Twitter reinstates Kanye West’s account
Kanye West’s Twitter account has now been unbanned after being suspended for almost eight months due to inflammatory messages. The rapper’s account…
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X rolls out creators’ ads revenue sharing programme
X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced its “Ads Revenue Sharing” program from now open to all qualified creators worldwide. Elon Musk,…
Elon Musk’s X platform hits milestone
Elon Musk announced on Friday that the number of monthly users of social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, had achieved…
French regulator questions Worldcoin’s data collection
The French privacy authority CNIL has stated that Worldcoin’s collection of biometric data “seems questionable” in terms of legality. Users of the…
Meta hits $10bn Reels revenue, narrows in on TikTok
When Meta Platforms introduced Reels as its answer to TikTok in 2020, it faced skepticism and accusations of imitation. However, recent numbers…
WhatsApp launches short video messages
Popular messaging platform, WhatsApp, has unveiled a new feature that allows users to record and share short videos lasting up to 60…
Meta considers strategies to ‘hook’ users on Threads
Executives at Meta are putting a lot of effort into increasing Threads user retention after the app lost more than half of…
Twitter rival Mastodon set to sell products for fund raising
An open-source, decentralised social network, Mastodon, said on Wednesday that it would start selling products to raise money for its ongoing development.…
TikTok won’t launch e-commerce services in Indonesia – Official
Short video platform, TikTok has disclosed that the platform has no intentions to launch a cross-border business in Indonesia. A government minister…
Sony sells 40m PS5 in two years
Sony Group has disclosed that the company has sold more than 40 million PlayStation 5 consoles, since its launch in November 2022.…
Anonymous Sudan claims responsibility for cyberattacks on Kenya
A notorious hacker collective, Anonymous Sudan, has claimed responsibility for a series of devastating Distributed-Denial of Service attacks on vital online services…
Meta, Microsoft, others join forces to tackle Google
Alex Omenye A group founded by Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and TomTom, and data from developers may be able to create their own…