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Tue, June 17th, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Facebook lifts ban on breastfeeding pictures

Facebook has softened its stand on content showing women breastfeeding their babies after previously taking down photos exposing female nipples regardless of the context. → Read more
Wed, June 11th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Facebook accidentally reveals Snapchat competitor

Facebook has accidentally revealed a new Snapchat-like photo sharing app it is set to launch called Slingshot. → Read more
Tue, June 10th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s MeSociable looks for emotional attachment through security

African social network MeSociable is emotionally attached to its users, and is prioritising security by making sure conversations on the platform cannot be tracked. → Read more
Tue, June 10th, 15:00 · Agatha Nduku

Kenyans invited to assist in creating Sustainable Development Goals through social media

Kenyans have been urged by the United Nations (UN) and the Safaricom Foundation to join the process of creating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by using Twitter and Facebook to make their contributions. → Read more
Fri, June 6th, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju

Microsoft announces Twitter integration for Xbox

Microsoft has announced the integration of more than 45 entertainment apps into Xbox One and Xbox 360 globally, increasing the catalogue by 25 per cent to 225 apps. → Read more
Wed, June 4th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan government to hand over more bloggers to NCIC

The Kenyan government through the National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring (NSCMM) is compiling an exhaustive list of alleged bloggers of hate speech and incitement to be handed over to the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) for action by June 9. → Read more
Tue, June 3rd, 15:00 · Tom Jackson

Kenya’s Maramoja broadens taxi app concept through social connections

Kenyan relationship-based transport app Maramoja Transport is seeking to connect customers with safe, reliable transport services through mobile, broadening the Uber-style model to other forms of transport. → Read more
Thu, May 29th, 16:30 · Tom Jackson

Kenyan activist claims Facebook page shutdown

Kenyan political activist Moses Kuria has claimed his Facebook account has been blocked after the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) petitioned for his prosecution over a post it said contained hate speech. → Read more
Thu, May 29th, 14:30 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s president hosting #AskGEJ interactive forum on TV and social media

Nigerian president Dr Goodluck Jonathan is currently hosting an interactive session on Twitter under the hashtag #AskGEJ in order to engage youths on the country’s Democracy Day. → Read more
Thu, May 29th, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Ugandan scholar investigated in Kenya for social media incitement

Kenya’s National Steering Committee on Media Monitoring briefing has recommended Dr David Matsanga, a Ugandan lawyer and scholar, be investigated over alleged incitement on social media. → Read more
Wed, May 28th, 12:00 · Chris Udemans

40% of Twitter users from emerging markets by 2018

Forty per cent of Twitter users will come from emerging markets by 2018, according to digital market research firm eMarketer, though it will still lag behind Facebook. → Read more
Tue, May 27th, 10:30 · Tom Jackson

SA government warns over fake social media accounts

The South African government has warned citizens about the number of fake social media accounts claiming to be those of ministers, advising them to access Twitter and Facebook accounts via departmental websites. → Read more
Mon, May 26th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson

Journalists “framed” – Baba Jukwa

Zimbabwean whistleblower Baba Jukwa has said two journalists allegedly outed as being responsible for his popular Facebook page have been “framed”, and vowed to carry on posting in the interests of his country. → Read more
Mon, May 26th, 13:00 · Chris Udemans

Nene Twitter account fake – SA Treasury

The South African National Treasury has said a Twitter account created for newly appointed finance minister Nhlanhla Nene is fake. → Read more
Mon, May 26th, 11:30 · Susan Mwenesi

Kenyan activist in trouble with LSK over Facebook post

A Facebook post by Kenyan activist Moses Kuria about perceived terrorists after the Gikomba explosions has landed him in trouble with the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), which has accused him of hate speech and written to director of public prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko urging an investigation. → Read more
Fri, May 23rd, 11:30 · Paul Adepoju

Internet abuse a universal plague – Soyinka

Nigerian Prof Wole Soyinka, a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, believes internet abuse is becoming a universal plague, and has called for collective, professional action to protect the integrity of the medium. → Read more
Thu, May 22nd, 15:30 · Tom Jackson

WPP had competition for Quirk – Stokes

Global communications firm WPP had to beat off competition from five other interested parties to acquire a majority stake in South African ZAR68 million (US$6.5 million) marketing agency Quirk, according to Quirk chief executive officer (CEO) Rob Stokes. → Read more
Thu, May 15th, 18:00 · Agatha Nduku

Kenyans engage Kiambu governor on social media

The governor of Kenya’s Kiambu county William Kabogo this week engaged with residents of the county using the #KiambuChat hashtag on Twitter and Facebook, in a bid to encourage public participation in local issues. → Read more
Thu, May 15th, 10:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

#FreeZone9Bloggers Tweetathon held for imprisoned Ethiopian bloggers

International blogging, translation and advocacy group Global Voices has hosted an African Tweetathon, calling for the release of nine journalists and bloggers currently detained in Ethiopia. → Read more
Wed, May 14th, 14:00 · Tom Jackson

Twitter SME advertising platform launches in SA

Twitter has extended its SME advertising platform to South Africa, offering businesses the chance to increase the impact of their Twitter marketing with self-serve products such as Promoted Tweets and Promoted Accounts. → Read more