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6 Ways Facebook is Helping Protect Zambia’s 2021 Elections

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Digify Africa Launches WhatsApp Learning Platform Giving Free Access to Digital Skills

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Digify Africa Launches WhatsApp Learning Platform Giving Free Access to Digital Skills

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Trump Claims Censorship, Sues Facebook, Twitter and Google

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Trump Claims Censorship, Sues Facebook, Twitter and Google

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Liquid Technologies and Facebook Partner to Build Fibre Network in DRC

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9 Super Popular Play Store Apps Have Been Stealing Users’ Facebook Passwords

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Image sourced from Getty Images. Google has removed nine Android apps from its Play Store that have been downloaded more than 5.8 million times. These nine apps were found by researchers to be using an exploit to steal the Facebook login credentials of users. The infected apps in question provided fully functioning services for photo editing and framing, exercise and training, horoscopes and removal of junk files from Android devices, respectively. Ars Technica reports that all of the apps offered users an option to disable in-app ads by logging into their Facebook accounts. Users who accepted the in-app offer were taken to a genuine Facebook login form containing fields for usernames and passwords. At this point, the trojan malware within the apps would be activated. Researchers from Dr. ...

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

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Social Media Adoption Helps SMBs Power Africa’s Economic Growth, via Study

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Sourced from MSU Today /* custom css */ .tdi_4_55b.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_55b.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } A study conducted by Genesis Analytics in eight African countries – Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, the DRC, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius, and Kenya – reveals that social media platforms help accelerate economic growth and opportunity across the continent. The African continent is heavily reliant on its small and medium-sized enterprises and businesses (SMEs & SMBs), which are the backbone of the economy. As many countries across the continent have embarked on their digital transformation, the research shows that digital platforms can play a key role in the continent’s development. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_0f0.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_0...

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Facebook Testing “Sabee” – A New Educational App for Nigerian Learners

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Image sourced from Shutterstock. /* custom css */ .tdi_4_05b.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_05b.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Facebook’s internal Research and Development (R&D) team is reportedly working on an educational mobile app called Sabee. The app seems to be targeted towards learners in Nigeria when it becomes fully functional. The social media powerhouse first announced opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria in September last year, and Sabee could be one of the first products to emerge from this office. To Know /* custom css */ .tdi_3_5b4.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_5b4.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } With a name stemming from “sabi” – “to know” – in Nigerian Pidgin, the app aims to connect learners and educators in online communications and...

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Facebook Increases Transparency for Political Ads in South Africa and Zambia

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Image sourced from Reuters. /* custom css */ .tdi_4_a28.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_a28.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } 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 through the ad authorization process by verifying their identity with a government-issued photo ID, confirming their location in those countries and advertisers are required to provide more information about the person or organization responsible for the ad to place “Paid for by” disclaimers on these ads. This includes any person creating, modifying, publishing, or pausing ads that reference ads about electio...

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

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

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Image sourced from Time /* custom css */ .tdi_4_007.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_007.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } 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 the new system’s functionalities. NEW! @Instagram lets you create + publish posts via desktop! pic.twitter.com/JWzwKg1kyO — Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) June 24, 2021 /* custom css */ .tdi_3_69e.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_69e.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } “We know that many people access Instagram from their computer,” Facebook spokesperson Christine Pai tol...

Facebook Removes Fake Profiles Attacking Opposition Parties Ahead of Ethiopian Elections

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Facebook Removes Fake Profiles Attacking Opposition Parties Ahead of Ethiopian Elections

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Image sourced from Politico. /* custom css */ .tdi_4_c20.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_c20.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Social media mega-corp Facebook said on Wednesday that it had removed a network of fake accounts in Ethiopia targeting domestic users ahead of general elections next week in the country. The company said that the network was found to be linked with Ethiopia’s Information Network Security Agency (INSA). Posting mostly in Amharic about news and current events, including information about Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party, the network of fake accounts was also posting critical commentary about opposition politicians and groups including the Oromo Liberation Front, Ethiopian Democratic Party and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, among...

Gen-Z is SA’s Fastest Growing Group of Online Shoppers at 218%

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Gen-Z is SA’s Fastest Growing Group of Online Shoppers at 218%

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Courtesy of Raw Pixel. Image sourced from Robosoft Technologies. /* custom css */ .tdi_4_211.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_4_211.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } By harnessing the power of social media, Gen Z is driving a new wave of the e-commerce boom in South Africa. Apps including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, which tailor content to the user’s interests and behaviour, have allowed this new generation of spenders to create a personalised shopping mall experience – online. Gen-Z Takes Shopping Online /* custom css */ .tdi_3_f0e.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_f0e.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } According to data sourced by online payment gateway PayFast, the fastest-growing group of local online shoppers in SA are the Gen Z’s, aged between 18 and 24. “Ou...