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Instagram Announces it is Testing a New Way to Make Creating Reels Easier

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Instagram announced it is testing Templates, a new feature that will allow users to make Reels by borrowing formats from other posts. According to The Verge, an early version of the feature was spotted in March 2022, when a marketing...
East Africa

Facebook to Verify Ads Ahead of Kenyan General Elections

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Meta has shared tools and resources that will provide more information about political advertising on Facebook and Instagram ahead of the Kenya 2022 general elections that will be held in August. According to Tech Weez, the social media and tech company is trying...
Online & Social

Instagram Introduces “Favorites List”

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On Wednesday, Meta announced it is introducing Favorites list and other new ways in which users will choose how they see content on their Instagram feed, including the return of the "chronological order feed" feature. The giant tech company says...
Online & Social

Don’t Want to Get Blocked Out of Facebook? Accept These Policies

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Meta says it will block some users in South Africa who have not accepted its new privacy policy on its Facebook app. It seems, though, that the new policy changes don't apply to everyone. According to Broad Media, the security...
Online & Social

Do South Africans Know How Facebook Collects Their Data?

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South Africa is one of 10 countries that have no idea how their data is collected by Facebook, says security provider NordVPN. In April of 2018, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the social network collects data from people online...
Africa By Region

Facebook Reels Has Finally Launched in These Sub-Saharan African Countries

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Today, Meta, the US-based tech and social media touchstone, has announced an expansion of the availability of its Facebook Reels for iOS and Android to more than 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The "Reels" feature was first launched on Meta's...
Africa By Region

Meta Looks to Boost Virtual Reality in Africa’s Storytelling

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Africa No Filter, a narrative change organisation, and Meta, formerly Facebook, have announced a partnership to launch “Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds” program, aimed at boosting the use of Virtual Reality in Africa’s storytelling. Supporting Extended Reality storytellers to...
Africa By Region

Mastercard & Meta Join Forces to Support SMEs in Africa

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Mastercard is collaborating with Meta to support the digitization and growth of SMEs across the MEA (the Middle East, & Africa) region by organizing a training webinar that will provide SMEs insights from industry experts, and a masterclass on...
East Africa

Could Ethiopia Ban Facebook After It Deleted PM Abiy Ahmed’s Post?

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Facebook, the social media platform owned by Meta, removed a post on the page of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for allegedly violating its policies against inciting violence. The post in question, uploaded to Facebook on Sunday, asked citizens of...
Company News

Meta – Where Did Facebook Get Its New Name From?

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During Facebook's Connect 2021 conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would be renamed from "Facebook" to "Meta," and according to a statement from the firm, "Meta’s focus will be to bring the metaverse to life and help...
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New ICT Academy in Olievenhoutbosch (South Africa)

Afrika Tikkun, a leading youth development agency, is excited to collaborate with Microsoft South Africa to launch the ICT...
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