Elon Musk Buys 9.2% of Twitter, Considers Own Social Media Company
Elon Musk has bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter, more than four times the 2.25% holding of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. His newly purchased shares now make Musk one of the largest shareholders in the company. The news saw the company’s shares soar about 25% of the pre-market trading. According to BBC News, the Securities…
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Kenyans Spend More Time Listening To Radio Than Watching TV, Report Shows
The Media Council of Kenya released a ‘State of the Media’ report on Thursday which shows that Kenyans spend more time listening to the radio than watching TV. According to the report, Kenyans watch TV for only two hours, which is, according to Gadgets Africa, is below the global average of 3 hours. Kenya’s Media…
Sharing These Messages on Social Media in SA Could Land You In Jail
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has approved a new law that prohibits sharing of certain messages on social media platforms. The new regulations mainly apply to the sale, hiring and streaming of content on various digital platforms in South Africa. The Films and Publications Amendment Act with the new law became effective as of Tuesday….
TikTok is Testing a Dislike Button for the Comment Section
TikTok, a video-sharing platform owned by Chinese ByteDance, announced on Wednesday that it is testing a dislike button for comments on its app. The video-sharing social network wrote in a blog post that this new feature will help users feel like they have more control over comments. TikTok said this feature will let individuals identify…