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Uproar as AfriForum lays charges against social media users

Social media users are up in arms after the civil rights organisation laid charges against 100 individuals, alleging they posted messages containing hate speech.

Google to stop scanning e-mails

The search engine giant will stop its controversial practice of scanning personal e-mails to serve targeted adverts.

Lauren Kate Rawlins

WhatsApp admins need to monitor content

Administrators could be held accountable for defamatory or offensive images shared in WhatsApp group chats.

Lauren Kate Rawlins

Social media blackout

#SocialMediaBlackout fights 'obscene' data costs

Social media users across the country pledged to abstain from using social media today in protest against high data prices.

Lauren Kate Rawlins

Fake news: how it is created

Fake news: how it is created

Fake news is simply one facet of the bigger problem: the manipulation of public opinion to affect the real world, says Anvee Alderton from Trend Micro.

UMhlanga Rocks app

New app gives inside info on uMhlanga Rocks

A new hyperlocal app lets residents and visitors to the seaside town find all businesses and services in the area, as well as call for help.

Lauren Kate Rawlins

Inside Facebook's African headquarters

The world's largest social network has set up its African base camp in the wilds of Bryanston, Johannesburg.

Lauren Kate Rawlins

Facebook updates Safety Check

Disaster descriptions will be added to the Facebook Safety Check feature and users will be able to add notes when they mark themselves as safe.

Lauren Kate Rawlins

Snap's new Specs to incorporate AR

The next iteration of Snapchat Spectacles will reportedly incorporate augmented reality features.

Lauren Kate Rawlins

Facebook to host summit for young entrepreneurs

The social network will hold a youth enterprise day next week to give young entrepreneurs a crash course on Facebook products.

Tech lets people help WC disaster areas remotely

Uber, Pick n Pay and others enable people in the rest of the country to help those affected by the Cape Town storm and Knysna fire.

Lauren Kate Rawlins

Social media analysis report on RSA protest actions: part 2

Social media analysis report on RSA protest actions: part 2

Praesignis in partnership with Insights Radar conducted an advanced social media analysis following the recent cabinet reshuffle and the protest actions in South Africa, says Ruan de Beer, Divisional Manager - Intellisignis (a division of Praesignis).