Category: Social Media
WhatsApp Privacy Policy: here’s what will happen if you don’t accept
You can still use it but WhatsApp is going to throw you back to 2009 in terms of functionality.
What effect could Facebook, WhatsApp & Sasai have on Zim elections?
social media is more powerful than ever.
Mark Zuckerberg’s phone number among the 533 million Facebook user data leak
Mark Zuckerberg is on Signal?
WhatsApp will soon allow iOS to Andriod chat migration
Looks like the folks at WhatsApp are ramping up the features to appease their disgruntled users as the Privacy Policy deadline looms.
Leaked Facebook moderators’ guide shows the hoops tech giants have to go through in today’s world
Moderation over a number of cultures and countries is a tricky business.
WhatsApp Outage: Another case for a unified Telegram, Signal & WhatsApp bundle
It would have been nice to be able to switch between WhatsApp to Telegram without having to worry about data when the former had an outage
Twitter needs your help as it reviews rules for world leaders
What to do when an elected official breaks Twitter’s terms of service… well the company is looking for your input to help decide this.
Twitter has suspended Matigari’s account
Twitter has suspended prominent political commentator Matigari’s account. What the cause of the suspension is unknown, however, Twitter usually suspends user accounts that have violated the following in its terms of service: Safety rule – these include violence, terrorism, abuse, sensitive media, and illegal goods or services, and harmful content Privacy – private information and […]
10 online safety tips for parents with kids & teens on Facebook
Since we are now more locked on our devices more than ever, Facebook has published 10 tips to help parents manage their children’s safety online.
Uganda govt shuts down social media (letter)
The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) has ordered the shut down of all social media operations in the country.
There were over a billion WhatsApp calls on New Year’s Eve
WhatsApp broke an all-time record for the number of video and voice on New Year’s Eve. The surge was the same across Facebook’s other apps.
Sasai Watch and Moments are free this festive period
Cassava Fintech International has announced that Sasai Watch and Moments will be free over the festive period.
Technikari Ep 5: Sasai Watch is set to take on YouTube in Africa. Will it work?
[PODCAST] Cassava Fintech International will be taking on YouTube in Africa with the addition of Sasai Watch on its super app. Will it work?
Sasai to take on YouTube & others in Africa with Sasai Watch
Cassava will be taken on YouTube and other content platforms in Africa with a new product called Sasai Watch.
Facebook unveils its 2020 Africa year in review
Facebook has unvieled it’s Africa 2020 “A Year in Review” which looks back on all the key investments and work the company has on the continent.
Facebook may be forced to sell off WhatsApp and Instagram
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit yesterday that may force Facebook to sell off WhatsApp and Instagram as independent businesses.
Top 200 most influential African women on Twitter features 2 Zimbabweans
Jessie Majome and Linda Masarira are on Women in Africa & Smart Data Power’s Top 200 Most Influential African Women on Twitter rankings
Sasai’s African & Talented promotion extended due to public demand
Cassava has extended Sasai’s African & Talented promotion to the 29th of November 2020 due to demand.
A case of living by social media: the very public death of Ginimbi
Just as much as Ginimbi lived his life on and for social media, his death has been on every post almost- are we now junkies?
A list of Sasai features that were promised at launch but never came to be
On August 1 2019, Cassava Smartech drew the curtains on their newest shiny object – Sasai. They pitched a social payments app that would combine the best of messaging and payments rolled into one. That vision is yet to materialise, and a big reason for that is because many features that were promised at the […]
YouTube’s Creator Academy has courses for content creators looking to grow their channel
I’ve had a YouTube channel for the better part of 6-7 months now and whilst I wasn’t posting content to it seriously, I decided to to do so. There was one problem, I had no idea where to start and apart from reading a few articles on the interwebs most of the stuff has been […]