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

Africa

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

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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

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

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

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

Fake or cloned websites are tricking shoppers into making expensive mistakes

By Georgina Crouth

Sextortion — frantic teens trapped by blackmailers on social media

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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

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

‘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

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

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

By Tim Cohen