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Facebook caught skewing the review score of its Portal device on Amazon

Facebook employees have been spotted giving the company’s Portal video calling devices five-star ratings on Amazon. This comes after The Verge spotted a Twitter…

Zimbabwe’s ISP Econet confirms government ordered internet shutdown

Zimbabwe’s largest internet services provider Econet on Wednesday confirmed that it had halted users’ internet access on government orders. This comes after protests erupted…

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…

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…

You can now host a ‘Watch Party’ from your Facebook profile, page

Watch Party, a feature on Facebook that allows users to share and discuss video content in real time, is being expanded on Facebook. The…

Death and social media: how the internet has redefined mortality

I was scrolling through Instagram one day when a dog account I followed posted a picture of the dog next to a tombstone. “RIP…

Amazon, WhatsApp score poorly in EFF’s annual privacy report

When you sign up for the world’s biggest services/apps, you’re giving loads of information to these firms. But who can be trusted with your data?…

Facebook takes a stand on link spam, and your racist aunt’s clickbait

Facebook knows you have family members who routinely share links about how the country has gone to the dogs, and it wants you to know…

Weekly Round Up: Petya ‘ransomware’, SNES Classic & more

Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week sees Hadlee…

Facebook commits to addressing its hate speech problem

Facebook has acknowledged that it needs to do more to combat hate speech in a blog post for its “Hard Questions” series. The company’s current…

South Africa’s politicians react to Secret Ballot ruling with subtweets

The Secret Ballot (or #SecretBallot) ruling has come and gone but the reaction from politicians are only now filtering through social media. To clarify,…

Here’s how Facebook and Google plan to fight terrorism

Both Facebook and Google have revealed how they are countering terrorist activity on their respective blogs this past week. These posts come after UK…

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…

Everyone in Cape Town is a closet meteorologist, Facebook thread reveals

Cape Town’s citizens just love talking about the weather, and that’s no more apparent than in this Facebook comment thread. Popular snow forecast and…

Rewatch Ariana Grande’s #OneLoveManchester concert on YouTube

Update, 5 June, 12pm: if you missed last night’s concert in Manchester, it’s now available in its entirety on Ariana Grande’s YouTube channel, embedded…

Coconuts: Cape Town entrepreneurs feud on Facebook after ‘blatant’ foul play

We’ve been giving avocados stick this month on Memeburn, but today, we’re looking at two coconut-orientated Cape Town startups locked in a social and…

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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