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02/03/2021
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How To, Social Media, Technology
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How to set Whatsapp messages to automatically delete after seven days

Just weeks after WhatsApp announced the new feature that will let users choose to automatically delete messages after seven days, we are going to show you how to set it up. The new option is inactive by default but users can easily turn it on by either chatting with a user or by an admin […]

02/03/2021
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News, Social Media
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YouTube’s TikTok-like feature ‘Shorts’ has been rolled out in Beta

YouTube has rolled out the beta version of a short-form video service dubbed shorts imaging the popular TikTok. The Google-owned video streaming feature rolled out in India in September 2020 and has seen great success receiving up to 4 billion views in a day. With the new roll-out, Google is looking to tackle TikTok head-on […]

Twitter announces Super Follow allowing users to charge for tweets

26/02/2021
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Financial & Tech, Social Media
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Twitter announces “Super Follows” allowing users to charge for tweets

Twitter has announced a new paid subscription service dubbed “Super Follows” which will allow users to get exclusive content, deals, and community access to creators. The social media platform announced the potential new Super Follows service at its annual investor meeting, as it searches for new revenue streams beyond targeted advertising. The service going for […]

22/02/2021
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Business, News, Social Media
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Spotify announces plan to launch in Kenya, Nigeria

Spotify has announced that it is expanding in more than 80 new markets in the coming weeks including Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh and more. The music streaming firm noted that the the 80+ markets represent more than 1 billion people—potential Spotify listeners who have yet to tap into the power of the platform. “Spotify is […]

29/01/2021
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News, Social Media
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Telegram now lets you import WhatsApp Chat – How to do it

Telegram has now made it easier for users considering to switch from Whatsapp after rolling out the ability to import existing WhatsApp chats. This comes just weeks after a public backlash against Whatsapp when it updated its privacy policy. Telegram has since seen its subscribers’ surging following the privacy concerns. The new feature works for […]

19/01/2021
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Business, News, Social Media
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KRA to tax Social Media Influencers in new tax measures

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced that social media influencers are not exempted from paying the 1.5% Digital Tax. The Taxman said that Social media influencers will be liable to pay digital service tax since their income is derived from or accrued from the provision of services through a digital marketplace or by providing digital […]

14/01/2021
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Cyber security, Social Media, Technology
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How to secure your WhatsApp account

Most people have unfortunately lost their cell phones. Phones store a lot of personal information that put at risk of being mishandled with a wrong party. WhatsApp for instance has an information backlog ranging from contacts, pictures and video files. Having known the stakes in losing a phone, below are some of the ways to […]

13/01/2021
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Big data, Social Media
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Telegram subscribers’ surges following WhatsApp privacy concerns

Telegram has increased its subscriber network just days after WhatsApp’s decision to share users’ private data with Facebook App. In a tweet, Telegram messenger reported that it has surpassed 500 million active users with 25 million new users joining in the last 72 hours. Telegram surpassed 500 million active users. 25 million new users joined […]

09/01/2021
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App, Corporate, Social Media, Tech Debates
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Twitter suspends Donald Trump’s Account over incitement

US President Donald Trump has been permanently suspended from Twitter on Friday which the company said is due to the risk of further incitement of violence. The Twitter account with 88.7 million followers deprives Trump the tool he has used to communicate directly with the American people for more than a decade. President Donald Trump […]

05/01/2021
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App, Security, Social Media, Technology
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How to set two-step verification password on WhatsApp

WhatsApp has been working hard to ensure the security of its users from being breached, using the two-step verification system you can prevent your WhatsApp account from being hacked. The two-step verification option allows Whatsapp users to set a 6-digit passcode as an extra layer of security to confirm it is them when they are […]

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