In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
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…
Cyril Ramaphosa taunts ‘BoJo’ ahead of the Springboks vs England final
The Springboks are through to the Rugby World Cup final after defeating Wales 19-16 in the Yokohama semi-final on Sunday. The team will now…
SA Twitter forgets the rugby, complains about Joburg weather instead
It’s not the fierce RWC semi-final between England and New Zealand grabbing everyone’s attention on Saturday, but this morning’s Joburg weather. While heavy rain…
Twitter showed more ads to people with fewer followers
A report by The Verge on Thursday revealed that Twitter once showed its users ads according to their follower counts. “Historically, users with high…