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  1. Jan

    South African Social Media Landscape 2023 report released - TikTok gains on Facebook

    TikTok challenging Facebook in South Africa The “Big Five” social media platforms in South Africa have been shaken up as TikTok leaps past Instagram into second place and challenges the dominant social network, Facebook, in several segments. This is one of the key findings of the South African...
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  3. Jan

    MTN subscribers get 15MB of free Facebook data per day for text and photos

    MTN launches 15MB free Facebook data per day MTN has announced that subscribers will receive 15MB of data per day for use on Facebook text and photo content. The operator said it collaborated with Facebook parent Meta Platforms to develop and offer this service for data-sensitive customers.
  4. Jan

    WhatsApp kills Electron desktop app

    WhatsApp shuts down original desktop app Popular online chat platform WhatsApp has shut down its first standalone desktop app, meaning users now have to use the recently-launched native apps or a browser to use WhatsApp on a computer. The now-shuttered platform-agnostic WhatsApp Desktop app...
  5. Jan

    WhatsApp working on native multi-account support

    WhatsApp getting multi-account feature WhatsApp is developing a feature that will allow users to jump between multiple accounts on one device while using the same app, WABetaInfo reports. The publication spotted the feature in the WhatsApp Business Beta for Android 2.23.13.5.
  6. Jan

    WhatsApp announces Twitter-like feature called Channels

    WhatsApp launches Channels — a Twitter-like update feed Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp has introduced a new feature that will let users send one-to-many broadcasts through the new "Updates" tab. Dubbed "Channels", WhatsApp describes the feature as "a private way to follow what matters" and lets...
  7. Jan

    WhatsApp Android beta contains designs for revamped keyboard

    WhatsApp revamping Android keyboard WhatsApp is working on a redesigned keyboard to better align its Android mobile app with the iOS and desktop versions, according to WABetaInfo. The publication first reported about the overhauled keyboard in April 2023 and recently discovered an updated...
  8. Jan

    WhatsApp testing screen sharing in Android beta

    WhatsApp testing popular Teams and Zoom feature WhatsApp has started beta testing a new feature that allows users to share their device's screen during a video call, WABetaInfo reports. According to the report, screen sharing through the app is currently only available to certain users of the...
  9. Jan

    WhatsApp working on unique username feature

    WhatsApp working on hiding phone numbers with unique usernames WhatsApp is developing a feature that will allow users to set a custom username like the handles people use on Twitter, Reddit, and Telegram, WABetaInfo reports. The publication explained that the feature could provide users with...
  10. Jan

    Meta Platforms open-sources Massively Multilingual Speech project

    Facebook's open-source language model can recognise 4,000 languages and "speak" in 1,100 Facebook owner Meta Platforms has built an artificial intelligence (AI) language model that it says can recognise over 4,000 spoken languages and "speak" in over 1,100. Dubbed the Massively Multilingual...
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  11. Jan

    WhatsApp launches ability to edit text messages for 15 minutes after sending

    Big new WhatsApp feature launched WhatsApp has started rolling out a feature that has been among the most highly requested by users in recent years — the ability to edit sent messages. Since WhatsApp's launch in November 2009, users who made spelling mistakes or other errors in a text message...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta klapped with R25-billion fine

    Meta klapped with R25-billion fine Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. was hit by a record €1.2 billion (R25.1 billion) European Union privacy fine and given a deadline to stop shipping users’ data to the US after regulators said it failed to protect personal information from the American...
  13. Jan

    SA in top 10 countries with cheap Android phones pre-infected with Lemon Group malware suite

    Some cheap Android phones in South Africa have preinstalled malware that steals WhatsApp accounts Trend Micro security researchers have presented their investigation into a cybercriminal gang they’ve named “Lemon Group” at Black Hat Asia 2023. Among their findings was that South Africa is in...
    • Jan
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  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta Platforms facing record EU privacy-infringement fine

    Meta Platforms facing record EU privacy-infringement fine Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. is set to be handed a record European Union privacy fine eclipsing a €746-million (R15.6-billion) penalty doled out to Amazon.com Inc.. Ireland’s data protection commission will punish the social...
  15. Jan

    WhatsApp launches password-protected folder for secret chats - Chat Lock

    WhatsApp launches Chat Lock for secret messages WhatsApp has launched a new privacy-enhancing feature to help users protect their most intimate conversations from overly-curious eyes. Dubbed Chat Lock, the feature lets users take selected one-on-one or group conversations out of their main...
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  16. Jan

    Facebook fixes bug that automatically sent friend requests to viewed profiles

    Facebook bug automatically sent friend requests Facebook has fixed a bug that led to some user accounts on the popular social media site automatically sending friend requests to profiles they viewed. Several Twitter users reported the issue after a Facebook mobile app update last week.
  17. Jan

    WhatsApp for Android beta gets 15-minute message editing function

    WhatsApp testing edit button WhatsApp is testing the ability to edit sent messages within chats and groups in its latest Android beta, WABetaInfo reports. The feature is available to some users in the latest version of the beta, enabling testers to edit messages after they've been sent...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Zuckerberg and former Facebook directors must face lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal

    Zuckerberg and former Facebook directors must face lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal A judge ruled Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and former directors of the social-media company must face claims they turned a blind eye to rampant privacy violations, including allowing a firm hired by...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta testing views-based payouts for Reels content creators

    Meta testing views-based payouts for Reels content creators Meta Platforms Inc. is giving Facebook and Instagram creators a way to make money based on how many people view their videos, in a bid to boost the appeal of its content and lure users from rival TikTok. The company said Tuesday in a...
  20. Jan

    WhatsApp says Android background microphone usage is Google bug

    WhatsApp denies quietly accessing user microphones after Elon Musk tweet A bug in either Android or WhatsApp has caused an uproar online as the popular chat app appeared to be accessing smartphone microphones while not in use. The issue drew widespread attention after Elon Musk replied to a...
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  21. Jan

    Truecaller working on WhatsApp integration

    Truecaller coming to WhatsApp Truecaller will soon integrate its caller identification service into WhatsApp and other messaging apps to help users spot spam calls on such platforms, Reuters reports. While the feature is still in a beta testing phase, Truecaller CEO Alan Mamedi said it would...
    • Jan
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