Tag: Social Media

China has been deleting influencers. Not for spreading misinformation, not for political dissent, but for showing off too much money. ...

A document claiming to be an official notice from Bolt Kenya began spreading on social media and messaging apps yesterday, ...

Meta has launched paid subscriptions for WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook, meaning users will need to pay to experience some bonus ...

The Kenyan government is asking parliament for KES 2.7 billion to buy AI software that will monitor social media, manage ...

There is a reason football Twitter treats Arsenal differently from every other club. Not just because Arsenal fans are loud, ...

Arsenal, the North London-based football team, are now champions of England, having won the English Premier League (EPL). This feat ...

TikTok removed more than 93,700 accounts in Kenya in Q4 2025 after suspecting they belonged to children under 13. They ...

Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has released its State of Media 2025 survey, and the picture it paints is one ...

The Connected Africa summit was the site for the official launch of UrbanTok, a Kenyan-owned video-sharing platform. Judging by its ...

If you have spent any time on X, you know the drill. A red siren emoji, the word "BREAKING" in ...

For years, the argument has always been that if your teenage child is anxious and glued to Instagram, that is ...

There was a time long before Twitter when breaking news meant waiting. It meant a presenter interrupting scheduled programming or ...

Kenya's public institutions are increasingly turning to social media to promote national values, with Facebook leading the way. Under Section ...

TikTok has announced an additional $200,000 (~KES 25.8 million) in ad credits to support local organizations across Sub-Saharan Africa working ...

There's a graveyard no one talks about, and you've visited it more times than you realize. It's the app you ...

More cybercriminals have been arrested in Kenya in a collaborative operation between local and international law enforcement agencies. From December ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has testified in a landmark civil trial at the Los Angeles County Superior Court. This case ...

It’s a safe assumption that any laws being quietly legislated regarding social media bans, restrictions, or controls have one target ...

You know that Jacob Juma X account that seemingly has politically relevant posts depending on the prevailing situation despite the ...

People love to jump on online trends. You've probably come across or even participated in the ongoing ChatGPT caricature trend ...

Brazil is preparing to enact one of the most comprehensive digital child-protection laws in the world. Known officially as Statute ...

Social media, in its ideal form, can be a good place for information sourcing. Whether it’s a news update, catching ...

Kenya's broadcasting industry is caught between two worlds. Traditional radio and TV still command massive audiences, but the digital shift ...

The TikTok Next 2026 Trend Report is built around a central idea it calls "Irreplaceable Instinct." The core argument is ...

Unless you live under a rock, by now you've probably heard about Moltbook, the social network designed specifically for AI ...

The France National Assembly has approved a bill that would restrict children under 15 from accessing social media platforms such ...

On January 13, 2026, just 48 hours before Uganda’s general elections, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) ordered a near-total internet ...

The United Kingdom (UK) government is considering new restrictions on social media use for children under 16, following a similar ...

The Kenyan government has allocated up to KES 100 million per year to pay social media influencers and bloggers to ...

When Uganda heads to the polls, the spotlight isn’t just on the ballot. Tech’s right there too, front and center. ...

When Stanley Kubrick released 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968, the world watched in awe as fictional astronauts spoke to ...

Australia has begun enforcing a law that bars anyone under age 16 from having social media accounts, a move that ...

Kenya's government just lost the power to shut down social media platforms, at least for now. High Court judge Lawrence ...

TikTok creators in Kenya are making money from their content through multiple monetization streams, dispelling myths about earning potential on ...

TikTok is providing Kenyan musicians with a new platform to help them grow and reach a global audience. Named TikTok ...