks up 10m dislikes in six days

It’s taken just under a week, but finally, YouTube Rewind 2018 has lived up to the hype. It’s now the platform’s most hated video…

Love was in the air all over Instagram this year

Instagram has released its 2018 trends, and its hearts all around, sticking true the platform’s recent efforts to spread “love and kindness”. “We hope…

Facebook’s ‘life events’ feature gets a redesign

Facebook is redesigning its “life events” feature so that your important milestones stand out even more on the platform. “When we began reimagining life…

South Africa searched for the strangest things this year on Google

Google has released its 2018’s Year in Search report, a look at the most searched for terms, queries, and trends that took place around…

Instagram’s #InstaGiftGuide lets you shop brands by 2018’s trending hashtags

Instagram has launched yet another shopping tool in time for the festive season. Called #InstaGiftGuide, the feature gathers and lists products based on 2018’s…

Instagram now lets you send voice messages to friends

Instagram has announced that users can now send voice messages through the platform’s Direct Messages feature. “Talk the way you want to be heard,…

Donald Trump’s really owning this ‘smocking gun’ misspelling

US President Donald Trump on Monday posted a tweet that has people flipping through dictionaries and thesauri once again. Continuing his tirade against the…

YouTube Rewind 2018 is now YouTube’s second-most disliked video ever

YouTube Rewind 2018, in its four days of existence, has shattered a remarkable but unflattering record. The video, which was published on Friday, is…

The brief timeline of Kevin Hart’s 2019 Oscars Twitter fiasco

Comedian and actor Kevin Hart was supposed to host the 2019 Oscars, but on Friday he stepped down from the role after a slew…

The internet thinks YouTube Rewind 2018 is pretty terrible

Well… it’s pretty safe to suggest that YouTube Rewind 2018 is controversial. The annual video published by the Google-owned service pays homage to the…

These were South Africa’s hottest Twitter hashtags in 2018

When people weren’t tweeting about South Africa’s political issues, health issues, state issues, or sport, they were tweeting about soapies. Twitter on Wednesday shared…

The new Captain Marvel trailer is out and everyone is excited

Marvel has released the second trailer for the upcoming Captain Marvel movie and it’s got fans buzzing with excitement. The trailer, which shows us…

Video: Bicycle shop trashed, looted after Cape Town lights festival

Cape Town’s annual festive lights gathering is supposed to be a joyous occasion for families, but things turned ugly in the late hours after…

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WhatsApp is finally rolling out Fingerprint Lock on Android

Facebook reveals 2.2bn people use its ‘family of apps’ daily

Twitter is banning political adversiting across its platform

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

Twitter just loves Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s African Content Movement

Record-breaking YouTube Rewind 2018 racks up 10m dislikes in six days

Love was in the air all over Instagram this year

Facebook’s ‘life events’ feature gets a redesign

South Africa searched for the strangest things this year on Google

Instagram’s #InstaGiftGuide lets you shop brands by 2018’s trending hashtags

Instagram now lets you send voice messages to friends

Donald Trump’s really owning this ‘smocking gun’ misspelling

YouTube Rewind 2018 is now YouTube’s second-most disliked video ever

The internet thinks YouTube Rewind 2018 is pretty terrible

These were South Africa’s hottest Twitter hashtags in 2018

The new Captain Marvel trailer is out and everyone is excited

Video: Bicycle shop trashed, looted after Cape Town lights festival

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