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Nigeria slaps Meta with $290m in fines for invasive practices

Africa, Business Maverick, Sci-Tech, DM168

Nigeria slaps Meta with $290m in fines for invasive practices

by: Tolu Olarewaju and Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada

It’s all fake – nano-influencers and their paid campaigns to stroke political egos

DM168, Maverick News

It’s all fake – nano-influencers and their paid campaigns to stroke political egos

by: Rebecca Davis

TikTok influencers, Instagram gangsters and fake news — how #socialmedia is affecting crime

South Africa, Maverick News

TikTok influencers, Instagram gangsters and fake news — how #socialmedia is affecting crime

by: Caryn Dolley

How social media prepared us for AI, and how to get off the algorithmic junk food diet

Sci-Tech, Maverick Life, Op-eds

How social media prepared us for AI, and how to get off the algorithmic junk food diet

by: Dean McCoubrey

New teen accounts on Instagram are a welcome step, but real ‘peace of mind’ requires more

Business Maverick, Maverick Life

New teen accounts on Instagram are a welcome step, but real ‘peace of mind’ requires more

by: Tama Leaver

Fake or cloned websites are tricking shoppers into making expensive mistakes

Business Maverick, South Africa

Fake or cloned websites are tricking shoppers into making expensive mistakes

by: Georgina Crouth

Sextortion — frantic teens trapped by blackmailers on social media

DM168

Sextortion — frantic teens trapped by blackmailers on social media

by: Neesa Moodley

Influence-for-hire trend is distorting public discourse, poses threat to foundations of democracy

South Africa, Op-eds

Influence-for-hire trend is distorting public discourse, poses threat to foundations of democracy

by: Tabelo Timse, Kyle Findlay and Aldu Cornelissen

London’s Insta-hotspot and coffee house comes to Golden City

TGIFood

London’s Insta-hotspot and coffee house comes to Golden City

by: TGIFood Writer

‘Exploitative’ South African film industry practices exposed by Hollywood strike, says actors guild

South Africa, Maverick News

‘Exploitative’ South African film industry practices exposed by Hollywood strike, says actors guild

by: An Wentzel

After the Bell: Musk is hanging on by a Thread in battle of the tech titans

Business Maverick, World

After the Bell: Musk is hanging on by a Thread in battle of the tech titans

by: Tim Cohen

After the Bell: The Musk-Zuck cage fight that says too much about the injured ethos of tech

Business Maverick, World

After the Bell: The Musk-Zuck cage fight that says too much about the injured ethos of tech

by: Tim Cohen