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Be it trends or any other relevant conversations, we regularly deliver, in relatable context, news and insights on how social media affects our community of everyday readers.

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

Victoria Fakiya

3 months ago

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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.

Bolu Abiodun

4 months ago

Social Media

Threads' daily active users drop by 20%. Twitter is not its only competition

Threads might have gained 100 million users in 4 days but daily active users have dropped by 20% and users have cut time spent on the app by 50%. Threads has its work cut out for it, and Twitter is not the only one it's up against.

Bolu Abiodun

5 months ago

Social Media

Meta didn't keep its promises for Instagram and Facebook; why will it do the same with Threads?

From collecting user data without authorisation to several cases of leaked information, Meta is not the saint its posing to be with Threads.

Bolu Abiodun

5 months ago

Social Media

5 apps Mark Zuckerberg has cloned and how they performed

Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is an expert copycat and cloning Twitter with threads is only his most recent endeavor. Here are 5 apps that Zuckerberg has cloned over the years and how they performed.

Bolu Abiodun

5 months ago

Social Media

Meta’s Threads app launches in 100 countries, hitting 10 million users in 7 hours

Meta’s Threads app launches in 100 countries, hitting 10 million users in 7 hours. Here’s what you should know about the Twitter rival.

Victoria Fakiya

5 months ago

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Meta plans to launch Threads on July 6 to compete with Twitter

Meta plans to roll out Threads, a microblogging platform, on July 6, 2023, to compete with Twitter. Threads will connect to Instagram, giving users access to their Instagram followers and following lists.

Victoria Fakiya

5 months ago

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This new Whatsapp feature allows you auto-silence calls from unknown numbers

WhatsApp is introducing two new updates, Silence Unknown Callers and Privacy Checkup, to strengthen user privacy on the messaging platform.

Staff Writer

6 months ago

Social Media

Nigerians could reportedly pay up to ₦100k to get approval for social media ads

The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has released vetting rates for ads on social media. The Council will charge between ₦7,500 and ₦100,000 to vet the social media ads before it goes live. This is coming after ARCON said in 2022 that advertisers wi...

Bolu Abiodun

7 months ago

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How social media influenced Nigeria's 2023 elections

There are more than 30 million social media users in Nigeria, but with smartphone and Internet penetration expected to rise, how will social media affect political processes in Nigeria?

Chimgozirim Nwokoma

9 months ago

Social Media

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

Instagram is rolling out a new feature that allows users to schedule posts in advance directly from the app. The feature is available to professional accounts and will allow users to schedule Photo, Reels, and Carousel posts up to 75 days in advance. Why this matters: C...

Samuel Okike

1 year ago

Social Media

WhatsApp is launching new features to protect your privacy

WhatsApp has announced that it will make some privacy-related changes to its messaging app to protect the privacy of its users. Screenshot blocking, leaving groups quietly, and stealth mode are among these features.

Victoria Fakiya

1 year ago

Social Media

#Twitterban update: A precedent for future shutdowns?

As the concerns for whether Twitter would succumb to the Nigerian government’s conditions is finally laid to rest, it calls to mind the issue of privacy and free speech on the social media platform and questions if more censorships will surface later

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

2 years ago

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#TwitterBan update: Should you worry if Twitter succumbs to Nigerian government’s demands?

The Nigerian president has once again raised Nigerians' hopes about the indefinite #TwitterBan. As it were, it continues until the social media company agrees to the government’s terms. What is the implication for the populace?

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

2 years ago

Social Media

6 ways to spice up your YouTube Shorts content

As Nigerian content creators hunt for @YouTube's $100 million Shorts Fund for YouTube Shorts content creators, we curate six ways to spice up your Shorts life.

Joy Matthew

2 years ago

Social Media

#TwitterBan: FG to lift ban "in a matter of days"

More than two months after access to the micro blogging platform, Twitter was indefinitely suspended by the Nigerian government, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has revealed that the ban might soon be lifted.

Chimgozirim Nwokoma

2 years ago

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