The world's largest social network introduces an initiative to teach a thousand South African high school learners about online safety.
The Internet giant adds a feature that allows publishers with good ad experiences on their sites to force a pay-wall on ad-blocker users.
One third of the Internet users believe a mobile browser offers more privacy features than a standalone social media app.
A new app from Google, for low-RAM devices, provides an enhanced user experience by saving data and storage.
Photographs generated by consumers creates a lot more interest than stock images advertising products, according to research.
A small number of users who downloaded the app at the centre of the Facebook data leak also gave permission for Cambridge Analytica to access their private messages.
The social media company will provide anonymous user data to research firms to help figure out the platform's influence on elections.
The Democratic Alliance cautions companies that plan to use the digital space to manipulate voters ahead of the country's 2019 general elections.
Facebook has admitted that close to 60 000 South African users could be impacted by a data privacy scandal rocking the social network.
Brett Dawson invests R10 million in Gather Online and joins its board of directors as chairman, furthering its ambitions to steal market share from established players Facebook and LinkedIn.
App developers whose apps misused or shared user data will be banned from the platform, says Facebook.
The operator responds to the increase by opening a specialist Social Media Command Centre in Cape Town.