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How the metaverse could change you | Sex, misinformation, control

Here are some of the worst dangers that come with the metaverse. The introduction of a virtual reality space where users can interact with…

Social media depression: How social media causes depression

Your biggest asset could be the reason you’re depressed. October is Depression Awareness Month and to create awareness around an illness that seems to…

New Facebook feature | How to adjust your Facebook feed preferences

Meta-owned Facebook has launched a new feature that allows users to have control over what content they want on their feed. The announcement was…

Meta sets date for major update reveal at Connect event

Save the date as Meta, Facebook’s parent company, will be live streaming its Connect Conference on October 11, 2022. You can watch streamed live…

Facebook working on a customer service division, here’s what you should know

Facebook may just provide a customer service division in the near future. The platform aims to assist some of its users to navigate their…

Facebook Business Coach launches on WhatsApp with free lessons

Facebook Business Coach has launched on WhatsApp, allowing users in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and other English-speaking countries to access lessons through the messaging…

Facebook launches Soundmojis (emojis with sound)

Facebook has introduced Soundmojis, short audio clips in the form of traditional emojis that users can send to each other in Messenger. The social…

Facebook launches newsletter platform Bulletin

Facebook has launched a standalone newsletter service called Bulletin that lets writers send free or paid content out to subscribers. The social media giant…

Facebook rolls out rules for political ads in SA

Facebook has expanded its rules around transparency for electoral and political ads to South Africa and Zambia, in light of both countries’ upcoming elections….

Instagram adds new shopping features for creators

Instagram has announced several new features for creators to promote and sell their products in the app, including a way to earn extra payouts…

Facebook limits Trump ban to two years

Facebook has limited the formerly indefinite ban of former US president Donald Trump to two years. The social media giant announced the new suspension…

WhatsApp introduces new updates for Business accounts

WhatsApp has announced several new updates to its Business account system to let businesses set up quicker and interact better with their customers. The…

Instagram users can now hide like counts – Here’s how

Instagram has rolled out the option for Instagram users to hide like counts on other people’s posts as well as their own. The social…

German data regulator bans new WhatsApp terms of service

Germany’s data protection regulator has issued an emergency ban against Facebook collecting WhatsApp user data under the messaging app’s new terms of service. The…

Facebook testing prompt asking you to read before re-sharing

Facebook wants to make sure you’ve actually clicked on that news link before re-sharing it on the social media platform, with the company testing…

Changes to Facebook News Feed in the works

Facebook is making changes to how it uses feedback to improve users’ News Feed. The company announced the changes on 22 April. The changes…

Facebook audio features bringing podcasts, Soundbites to app

Facebook unveiled several new audio features coming to the social media app, including the ability to listen to podcasts. The company announced the new…

Over 14 million South Africans included in Facebook data leak

Over 14 million South Africans had their Facebook data leaked in the recently revealed data incident that hit the social media giant. That was…

Clubhouse denies app was hacked as scraped data of 1.3m accounts appears online

Social audio app Clubhouse denies it was hacked and personal data from 1.3 million of its users was stolen. The company was responding to…

Facebook testing new social app called Hotline

Facebook is testing a new social Q&A app called Hotline. On 7 April, TechCrunch reported that the app had entered public beta testing. “With…

How to check if your phone number was in the Facebook data leak

The latest data incident from Facebook in April saw over 500 million users affected around the globe, with details such as phone numbers, email…

Asus launches VivoTalent creative competition with R100k prize

South African creatives have a chance to win R100 000 and other prizes in the Asus VivoTalent competition. The laptop maker announced the competition…

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