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The internet believes PewDiePie inspired the Christchurch mosque shooting

YouTube’s most followed creator PewDiePie is being accused of inspiring Friday’s mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand. This comes after one of the perpetrators…

Two top Facebook executives leave the company, Zuckerberg announced

Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that two Facebook executives have decided to leave the company. In a blog post, Zukerberg referred to the news in…

Mass shooting in New Zealand sparks global outrage

A mass shooting, which took place at two mosques in the New Zealand city Christchurch on Friday morning, has sparked global outrage on social…

The latest ‘Avengers: Endgame’ trailer leaves Twitter emotional

Marvel has dropped another Avengers: Endgame trailer, just a over a month before the movie premieres. The sombre video features black and white flash…

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffer global meltdown (and so do their users)

Last night Facebook and its “family of apps” went down for a large number of global users, with many unable to post updates or…

The internet’s now pro-Johnny Depp, anti-Amber Heard after new evidence surfaces

Johnny Depp has been on the receiving end of the infamous online cold shoulder since ex-wife Amber Heard accused him of physical abuse. However,…

YouTube Music is now available in South Africa for R59pm

YouTube Music is now available in South Africa, this after Google confirmed the news in a press release late Tuesday. The service was first…

Twitter won’t bar Donald Trump from tweeting because of ‘newsworthiness’

According to Twitter’s Public Policy account, the social network will not be removing US President Donald Trump’s threatening tweets towards North Korea. In a…

WhatsApp now completely blocked in China

China is now blocking WhatsApp in its entirety, according to a report by The New York Times. The Facebook-owned messaging service was earlier this…

Kim Jong Un and ‘dotard’ Trump get the internet excited about words again

US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un may be engaged in a game of nuclear table tennis, but at…

Instagram ‘advertises’ itself on Facebook with rape threats

Instagram has come under fire for advertising itself on parent company Facebook’s platform with a screenshot of an email that read “I will rape…

Instagram gives you a new way to embarrass yourself in live video

Instagram will soon allow users to apply awkward Face Filters to their live video broadcasts. “Starting today, you can play with face filters while…

Nambia vs Namibia: how a fictional country became more popular than a real one

You can always trust US President Donald Trump to say something controversial, whether it be on Twitter, or at the UN General Assembly. But…

Russian Facebook pages may have organised pro-Trump rallies

Suspected Russian Facebook page Being Patriotic organised pro-Trump and anti-Clinton rallies in the build-up to the 2016 US election, The Daily Beast has found. On 20…

Twitter’s efforts to cull pro-terror content seems to be working

Twitter’s latest transparency report reveals that the platform’s effort to cut down on pro-terror content is working. According to the report, the first half…

Here’s what the web thought of the 2017 Emmy Awards

Every year, Hollywood’s television bigwigs get together in one room to praise each other and themselves at the Emmy Awards. This year’s ceremony, hosted…

#TaxiStrike: violence erupts across Cape Town as taxi operators strike

Update: The taxi strike has reportedly been suspended. BREAKING: Taxi operations to resume by 1pm lunch time. Strike has been suspended #TaxiStrike pic.twitter.com/dGIL0IQ4Wf —…

Facebook removes ads targeting ‘Jew haters’

Facebook profiles can be obnoxious. With no vetting procedures on the information provided for education or employment, friends can say they attended Hogwarts or…

MiniMeme Podcast #8: Should we take the likes of Jake Paul and PewDiePie more seriously?

Traditional media (and the general population) have a tendency to dismiss YouTubers as silly and not worth taking seriously — but they are entertainers…

Ted Cruz inadvertently helps Twitter porn account to 19000 more followers

Texas Senator Ted Cruz might’ve been the joke of Twitter yesterday when his account liked a pornographic video, but he has been a boon…

From Barbuda to Miami: social media captures Irma’s path of destruction

Hurricane Irma is a storm that the world probably won’t forget. The storm is among the most intense for a number of reasons, and…

#AppleEvent: the highs, the lows and the memes from Apple’s iPhone X launch

Today at its headquarters in Cupertino, Apple announced a refreshed product lineup including a number of new iPhones, a new Apple TV and a…

Ted Cruz likes porn video on Twitter, trends worldwide

Republican senator Ted Cruz was the laughing stock of Twitter on Tuesday, after the politician’s Twitter account liked a pornographic video from another account….

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

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Two top Facebook executives leave the company, Zuckerberg announced

Mass shooting in New Zealand sparks global outrage

The latest ‘Avengers: Endgame’ trailer leaves Twitter emotional

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffer global meltdown (and so do their users)

The internet’s now pro-Johnny Depp, anti-Amber Heard after new evidence surfaces

YouTube Music is now available in South Africa for R59pm

Twitter won’t bar Donald Trump from tweeting because of ‘newsworthiness’

WhatsApp now completely blocked in China

Kim Jong Un and ‘dotard’ Trump get the internet excited about words again

Instagram ‘advertises’ itself on Facebook with rape threats

Instagram gives you a new way to embarrass yourself in live video

Nambia vs Namibia: how a fictional country became more popular than a real one

Russian Facebook pages may have organised pro-Trump rallies

Twitter’s efforts to cull pro-terror content seems to be working

Here’s what the web thought of the 2017 Emmy Awards

#TaxiStrike: violence erupts across Cape Town as taxi operators strike

Facebook removes ads targeting ‘Jew haters’

MiniMeme Podcast #8: Should we take the likes of Jake Paul and PewDiePie more seriously?

From Barbuda to Miami: social media captures Irma’s path of destruction

#AppleEvent: the highs, the lows and the memes from Apple’s iPhone X launch

Ted Cruz likes porn video on Twitter, trends worldwide

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