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Nigeria’s Paga Announces New Payments Deal with this Social Media Powerhouse

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Paga, the African payment company and a market leader in its founding country of Nigeria, is announcing today that it has been added as a payment provider by US social media powerhouse Twitter for its Tips feature in the...
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...
Online & Social

Why Eswatini is Banning Facebook Amid Deadly Protests

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MTN Eswatini and other mobile network operators have reportedly been ordered by the country's government to suspend access to Facebook and its messenger app "until further notice." This comes as Africa's last absolute monarchy has been rocked by another week...
Online & Social

Instagram Tries to Curb Teen Addiction With New Feature

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An executive of US-based social media titan Facebook has promised that Instagram, a member of the Facebook family of social platforms which also includes chat service provider WhatsApp, will introduce a new "Take a Break" feature that will encourage...
Company News

Newsmaker of the Week: What’s Next for Facebook?

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Saying that Facebook, the US-based social media corporation, has had a bad week is an understatement. The company, owned and led by tech legend Mark Zuckerberg, began the week on a direly sour note after its group of social media...
Online & Social

Facebook Asking Users if they’re Worried that Friends are ‘Becoming Extremists’

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Social media giant Facebook looks to be making moves into further controlling the extremist content and thought that has become ever more common in social media in the last several years. Some users of the service are being asked if...
Online & Social

Facebook Increases Transparency for Political Ads in South Africa and Zambia

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Starting June 29 2021, Facebook will launch enforcement on ads about elections or politics in Zambia and South Africa. As a result, anyone running ads about political figures, political parties, the election or “Get out the vote” campaigns must go...
Online & Social

You May Soon Be Able to Post on Instagram from Your Desktop

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Facebook's picture-sharing social media powerhouse Instagram is currently testing the ability to create posts using web browsers on desktop computers. This new feature was spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, who posted a series of screenshots to Twitter, demonstrating...
Online & Social

How VPNs Can Shield Nigerian Users from Government – An Interview with the VP of ExpressVPN

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5 June, on a brisk Friday evening, the Nigerian government sought to indefinitely ban users in the country from accessing social media network Twitter. A decision based on the government's reaction to the service's deletion of a Tweet that was...
Online & Social

Facebook, Instagram & Other Social Media MUST Register with Nigerian Govt to Continue Operations

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A week after the country indefinitely suspended social media service Twitter, the Nigerian Federal Government has said that any social media giant, including Facebook, Twitter and others must register in the country to continue to be able to do...
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How can AI Technology Drive Retail Risk Management in SA

The retail industry in South Africa is currently grappling with significant challenges, particularly as consumers experience economic strain following...
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