Category: Social Media
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🇷🇺 Russia Blocks WhatsApp Nationwide, Pushing State-Backed ‘Max’ App in Digital Sovereignty Drive
MOSCOW — In a dramatic escalation of its crackdown on foreign technology platforms, Russia has officially blocked nationwide access to WhatsApp, the country’s most popular messaging service. The move, confirmed by the Kremlin on Thursday, effectively severs communication for over 100 million Russian users and represents the latest salvo in Moscow’s push to establish a…
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Silicon Valley and the Ghosts of Empire: How Surveillance Capitalism Became Africa’s New Colonial Frontier
From the streets of Nairobi to the boardrooms of Lagos, African users are being sold a seductive promise: that Big Tech and digital currencies represent liberation, leapfrogging, and a break from old power structures. But beneath the glossy veneer of innovation lies a far more sinister inheritance. A recent forensic examination of Silicon Valley’s origins…
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🇬🇳 Guinea junta chief takes lead in controversial election as social media restricted
Guinea’s junta leader Gen Mamady Doumbouya has taken a huge lead in a presidential election his main challengers were barred from contesting, initial results show. Gen Doumbouya is hoping to legitimise his rule after seizing power in a coup four years ago. A civil society group campaigning for the return of civilian rule condemned the…
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🇺🇸 Some tourists may need to provide five year social-media history for US entry
In a new proposal unveiled on Wednesday, the US government said that travellers from certain countries could be asked to provide their social media history of the past five years in order to be allowed into the country. Tourists who need to fill out an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) form to visit the…
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🇹🇿 Tanzanian activist blocked from Instagram after mobilising election protests
Prominent Tanzanian activist Mange Kimambi has accused the government of instigating the removal of her social media accounts that she has been using to mobilise Tanzanians against the government. The former fashion model-turned-activist, who is based in the US, is an outspoken critic of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and had nearly three million followers on…
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🇲🇱 Malian PM Vows to Eradicate Terror, Pays Tribute to Slain Pro-Army Blogger
BAMAKO, Mali – In a powerful and emotionally charged address, Mali’s Prime Minister, Abdoulaye Maïga, used a major national stage to pay solemn tribute to Mariam Cissé, a blogger recently executed by terrorist groups in the Timbuktu region, vowing that his government would not rest until the threat of extremism is “eradicated.” The prime minister’s…
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Oracle, TikTok & algorithms: Manipulating minds on Israel
Oracle’s Ellison in TikTok Takeover: A Bid to Sway US Youth on Israel, Analysts Claim A controversial plan to reshape American public opinion on Israel through the powerful algorithms of TikTok is reportedly underway, led by a powerful consortium of U.S. tech and political figures. According to a new analysis, the potential takeover of TikTok’s…
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The American Takeover of TikTok: A New Digital Colonialism or a Blueprint for Sovereignty?
For months, the fate of TikTok, the wildly popular video app used by 170 million Americans, hung in the balance. Now, a landmark deal has been sealed, shifting its US operations from Chinese ownership to a powerful consortium of American corporate giants, including Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX. But beneath the surface of this corporate…
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Donald Trump Jr. Invests in Struggling Thumzup Media Corp. as Company Shifts Strategy to Bitcoin Accumulation
Pan African News Blog Los Angeles, USA – Donald Trump Jr., son of former U.S. President Donald Trump, has taken a stake in Thumzup Media Corp., a struggling marketing and media company that has recently begun accumulating Bitcoin (BTC) as part of its treasury strategy. The move comes as the firm seeks to pivot from…
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