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EU Parliament approves copyright law in blow to big tech
Article
/ 12 September 2018

EU Parliament approves copyright law in blow to big tech

Backing the draft were traditional media, in urgent search of income at a time when web users shun newspapers and television

By Alex Pigman
Facebook to build $1bn Singapore data centre, first in Asia
Article
/ 6 September 2018

Facebook to build $1bn Singapore data centre, first in Asia

The centre is expected to be operational around 2022, and will host Facebook servers and centralise its IT operations

By Agency
Facebook murder: Case headed to High Court in Durban
Article
/ 29 August 2018

Facebook murder: Case headed to High Court in Durban

Thabani Mzolo, 23, appeared in the Durban magistrate’s court on Wednesday where he was served with an indictment

By Mxolisi Mngadi
Facebook rolls out video service worldwide
Article
/ 29 August 2018

Facebook rolls out video service worldwide

Facebook has launched Watch amid a shift in video viewing habits away from traditional television to online platforms

By Agency
SA waits on information regulator
Article
/ 23 August 2018

SA waits on information regulator

The process of setting up the new body to help safeguard our democracy has met with obstacles

By Richard Calland
Facebook thwarts misinformation effort linked to Iran, Russia
Article
/ 22 August 2018

Facebook thwarts misinformation effort linked to Iran, Russia

The social network says it removed more than 650 pages, groups and accounts

By Glenn Chapman and Rob Lever
Online violence targets women journalists
Article
/ 22 August 2018

Online violence targets women journalists

Women in the media are targeted by trolls and it is resulting in self-censorship

By Staff Reporter
Online tax hurts the poor
Article
/ 17 August 2018

Online tax hurts the poor

Shutting down mobile and internet services is costing several African countries millions
of dollars

By Thalia Holmes
Twitter suspends far-right figure Alex Jones for a week
Article
/ 15 August 2018

Twitter suspends far-right figure Alex Jones for a week

Apple, Facebook, Spotify and YouTube have all banned Alex Jones on the grounds that he engages in hate speech

By Agency
This is why ‘Catbook’ won’t work
Article
/ 10 August 2018

This is why ‘Catbook’ won’t work

‘Why people allow Facebook to make up their minds for them is beyond me and that might be the real question here’

By Staff Reporter
Facebook uncovers political influence campaign ahead of midterms
Article
/ 1 August 2018

Facebook uncovers political influence campaign ahead of midterms

Facebook shut down 32 fake pages and accounts involved in an apparent ‘coordinated’ effort to stoke hot-button issues ahead of midterm US elections

By Glenn Chapman and Michael Mathes
Parents can inherit dead daughter’s Facebook account — German court
Article
/ 12 July 2018

Parents can inherit dead daughter’s Facebook account — German court

Judges at the Federal Constitutional Court found that the daughter’s Facebook was part of her legacy and should be passed on to the mother

By Tom Barfield
The online battle for the truth
Article
/ 12 July 2018

The online battle for the truth

Despite the creation of dozens of fact-checking initiatives in recent years, efforts to stem the proliferation of false information remain weak

By Staff Reporter
Social networks help combat racial bias
Article
/ 12 July 2018

Social networks help combat racial bias

Incidents of racism in the US are hardly news, but smartphones and social networks are catapulting such seemingly fleeting moments into the spotlight

By Cyril Julien
German court to rule on parents’ access to dead daughter’s Facebook
Article
/ 12 July 2018

German court to rule on parents’ access to dead daughter’s Facebook

Germany is far from the first country to see moral and legal battles over how to deal with digital data whose owners have passed away

By Daphne Rousseau
Britain to fine Facebook over data breach
Article
/ 11 July 2018

Britain to fine Facebook over data breach

​Britain’s data regulator says it will fine Facebook half a million pounds for failing to protect users’ data

By Staff Reporter
Facebook Hitler commenter accepts comments were ‘grossly inappropriate’
Article
/ 3 July 2018

Facebook Hitler commenter accepts comments were ‘grossly inappropriate’

Twenty-nine-year-old Velaphi Khumalo made the comments in a Facebook post in January 2016

By Kiri Rupiah
Break the hold of digital colonialism
Article
/ 29 June 2018

Break the hold of digital colonialism

Your data is giving Big Tech control of everything and only a huge shift by the people can halt it

By Michael Kwet
Tech companies are successfully disrupting terrorist social media activity
Article
/ 28 June 2018

Tech companies are successfully disrupting terrorist social media activity

Companies, such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft are working together to take down terrorist propaganda

By Staff Reporter
Five massive data breaches affecting South Africans
Article
/ 19 June 2018

Five massive data breaches affecting South Africans

The Information Regulator is concerned about the increasing number of cyber attacks affecting personal data

By Tehillah Nieselow
When will Google defend democracy?
Article
/ 5 June 2018

When will Google defend democracy?

Social media sites aren’t the only online systems that can secretly influence people’s votes

By Staff Reporter
Uganda to initiate social media tax
Africa
/ 4 June 2018

Uganda to initiate social media tax

​Uganda’s Parliament voted to implement a new social media tax, limiting access to apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter

By Staff Reporter
How Sierra Leone polices social media
Africa
/ 28 May 2018

How Sierra Leone polices social media

Authorities keep close tabs on Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp

By Jamie Hitchen
As EU privacy law looms, debate swirls on cybersecurity impact
Article
/ 22 May 2018

As EU privacy law looms, debate swirls on cybersecurity impact

Some analysts say the concerns about cybercrime are overblown, and that sophisticated cybercriminals can easily hide their tracks

By Rob Lever
Facebook’s Zuckerberg agrees to live-stream EU parliament hearing
Article
/ 21 May 2018

Facebook’s Zuckerberg agrees to live-stream EU parliament hearing

The social media chief executive will answer questions in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal

By Agency
Apps for the people by the people
Article
/ 4 May 2018

Apps for the people by the people

Two young innovators are bringing information about taxis and kasi businesses to your phone

By Tebogo Tshwane
Cambridge Analytica to close after Facebook data scandal
Article
/ 3 May 2018

Cambridge Analytica to close after Facebook data scandal

The British marketing analytics firm is going to file for insolvency in Britain and the US after failing to recover from the Facebook data scandal

By Agency
Facebook promises to fix you up and protect your privacy
Article
/ 2 May 2018

Facebook promises to fix you up and protect your privacy

Mark Zuckerberg said the social network will soon include a new dating feature – while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority

By Glenn Chapman
WhatsApp co-founder leaving Facebook
Article
/ 1 May 2018

WhatsApp co-founder leaving Facebook

Co-founder Jan Koum put the word out that he is leaving Facebook, which bought the smartphone messaging service four years ago for $19-billion

By Agency
Professor defends role in Cambridge Analytica data scandal
Article
/ 23 April 2018

Professor defends role in Cambridge Analytica data scandal

The lecturer is ‘sincerely sorry’ for data mining, but insisted there was a widespread belief that users knew their data was being sold and shared

By Agency
Facebook to tout new EU data protection law with ads
Article
/ 16 April 2018

Facebook to tout new EU data protection law with ads

The social media giant took out full-page ads in European newspapers to trumpet tough new EU legislation

By Agency
Zuckerberg grilling shows generational divide
Article
/ 11 April 2018

Zuckerberg grilling shows generational divide

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg began his testimony before the United States’ Congress on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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