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Twitter’s ‘hide replies’ feature now available in South Africa

Twitter on Thursday announced that its “hide replies” feature is now available globally. This means that you can now hide any unsavoury comments on…

Twitter officially implements its political advertising ban

After announcing that it will ban political advertising on its platform a few weeks ago, Twitter has officially updated its policies to reflect the…

This is Twitter’s new stance on ‘deep fakes’

Twitter is working on a new policy for “synthetic or manipulated media” on the platform, also known as “deep fake” content. In a blog…

Twitter is ‘exploring’ new range of privacy-related features

Twitter users might receive an exciting new range of privacy-related features next year, according to a post from the company’s Vice President of Research…

Adobe, Twitter and NYT reveals Content Authenticity Initiative to fight misinformation

In partnership with Twitter and The New York Times, Adobe on Monday revealed its Content Authenticity Initiative, a programme that seeks to create an…

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…

ANC recalls Zuma: here’s how global news outlets reported it

The ANC has finally taken the decision to recall President Jacob Zuma, following weeks of talks between the National Executive Committee, ANC president Cyril…

Twitter celebrates #YearOfTheDog with a shiba inu emoji

As one of the integral parts of some of our favourite internet GIFs and a member of the Chinese Zodiac, its only fitting that…

Twitter posts a profit for the first time, users remain at 330m

Don’t look now, but Twitter just made money. In its 12 year existence the microblogging social network had yet to record a green revenue…

This is what happens when you call the Gwara Gwara the stanky leg

Rihanna lit up the Grammy stage last night with her performance of “Wild Thoughts” with DJ Khaled, but it was her final dance move, the…

Zille responds to DA criticism, states colonialism isn’t all bad

I regret to inform you that Helen Zille is back on her bullshit. Last year, the Western Cape Premier ignited outrage when she defended…

Fenty Beauty will give this guy free makeup for 1 million RTs

We’ve seen how a stupid tweet about chicken nuggets can break the arbitrary most retweeted tweet ever record, but what about something more wholesome?…

What are world leaders liking on Twitter?

Twitter likes can be dangerous for prominent figures — just ask Texas Senator Ted Cruz, whose account found notoriety after liking a porn video…

Twitter: Posting private info is what will get Trump, world leaders in trouble

Earlier this week, Twitter published a brief statement detailing why world leaders are held in special regard on the social network. “Twitter is here…

#ANC54 is a reminder that Twitter is still crawling with Guptabots

When Twitter was outed for housing hundreds of thousands of propagandist Russian bots during the 2016 US election, it vowed to do better. The company became…

Bullied Keaton Jones went viral, then Twitter learned of his racist family

A young boy named Keaton Jones went viral yesterday after a video of him discussing being bullied gained the attention of A-list celebrities — but…

JK Rowling criticised for supporting Johnny Depp

Following over a year of criticism for casting Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series, JK Rowling has come…

Twitter explodes as same-sex marriage legalised in Australia

Following a postal survey earlier this year that showed that 61.6% of voters approved of same-sex marriage, the Australian parliament has passed a bill legalising the…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: South Africa loves itself a Royal Wedding

Kensington Palace today announced the engagement of Prince Harry and Suits actress Meghan Markle — and even South Africans have joined in on the excitement. The…

Miss South Africa crowned Miss Universe, SA split

Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was crowned Miss Universe Sunday night, beating out runners-up from Colombia and Jamaica. The 22-year-old from the Western Cape…

Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 13 years in jail, SA responds

Judge Willie Seriti announced today that a unanimous judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal will see Oscar Pistorius’ six year jail sentence replaced with 13…

#MugabeResigns sends Twitter into celebratory meltdown

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who ruled the country for 37 years, resigned Tuesday evening after a week-long pressure from the military — and the…

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