Technology EU tells Meta to address consumer fears over ‘pay for privacy’ Brussels — EU consumer authorities told Facebook owner Meta on Monday to take action to assuage European consumer groups’... Read more 23 Jul
Countries Brothers killed after responding to Facebook ad Cape Town – Two brothers, aged 19 and 30, were tragically murdered in Nelson Mandela Bay after responding to... Read more 8 Apr
World European consumers challenge Meta paid service as privacy ‘smokescreen’ Brussels – Consumer groups from eight EU countries lodged complaints on Thursday against Meta, accusing the US company of... Read more 29 Feb
Technology Facebook: from Harvard dorm to scandal-plagued social media titan Paris — Key chapters in the history of Facebook, the world’s biggest social media application, launched 20 years ago.... Read more 1 Feb
Countries Deadly accident on N1 claims two lives in Johannesburg Cape Town — Two men and several others were killed in a tragic accident when two vehicles collided on... Read more 24 Dec, 2023
Technology Meta encrypting Messenger and Facebook chats San Francisco — Tech giant Meta on Thursday was rolling out long-promised end-to-end encryption of chats and calls at... Read more 8 Dec, 2023
Technology Meta plans to charge Europeans for ad free Facebook and Instagram – source Washington — Meta is proposing to offer European users a subscription-based version of Instagram and Facebook if they would... Read more 4 Oct, 2023
Arts and Leisure ‘I have a big nose’ – Makhadzi addresses body shaming comments Cape Town — South African music star Makhadzi took to social media to deal with body shamers, where she... Read more 31 Aug, 2023
World Cambodian PM threatens to block Facebook access Phnom Penh — Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Friday he could block access to Facebook in Cambodia, after... Read more 30 Jun, 2023
Countries ‘No job for humans’: the harrowing work of content moderators in Kenya Nairobi — Trevin Brownie’s first day as a content moderator for Facebook is etched in his memory, working out... Read more 21 Jun, 2023