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If you’re a regular Twitter user, you might have seen the @QuotedReplies handle under some of the most popular tweets or even used it. Here’s the how it came to be.
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This week on social media; the Nigerian army is enlisting the help of religious organisations to fight terrorism, Tiwa Savage vs Charles Anazodo and other stories.
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This week on social media, Bovi is pranking his friends, MC Oluomo in UNILAG and other stories
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Video creators in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa can now monetise their content with Facebook Ad Breaks
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We spoke to experts from some of the top advertising agencies in Nigeria to see how they’re reacting to APCON’s move to vet online advertising
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Women using popular period-tracking apps may just be sharing a lot more with strangers than they may have bargained for.
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This week on social media; a Nigerian wedding with no reception, xenophobia in South Africa and other stories
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Just like Instagram is openly testing in seven countries including Canada and Brazil, Facebook may remove like counts on news feed posts by users
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Shortly after the CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey’s account was hacked, Twitter temporarily suspends tweeting via text message
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This week on social media; about 80 Nigerians indicted in the US for internet scam, Opay was trending on Twitter and other stories
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This week on social media, Maraji’s take on religion, Huddah Monroe is trending in Kenya and more stories.
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This week on social media; Omoyele Sowore arrested in association with #RevolutionNow, Toke Makinwa wants travel companies to sponsor her girls trip to Thailand and more stories.
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The Ugandan government just made accessing the Internet more expensive for media practioners in the country
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Following a wide-spread suspension that swept through Twitter on Monday*, the company has confirmed that it may have been an error and that some of the accounts have been restored
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Africans love to laugh, and thanks to the myriad of accounts dedicated to comedy on Instagram, it has become one of the top destinations for humorous content
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Like Thanos’ infinity gauntlet, Twitter has been suspending accounts in a seemingly random manner.
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This week on social media; reviving rap in Nigeria powered by Blaqbonez, men showed off their partners on #NationalGirlfriendsDay and more stories.
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For micro-influencers in Africa, the focus is less on their scale and more on building a hyper-engaged community. And this type of community is becoming increasingly valuable to advertisers of 2019.
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