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Instagram is introducing a new feature that will allow you to schedule posts for the future directly from the app

Meta launches teen accounts with protections on Instagram, coming to other platforms next year

Abdullah Ajibade

Abdullah Ajibade

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Telegram's new moderation policy could target illegal content in Nigerian private groups

Nigerian telegram groups with over 250,000 members share illegally gotten nude content to the highest bidder. However, a new Telegram moderation policy could crack down on such groups.

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1 month ago

Meta rolls out monetisation tools for content creators in Kenya

Meta Platforms has introduced two new tools, allowing content creators to earn from in-stream and Facebook ads on reels a few months after it rolled out the same features in Nigeria and Ghana.

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2 months ago

Meta cracks down on sextortion, removing 63,000 Nigerian Facebook accounts

Meta removes approximately 63,000 Nigerian Facebook accounts linked to Yahoo Boys in a crackdown on financial sextortion scams. The tech giant also takes down 7,200 other resources, including 1,300 accounts, 200 pages, and 5,700 groups.

Victoria Fakiya

Victoria Fakiya

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2 months ago

Meta approves monetisation for content creators in Nigeria, Ghana

Content creators in Nigeria and Ghana can now earn ad revenue on Meta platforms, including Instagram and Facebook. Before this move, they were ineligible for monetisation unless their page was managed from an eligible country.

Ifeoma Joy Okorie

Ifeoma Joy Okorie

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3 months ago

New users on X may pay a fee before posting on the platform

X (formerly Twitter) plans to charge new users for basic functions, including posting and replying, to combat the increase in spam bots on the platform.

Sotonte Kingdom

Sotonte Kingdom

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6 months ago

Meta rolls out campaign to help tackle misinformation ahead of South Africa’s elections

Ahead of the May election in South Africa, Meta has rolled out an anti-hate speech and disinformation campaign that will be broadcast on local and national radio stations in addition to its platforms.

Sotonte Kingdom

Sotonte Kingdom

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6 months ago

TikTok’s ByteDance shuts down LetsChat, its messaging app, in Africa

TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, has shut down LetsChat, an instant messaging app launched in 2021, due to its inability to engage users and provide an alternative to WhatsApp and Telegram.

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6 months ago

Meta partners Electoral Commission to combat election misinformation in South Africa

Meta is working directly with South Africa's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and other tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to combat election misinformation in South Africa.

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7 months ago

Content creators in Nigeria and Kenya to monetise Meta platforms in June 2024

Meta will allow Nigerian and Kenyan content creators to monetise their content on Instagram and Facebook starting in June 2024.

Ifeoma Joy Okorie

Ifeoma Joy Okorie

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7 months ago

Meta removes Facebook Groups API, disrupts social media scheduling

Meta recently announced that it would discontinue the Facebook Groups API, posing challenges for digital marketers and companies that provide social media post scheduling and automation as a service.

Ifeoma Joy Okorie

Ifeoma Joy Okorie

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8 months ago

X, formerly Twitter, launches audio and video calls for Android users

X, formerly Twitter, has launched audio and video features for Android users. Anyone can receive calls, but only verified users can initiate them.

Abdullah Ajibade

Abdullah Ajibade

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9 months ago

TikTok launches Add to Music App feature in South Africa

TikTok has expanded its Add to Music App feature to 19 countries, including South Africa, following its successful launch in the United States and United Kingdom in November 2023.

Ifeoma Joy Okorie

Ifeoma Joy Okorie

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10 months ago

Facebook and Instagram content creators in Kenya can now monetise their audience

Kenya’s President William Ruto has announced that Facebook and Instagram content creators can monetise their audience. This news comes a year after Meta announced that over 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa would start earning from Facebook Reels.

Ifeoma Joy Okorie

Ifeoma Joy Okorie

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10 months ago

TikTok to open an office in Kenya and work with the government to moderate content on its platform

Following a petition to ban TikTok in Kenya, the short-form video platform has committed to working with the Kenyan government to review and monitor content on the app. It also plans to set up a regional office in Nairobi.

Victoria Fakiya

Victoria Fakiya

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1 year ago

Influencer shares how he made ₦220k from Twitter (now X)

X users (formerly Twitter) in Nigeria are getting payouts from the platform. We asked @abazwhyllzz how he racked up 58 million impressions and made ₦220k.

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1 year ago

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