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YouTube cracks down on ‘dangerous’ internet challenge videos

This week, YouTube has highlighted its new community guidelines regarding internet challenge videos and pranks considered harmful and dangerous. The guidelines now allows the…

Twitter for Android has a new reverse chronological feed button

In its neverending quest to stay relevant while pleasing its users at the same time, Twitter on Tuesday announced the addition of a new…

Gillette ad addressing toxic masculinity draws heavy criticism online

On Tuesday, personal care company Gillette posted a short film titled “We Believe: The Best a Man Can Be” to YouTube, which has sent…

South Africa is the world’s fifth most Instagrammable country

South Africa is the world’s fifth most Instagrammable country according to travel publication Big Seven Travel. Ranking 192 countries based on hashtags, geolocations, reader…

Trump serves McDonald’s at the White House amid government shutdown

The US government shutdown continues into its 25th day, but that seemingly hasn’t impacted the White House’s dinner plans too badly. On Monday, President…

Game of Thrones’ final season trailer doesn’t look good for the Starks

HBO has released a new teaser trailer for the final season of Game of Thrones as well as an official release date. The trailer…

This record-breaking egg has more than 24m likes on Instagram

Just when you thought you’ve heard it all, a picture of an egg now holds the record for the most liked picture on Instagram….

Twitter cracks down on bots, but not ‘fake news’

Twitter has announced that it is deepening its efforts to eradicate bots on its platform, but is letting its users figure out what is or…

JK Rowling’s Twitter persona is weirdly fake

In 2015, Noma Dumezweni was cast as Hermione in the then-upcoming Cursed Child. Harry Potter fans, who had long been asserting that black Hermione…

Cape Town Railway Station trends on Twitter after riot, train fire

Update #2, 10.40pm: Cape Town’s Metrorail service again took to Twitter suggesting that it cannot at present confirm how the train fire will affect…

Winter in the Western Cape: Instagram laced with weekend snow pictures

Last week’s cold front brought some extreme weather to South Africa’s Western Cape. Along with driving rain and gale-force winds in Cape Town, it…

Corbyn vs May vs Twitter: UK elects a hung parliament, the internet reacts

Yesterday, the United Kingdom voted in their snap election called for by Prime Minister Theresa May. May, who was hoping to increase her Conservative…

#KnysnaFire: locals turn to Facebook, WhatsApp for help

Social media, for all its pitfalls and swathe of untruths, is seemingly the best way to keep abreast of new information emanating from a…

Trump may face legal action for blocking people on Twitter

US attorneys have sent US President Donald Trump a letter claiming that by blocking his citizens on Twitter he is violating their First Amendment…

Knysna Fire: another Western Cape disaster trends on social media

Knysna, a town situated on the Garden Route approximately 420km east of Cape Town, is battling a huge blaze sweeping across dense indigenous forest….

Facebook activates Safety Check for Cape Town’s storm-affected

Facebook has activated its Safety Check feature for those in Cape Town following a severe cold front that lashed the city Tuesday evening through…

Snapchat Spectacles now available in five major European cities

Snapchat Spectacles are now available in a select number of European cities, seven months after the wearables launched in the United States. The company…

Joke tweet gets called out as promoting rape culture

A tweet posted on Tuesday, intended as a cute story, has received backlash for promoting “rape culture.” The tweet in question told of the Twitter…

Sanlam debuts SA’s first WhatsApp drama in novel marketing campaign

We’ve seen social media used extensively as the vehicle for performance art, but what about less image-heavy services like WhatsApp? Arriving via a clever…

Ex-model gets community service after Snapchat invasion of privacy suit

Former Playboy model Danielle Mathers has been sentenced to 30 days of community service and three years of probation after posting a picture of…

Hikers, T-rex throw impromptu dance party on Lion’s Head

With the taps running ever drier in the city, it seems that a select number of Cape Town residents have finally lost their minds….

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YouTube cracks down on ‘dangerous’ internet challenge videos

Twitter for Android has a new reverse chronological feed button

Gillette ad addressing toxic masculinity draws heavy criticism online

South Africa is the world’s fifth most Instagrammable country

Trump serves McDonald’s at the White House amid government shutdown

Game of Thrones’ final season trailer doesn’t look good for the Starks

This record-breaking egg has more than 24m likes on Instagram

Twitter cracks down on bots, but not ‘fake news’

JK Rowling’s Twitter persona is weirdly fake

Cape Town Railway Station trends on Twitter after riot, train fire

Winter in the Western Cape: Instagram laced with weekend snow pictures

Corbyn vs May vs Twitter: UK elects a hung parliament, the internet reacts

Trump may face legal action for blocking people on Twitter

Facebook activates Safety Check for Cape Town’s storm-affected

Snapchat Spectacles now available in five major European cities

Joke tweet gets called out as promoting rape culture

Sanlam debuts SA’s first WhatsApp drama in novel marketing campaign

Ex-model gets community service after Snapchat invasion of privacy suit

Hikers, T-rex throw impromptu dance party on Lion’s Head

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