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‘A talent has been taken’: South Africa pays tribute to HHP on Twitter

South African rapper Jabulani Tsambo, better know as Hip Hop Pantsula, and HHP, has died at the age of 38. The well-known musician was…

This almost perfect rectangular iceberg is a social media star

Planet Earth usually doesn’t like right angles or draw in straight lines. Mountains are rarely perfectly vertical or horizontal, flat areas of land has…

Cape Town just can’t stop tweeting about this heatwave

After months of rain, it seems that Cape Town has jumped from the depths of winter straight into the clay oven of summer. The…

#AfricaEmoji trends on Twitter once again thanks to a ‘virtual march’

Early on Wednesday, #AfricaEmoji began trending on Twitter in an attempt to make the emoji a permanent feature on the social media platform. Back…

Two-factor authentication is now live on Instagram

Keeping pace with its contemporaries, Instagram now supports two-factor authentication. The system “adds an extra layer of security to your Instagram account by requiring…

You can now use Facebook Live from your computer

As of yesterday, friends around the world can use their poor quality in-built webcams to Facebook livestream themselves sitting at home doing nothing. Just…

YouTubers fight back as LGBTQ+ content is blocked

YouTube is blocking LGBTQ+ content in its restricted mode, and content creators aren’t pleased. According to the platform, the mode is used to “screen…

YouTube is killing annotations, and the community isn’t well pleased

Thanks to internet users’ gradual but constant move to mobile, YouTube is killing its video annotations editing tool. The tool, which launched in 2008,…

Facebook struggling to get live TV you’d want to watch

Facebook has been working very hard to establish itself as an inevitable competitor in the TV industry. Last month, the company hired former MTV…

WhatsApp flaw lets hackers take over accounts in seconds

WhatsApp and Telegram’s online platforms had a bug that allowed hackers to take full control of anyone’s account by sending a simple image to a…

Verified Twitter accounts post swastikas in Turkish hack

Last week, the Netherlands barred two Turkish ministers from speaking to expatriates ahead of a national memorandum. On 16 April, Turkey will be voting whether or…

Lancewood cheeses Facebook Messenger bots to bring you novel recipes

Humans have been sending other humans emoji for thousands of years now, so it’s only right that the system should be used by brands….

15% of Twitter users are actually bots, study claims

It’s common knowledge that Twitter is home to more than a few bot accounts, be it for spam, promotions or political purposes. Now, a…

15+ everyday South Africans doing beautiful things on Instagram [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on…

Facebook brings Snapchat Story clone to Messenger

Another day, another clone. Facebook has launched Messenger Day for it messaging app, a month after it gave WhatsApp the unnecessary and underused WhatsApp Status. The feature…

WhatsApp testing a direct business-to-customer messaging system

According to a new report by Reuters, Facebook-owned WhatsApp is trialing a service that will allow businesses to talk directly to users on the…

Immersive Facebook 360 app hits the Samsung Gear VR

Facebook has released an app that makes finding 360 degree photos and videos that much easier on Gear VR, the company announced yesterday. Facebook…

Facebook cleared in fake news defamation case

Last month, Syrian refugee Anas Modamani filed a lawsuit against Facebook after a barrage of fake news linked an image of him and German…

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‘A talent has been taken’: South Africa pays tribute to HHP on Twitter

Cape Town just can’t stop tweeting about this heatwave

#AfricaEmoji trends on Twitter once again thanks to a ‘virtual march’

Two-factor authentication is now live on Instagram

You can now use Facebook Live from your computer

YouTubers fight back as LGBTQ+ content is blocked

YouTube is killing annotations, and the community isn’t well pleased

Facebook struggling to get live TV you’d want to watch

WhatsApp flaw lets hackers take over accounts in seconds

Verified Twitter accounts post swastikas in Turkish hack

Lancewood cheeses Facebook Messenger bots to bring you novel recipes

15% of Twitter users are actually bots, study claims

15+ everyday South Africans doing beautiful things on Instagram [Digital All Stars]

Facebook brings Snapchat Story clone to Messenger

WhatsApp testing a direct business-to-customer messaging system

Immersive Facebook 360 app hits the Samsung Gear VR

Facebook cleared in fake news defamation case

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