If you don’t comply with new WhatsApp changes you won’t be able to read or send messages
WhatsApp will go ahead with its privacy changes that were previously halted last month. The Facebook-owned platform said that it will allow its users to...
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South African youth culture and trends: What is next?
South Africa is a dynamic, diverse and ever-changing country, and it makes sense that the country’s youth would be among the most compelling and charismatic...
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Watch | People fake their way to insta-fame in new HBO doc ‘Fake Famous’
HBO‘s upcoming documentary Fake Famous explores the meaning of fame and influence in the digital age through an innovative social experiment. The film follows an...
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City of Cape Town threatens legal action after Bheki Cele shuts down film crew on beach
The City of Cape Town is threatening legal action after Minister of Police Bheki Cele shut down a film crew on Camps Bay beach yesterday...
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The Cybercrimes Bill has been passed: These digital offences will now be a crime
The Cybercrimes Bill -which was first drafted in 2017- has officially been passed by Parliament with the legislation soon to be signed into law by...
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Watch | Germany’s series of cheeky COVID-19 couch potato adverts go viral
The German federal government recently released a series of adverts thanking and praising those who are staying home. The ad, entitled #Specialheroes – Together against...
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These five Whatsapp messages can get you fired in SA
Harassment happens in many forms but one of the most pervasive methods used to harass people is through technology and social media platforms like Facebook...
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New regulations proposed for fast-food and alcohol in South Africa
In its draft (AAVCS) white paper published last week, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies proposed stricter regulations around the advertising of alcohol and...
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WhatsApp could offer a new feature that self-destructs media files
WABetaInfo, which tracks the development of new WhatsApp functions, recently revealed that the company may be developing a new feature which will self-destruct media files...
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Facebook plans to pay 400,000 users to deactivate their accounts
Last week Monday, Facebook announced it has partnered up with 17 external academic researchers to explore social media’s impact on “key political attitudes and behaviours”...
