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Twitter ditches disappearing tweets feature Fleets

Twitter has announced it will remove its disappearing tweets feature Fleets after it failed to attract users and increase overall app participation. Starting 3…

Instagram introduces Security Checkup tool for hacked accounts

Instagram has introduced a new Security Checkup tool that alerts users if their account may have been hacked and helps them secure it. The…

Unrest in KZN, Gauteng dominates South Africa’s social media

South Africans have taken to social media to document and watch as unrest and looting unfolded in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal following protests over former…

TikTok introduces strike system, will automate video removals

TikTok has announced it is introducing a strike-based system for users whose videos repeatedly violate the company’s guidelines. The social media giant announced the…

Hackers reportedly scrape data of 90 000 GETTR users

Hackers have reportedly scraped the data of 90 000 users on GETTR, the social media site founded by an adviser of former US President…

TikTok to let users publish longer videos of up to three minutes

TikTok has announced it will let users record and publish longer videos on the app after testing the option for more than half a…

Twitter adds new authentication method – How to enable a security key

Twitter has announced that users can use a physical security key as their only two-factor authentication method on both the company’s mobile and web…

Telegram adds channel audio streaming and other features

Messaging app Telegram has introduced several new audio features, including limitless voice chat in channels. The features were announced on 18 March and are…

Instagram to restrict adults from messaging teens

Instagram is introducing new measures to protect teenage users, such as using AI to determine age and locking certain features. The measures include blocking…

Twitter brings Clubhouse-competing Spaces beta to Android

Twitter has announced its new social audio feature Spaces has now entered beta for Android users, bringing its Clubhouse competitor to a new audience….

Love Island Orania trends as Twitter users criticise SA show’s lack of diversity

The phrase Love Island Orania trended on Twitter after locals criticised the reality show Love Island SA for a lack of diversity. The show…

Cape Town social media scam promises licence without test

The City of Cape Town has warned residents about a recent licence scam that poses as the City’s Traffic Services Department. This scam targets…

Sell or be banned, Trump tells TikTok – and give the US government a cut

US President Donald Trump has moved from wanting to ban TikTok to approving a potential sale to Microsoft — stating that the US government…

#StopHateForProfit: Facebook responds to ad boycott movement

Facebook has responded to the #StopHateForProfit movement that has seen advertisers boycott the platform in July, claiming it does not profit from hate. At…

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