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Millions of Impressions, Modest Payouts: The Reality of X Monetization in Kenya
X promised creators a new way to earn directly from their audiences. In Kenya, the offer attracted users willing to…
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Kabogo Says X Must Set Up Kenya Office in 90 Days
Kenya’s government has told social platform X to establish operations inside the country within the next three months as regulators…
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Linda Yaccarino Resigns from X Amid Grok Scandal, xAI Power Shift, Ad Decline, and Mounting Internal Tensions
Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X—formerly known as Twitter—two years after Elon Musk brought her in to…
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Inside Musk’s xAI Spending Spree: Can $1 Billion a Month Buy an AI Breakthrough?
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI is in the middle of a spending spree that’s pushing the outer limits of even…
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XChat Encryption Security Flaws: Experts Reveal Critical Risks in Twitter’s Messaging System
The promise of private conversations on social platforms is more compelling than ever. As fears about government surveillance and corporate…
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X Pauses Encrypted DMs, Raising Concerns Over Secure Messaging
X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, has declared that encrypted DMs are to be suspended indefinitely, with…
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This Cybersecurity Startup Is Quietly Moderating X’s Community Notes to Fight Crypto Scams
Social media platforms are struggling in the face of rising misinformation and scams, particularly involving cryptocurrency. In its bid to…
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From Chaos to Comeback: What the xAI Merger Tells Us About Musk’s Long Game
Musk’s latest gamble-high stakes: the merger between xAI and X-has received appreciation and skepticism in equal measure. The $100 billion…
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Why X Keeps Crashing: Cyberattacks or Musk’s Cost-Cutting?
Social media site X (formerly Twitter) experienced intermittent outages on Monday, which owner Elon Musk attributed to an “unusually powerful”…
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X partners with Visa to launch X Money digital wallet
X, the social platform once known as Twitter, has announced a new partnership with Visa to launch X Money, a…
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Elon Musk Officially Relocates X HQ to Texas
Elon Musk has quietly moved X’s official headquarters to a small town on the outskirts of Austin, Texas. According to…
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Elon Musk is rebranding Twitter to X and getting into payments
Elon Musk on Saturday night dropped a bombshell that we probably never saw coming. The billionaire entrepreneur in a series…
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Twitter creates more confusion as it seeks to monetize verification badges
There has been unending buzz about Twitter and its new policy requiring certain cadres of subscribers to pay for the…
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[24Bit Podcast] The State of Paying for Social Media in 2023
This is a discussion of the different aspects of social media, how things have changed to the extent in which…
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Christopher Budd: Three Simple Steps Twitter Users Need to Take to Stay Secure Amidst Twitter Turmoil
Twitter is in an unprecedented era of uncertainty. When security professionals face uncertainty, we plan for the worst. In the…
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Twitter fires Revue founder two months after shutting down the newsletter platform
Revue founder Martijn de Kuijper is among the about 200 employees laid off by Twitter over the weekend. Martijn took…
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Twitter begins charging for SMS two-factor authentication
You will now have to pay to use SMS for two-factor authentication (2FA) on Twitter according to a new announcement…
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Twitter to start sharing its ad revenues with creators
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has revealed that the company will start paying creators for ads that appear in their reply…
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Social media platforms failed to stop misinformation in Kenya’s elections
A study by Mozilla Foundation has revealed that social media platforms Facebook, TikTok and Twitter performed poorly in their efforts…
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Twitter has fired its employees in Africa with no severance pay
Twitter Africa: Since Twitter’s takeover by billionaire investor Elon Musk, the most consistent news we’ve heard is quirky lays offs,…
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Elon Musk Finally Closes Twitter Deal, Immediately fires CEO Parag Agrawal
Elon Musk knows how to keep the world haggling, doubting and guessing his moves. No one is ever so sure…
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Twitter is struggling to keep its most active users, internal study reveals
An internal Twitter research has revealed that the social media platform is struggling to keep its most active users engaged,…
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Twitter is launching short videos to compete with TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
Social media companies have plunged into short videos hook, line and sinker. TikTok started the craze and all major platforms…
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Twitter is integrating podcasts to its platform
Twitter announced on Tuesday that it integrating podcasts into its platform as a part of its newly redesigned Spaces Tab.…
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Social Media
This new Twitter feature allows businesses to display their location and contact info on their profile
Twitter has launched Location Spotlight, a feature that the company hopes will help give individuals and professionals with physical outlets…
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Twitter is down for thousands of users globally
Twitter was down for thousands of users on Tuesday. Outage tracking website Downdetector.com showed more than 32,000 outage reports. The outage…
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Kenya’s August 9 elections special hashflag now live on Twitter
Kenyans will be going to the polls on August 9, 2022. Ahead of the elections, the country has gotten its…
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Twitter has laid off 30% of its talent acquisition team
Twitter has hit the headlines, particularly over the now contested acquisition by billionaire investor Elon Musk. The deal has supposedly…
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Crypto scammers hack British Army’s YouTube and Twitter accounts
Scammers briefly took control of the British Army’s YouTube and Twitter accounts, to promote a fake crypto scheme, the UK…
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Nigeria is working on a law that could hinder use of social media
The Federal Government of Nigeria is working on a law that could overwhelmingly affect the consumption of social media in…
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12% of all website traffic originating from Twitter is made up of bots, Report
A report published by Israeli cybersecurity company CHEQ, on Monday, May 30 indicates that 12% of all traffic originating from…
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Twitter Fined $150m for Selling Users’ Data
Twitter has been in the headlines over the last few weeks. From the controversial acquisition by billionaire investor Elon Musk to…
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Elon Musk sued by Twitter stakeholders for market manipulation
There has been a great deal of activity since Elon Musk commenced the deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion.…
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Social Media
Elon Musk to Buy Twitter for $44 billion
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and CEO of the leading electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla, has inked a deal to…
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Elon Musk to Join Twitter Board of Directors Days after Buying Shares
Twitter Inc. has announced that one of its most fierce critics who is also an ardent user of the platform…
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Elon Musk has bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter
Billionaire investor Elon Musk has put a significant part of his money on the platform where his mouth often rants-Twitter.…
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Social Media
Nigeria lifts Twitter ban after 7 months
Nigeria “indefinitely suspended” Twitter ‘s operations in the country on June 4 last year after the company deleted President Buhari’s…
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Social Media
Twitter bans posting images of people without their consent
Twitter has today banned sharing images or videos of private individuals without their consent. The platform made the announcement in…
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey steps down
Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey is stepping down from the company effective immediately. Parag Agrawal, the company’s Chief Technology…
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Social Media
New Twitter update prevents tweets from disappearing mid-read
You know that moment when you spot an interesting tweet and it ‘’disappears’’ when you’re reading it? It’s always s…
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Fleets, it’s been real: Twitter Officially Shuts Down Fleets
A few weeks ago, Twitter announced that it will be shutting down its Instagram Stories-Like Platform feature ‘Fleets’ on August…
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Twitter now allows one-step sign-ins with Google and Apple ID
Twitter is now making it possible for users to sign in or sign up to the platform using their Google…
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Kenyan MP threatens to quit Twitter if he’s not verified
A controversial Kenyan Member of Parliament has threatened to close his Twitter account if he does not receive the blue…
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Twitter is shutting down Fleets due to low usage
Twitter has announced that it will be shutting down Fleets on August 3rd. Twitter says it is killing this feature…
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Nigerians found using Twitter will be arrested and prosecuted
Nigeria “indefinitely suspended” Twitter ‘s operations in the country on Friday after the company deleted President Buhari’s tweet. “The Federal…
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Jack Dorsey Will Stay in Ghana for Six Months to Setup Twitter Africa HQ
Twitter CEO and Founder Jack Dorsey will settle in Ghana for six months to help set up the company’s Africa…
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Twitter Opens its First African Office in Ghana
Twitter is coming to Africa, the social media company announced Monday. The company seeks to build a team in Ghana,…
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Apps
Trump Is Coming Back on Social Media but with His Own Platform
Trump was banned by nearly every major social media platform on the planet, including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram, in…
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Social Media
Twitter Working on an “Undo Send” Button
Twitter made the headlines in 2020 when its CEO Jack Dorsey said they’re considering rolling out premium features that users…
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Twitters Starts Labelling Covid-19 Vaccine Misleading Tweets
Twitter has announced that it will start labelling tweets that contain misleading information about the covid-19 vaccine. The latest update…
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Apps
This New Twitter Feature Allows Users to Charge Their Followers for Additional Content
Twitter has announced two new big features coming on the platform soon. They include a new way for users to…
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Twitter is Considering Paid Subscriptions, Again
Twitter Inc.’s business is strongly supported by advertising, but it has been mulling to expand revenue streams for a while.…
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Facebook Seeks to Join the Newsletter Trend
Newsletters are booming. In 2020 the Post published a story on the growing trend of journalists giving up their jobs…
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Twitter Working on Newsletter Integration after Revue Acquisition
Twitter acquired Revue, a paid newsletter platform, earlier this week at an unspecified amount to expand its Ad-dependent business. The…
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Social Media
Twitter Acquires Newsletter Startup to Expand Business
Twitter Inc.’s acquisition spree continues with the purchase of Revue, a newsletter platform. Revue helps anyone start publishing on the…
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Apps
This Chat App Promises to Bring iMessage Support on Android, and Windows
Heard of Beeper? If not, don’t fret. You’re not alone. Beeper is a new universal chat app promising to unify…
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Social Media
Twitter Permanently Bans Trump
Twitter has banned current US President Donald Trump from its platform, citing the risk of further violence incitement. The permanent…
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Social Media
Twitter and Facebook Suspend US President Donald Trump’s Account
Following last night’s events, Twitter has taken bold moves suspending US President Donald Trump ‘s account over “repeated and severe…
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Apps
Twitter Adds Support for Hardware Key-based Two-factor Authentication on Android and iOS
Twitter has added a new form of multi-factor authentication allowing security folks to use hardware-backed 2FA on Android and iOS,…
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Twitter Goes Under for Many Over Internal System Issue
Early this morning, Twitter announced that its service was down to many users owing to “some trouble” with internal systems.…
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Twitter Surveys Users on Features to Place Behind a Subscription
Last week, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey confirmed that they are considering ways to supplement their ads business. One of them was…
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Twitter Considers Subscription Options after Drop in Revenue
Twitter has reported a drop in revenue in the recently concluded quarter. As such, the company is seeking more ways…
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Social Media
Twitter says Hackers Accessed DMs of Dozens of High-profile Accounts
A week ago a massive Twitter hack happened that sent the internet into shock. In a coordinated attack that saw…
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Twitter Bans 7000 Accounts Linked to a Conspiracy Group
Twitter has announced a wide fetching crackdown on the platform, aims at limiting the reach of accounts linked to QAnon,…
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CYBER SECURITY
High-profile Twitter Accounts Hacked in Crypto Scam
Twitter Hacked: A number of high-profile Twitter accounts have recently been hacked simultaneously in a cryptocurrency scam. Some of the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Some Twitter Business Users’ Private Data Might Have Been Exposed, Company Warns
Twitter has emailed some of its business users telling them that their data may have been compromised. These include business…
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Social Media
Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Tech Companies
US President Donald Trump has yesterday signed an executive order aimed at cracking down on tech companies like Google, Facebook…
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Social Media
Twitter Registers Record Year Over Year Usage Growth Thanks To Stay At Home Orders
Twitter, just like most social media platforms, has seen a surge in usage numbers. In its Q1,2020 report, the company…
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Here Is Why Twitter Will Now Share More Of Your Data With Advertisers
In a recent notification sent to a section of its users who logged in on the platform on Wednesday, Twitter…
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Social Media
Twitter Starts Verifying Health Professionals To Help Fight Misinformation Over Coronavirus Outbreak
Amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, social media platforms have been turned out as the perfect breeding grounds of misinformation. Various…
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Social Media
Twitter Bans Content That Dehumanizes People Based on Age, Disability Or Disease
Twitter has updated its hateful conduct policy to combat the dehumanization of people on the platform based on their age,…
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Social Media
This Twitter Plugin Help Keep Your DM Safe From Unsolicited Nudes
Social media has brought with it the good and the bad. Sharing nudes without consent is part of an increasingly…
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BUSINESS
Twitter Nets $1 Billion In Quarterly Revenue For The First Time
Twitter just released its Q4 earnings report today. From the report, the California based social media company was happy to…
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Social Media
Twitter Opens Warfare On Manipulated Media On The Platform With New Rules
Deep fake technology is still a new thing. Yet, its use in the real world has already raised alarms to…
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CYBER SECURITY
Here Is Why You Should Update Your Twitter Android App Immediately
Twitter recently stated that it’s Android app had a vulnerability that could allow malicious actors to view private user information.…
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Social Media
Twitter Plans to Delete Inactive Accounts From December
Twitter has announced plans to delete inactive accounts from December 11th. The company says any account that has been inactive…
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Social Media
Quoted Replies Bot Creator Offered A Job At Twitter
Twitter’s CEO and Founder Jack Dorsey paid a visit to Nigeria on Thursday 7th. As a CEO and founder of…
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Twitter is Working on Policy Changes To Combat Deep Fakes
As good as Artificial Intelligence sounds, and actually is, it also comes with its cons. One of the biggest threats…
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Social Media
Twitter Admits it Used Phone Numbers Provided For Security To Target Ads
Twitter has come clean stating they have inappropriately used phone numbers that users provided for security purposes (like two-factor authentication)…
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Twitter Bans Advertisements From State-run Media Outlets
On Monday Twitter announced that they had banned 936 twitter accounts that were found guilty spreading propaganda about on-going protests…
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Chad Finally Lifts Social Media Ban after More than a Year
Chad has finally lifted its ban on Social media usage after banning the practice over a year ago. The ban…
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Social Media
Twitter is down, that’s why your tweets are not loading
Been wondering why I am unable to send out #AFCON2019 tweets for the just ended Cote d’ivoire Vs Algeria match.…
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Social Media
Swipe for a Snap – Twitter newest update
Nowadays everything social needs a photo or video. Twitter’s newest update is going back to what we knew as TwitPic.…
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Social Media
Twitter has suspended KTN News (@KTNNews) account
If you’re an active Twitter user you are probably aware that the company has over the last few months been…
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Social Media
Grow Your Business Sales with Social Media in 2018
Social media has changed the traditional ways of marketing of the business. In 2018, again you have a chance to…
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24BIt
24Bit Episode 10: A discussion on the recent Twitter Purge.
24Bit Episode 10: One of the hashtags that was trending last week on Twitter locally was #TwitterCleanUpKE. If you missed…
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Social Media
Are You Selling Candles or Light? Insights from Social Media Week Nairobi
Once upon a time, there was a town with two candle makers. One of the candle makers was called John…
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Social Media
Twitter’s new ‘Threads’ Feature is now available for everyone
On Tuesday, Twitter announced that it was launching a new feature that will allow users to easily post tweetstorms. The…
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Social Media
Twitter now lets you create much longer display names – 50 characters
Twitter has really been preoccupied with making everything lengthy lately. Just the other day it finally rolled out the 280…
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Social Media
How to Grow Your Small Business by Using Social Media Effectively
Everyone is acquainted with the significance of social media in every aspect of life. It is to be considered in…
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Social Media
Twitter want to expand tweets from 140 to 280 characters
Twitter just doubled the character limit for tweets to 280. The company has announced that it has started testing the…
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Social Media
Twitter is getting rid of its default ‘’ egg ’’ profile picture
Twitter is done with its default ‘’ egg ’’ profile picture. The company is getting rid of the egg picture…
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CYBER SECURITY
Ex-Manchester City Star Samir Nasri’s Twitter account hacked
It’s not the first time we have told you about Twitter accounts of celebrities being hacked. Earlier in May,…
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Social Media
Twitter’s new button lets people DM you straight from your website
Twitter has launched a new embeddable message button that will allow people to easily send you a direct message from…
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Social Media
Twitter just expanded its GIF support size limit to 15MB
GIF lovers, some good news here for you. Twitter has expanded the size limit for GIF support to 15MB, three…
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CYBER SECURITY
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account hit by hackers
No one is immune to to getting their social media accounts hacked. Last month we told how the most followed…
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Social Media
Twitter will now allows users to share 140-second videos
You will agree with me that video is becoming increasingly central to the real-time conversations happening online. There are so…
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Social Media
Thanks Twitter I can now retweet myself :)
Some good news here for Twitter users. Ever tweeted a funny or interesting tweet and got no retweets? Well, forget…
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Social Media
The most followed account on Twitter with 89M followers has been hacked.
Social media accounts get hacked all the time. Kenyan Tweeps and other Twitter users across the globe have always reported…
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News
Twitter to kill photos and videos from 140-character limit
Twitter is finally beginning to distance itself from its strict adherence to the rule that tweets should only contain 140…
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Webfluential Launches new tool to help influencers calculate how much their tweets are worth
Twitter usage in Kenya has been doubling year in year out. In fact recent statistics have always placed Kenyans as…
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