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‘Long overdue’: Facebook bans white nationalism on its platforms
Article
/ 28 March 2019

‘Long overdue’: Facebook bans white nationalism on its platforms

Social network extends ban on hate speech to prohibit promotion and support of white nationalism and white separatism

By Staff Reporter
Online nude, offline problem
Article
/ 18 January 2019

Online nude, offline problem

Send the pic, but take measures to prevent more exposure than you wanted

By Kagure Mugo
Predatory Facebook is an illusory friend that uses you
Article
/ 4 January 2019

Predatory Facebook is an illusory friend that uses you

It finds out all about you without your knowledge, to control you for its profit

By Staff Reporter
‘On Photography’ revisited
Article
/ 12 October 2018

‘On Photography’ revisited

"Susan Sontag was right about extractive, reductive photos, but her context isn’t mine"

By Dinika Govender
Imagine life with no Likes
Article
/ 5 October 2018

Imagine life with no Likes

There’s money and perks to be enjoyed for those who have a reliable online following

By Zaza Hlalethwa
Instagram co-founders step down amid autonomy clash rumours
Article
/ 25 September 2018

Instagram co-founders step down amid autonomy clash rumours

Facebook has been dealt yet another blow this year as the founders of photo-sharing app Instagram resign

By Mashadi Kekana
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
Shashi Naidoo to visit Palestine on ‘fact-finding mission’
Article
/ 20 June 2018

Shashi Naidoo to visit Palestine on ‘fact-finding mission’

The model received backlash for calling Palestine a ‘shithole’ in a social media post

By Raeesa Pather
Manstrology for the patriachy
Article
/ 16 February 2018

Manstrology for the patriachy

As your dominance begins to crumble, here’s a helpful guide from the former powerless to your only guiding light — the stars

By Staff Reporter
App-only bank aims to cut you in
Article
/ 19 January 2018

App-only bank aims to cut you in

Not only will your banking costs be greatly reduced, you could become a part-owner

By Lynley Donnelly
Gaza Instagram stars want world to get the picture
Article
/ 12 October 2017

Gaza Instagram stars want world to get the picture

The two women are among a small number who are showing followers a different side of their homeland.

By Agence France Presse
Limits and freedom of non-free art
Article
/ 8 September 2017

Limits and freedom of non-free art

The Joburg Art Fair has evolved in the last decade, but the question is: Have they gone far enough?

By Mary Corrigall
Silence perpetuates the violence
Article
/ 18 August 2017

Silence perpetuates the violence

Eusebius McKaiser questions how friendship protects abusers.

By Eusebius McKaiser
Tony Gum: ​A rapid-fire blast into art world
Article
/ 9 December 2016

Tony Gum: ​A rapid-fire blast into art world

Tony Gum is only 21 but already she has made her name both locally and on the international scene.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Zimbabweans at home and globally take to social media in support of #ThisFlag protest
Africa
/ 19 May 2016

Zimbabweans at home and globally take to social media in support of #ThisFlag protest

Two days after Zimbabwe’s Independence Day, a pastor started an online movement by sharing a video about his disappointment in his home country.

By Kiri Rupiah
It’s my view, says king of Instagram
Article
/ 17 December 2015

It’s my view, says king of Instagram

Craig Howes’s photographs reflect reality and fantasy – and he comes in for a lot of flak and even more fans on the social media platform.

By Raeesa Pather
Malusi Gigaba and the perils of Instagram
Article
/ 3 December 2015

Malusi Gigaba and the perils of Instagram

It’s one thing to claim the home affairs minister cheated, but another for Buhle Mkhize to say an SA intelligence official ‘bribed’ her to keep silent

By Verashni Pillay
Meet the stars of Instagram
Article
/ 22 September 2015

Meet the stars of Instagram

When Instagram was named South Africa’s fastest growing social network, there was a surprise in store over its most popular stars.

By Staff Reporter
Insta-Barbie pokes fun at hipsterdom
Analysis
/ 20 September 2015

Insta-Barbie pokes fun at hipsterdom

Socality Barbie emphasises in a beautified way that Instagram submissions all look the same.

By Jess Cartner Morley
Hack denied after Facebook, Instagram interruption
Article
/ 27 January 2015

Hack denied after Facebook, Instagram interruption

The social network denied it was hacked, after a tweet suggested that hacking group Lizard Squad had been responsible for the outage.

By Staff Reporter
Facebook and Instagram went down and the world almost ended
Article
/ 27 January 2015

Facebook and Instagram went down and the world almost ended

Facebook and Instagram being down on Tuesday morning kept social media users frustrated as they struggled to post pictures of their breakfast.

By Sthembiso Sithole
From Kardashian to couture: how Balmain got its 21st-century buzz
Article
/ 21 January 2015

From Kardashian to couture: how Balmain got its 21st-century buzz

Olivier Rousteing, Balmain’s 28-year-old creative director, explains why he’s obsessed with social media and star power.

By Staff Reporter
Who’s the loudest of them all?
Article
/ 22 December 2014

Who’s the loudest of them all?

What’s it like to be one of the biggest mouths on South Africa’s social media scene? Joonji Mdyogolo tracked them and got an earful, and an eyeful.

By Staff Reporter
Self promotion: we want your face on our front page!
Article
/ 25 November 2014

Self promotion: we want your face on our front page!

Send us the best selfie you took this year: One that defines 2014 for you – and tell us why.

By Mg Online and Staff Reporter
Facebook app poses a dilemma for publishers
Article
/ 11 November 2014

Facebook app poses a dilemma for publishers

Today’s Facebook, it seems, has decided that it doesn’t particularly like sending its users to publishers’ sites at all, writes Felix Salmon.

By Staff Reporter
Nineteen of SA’s top Instagrammers
Article
/ 13 August 2014

Nineteen of SA’s top Instagrammers

From Cape Town to Soweto, South Africa’s IG users are unspooling the Mzansi story on Instagram.

By stefanie jason
Send us your best Instagram
Article
/ 18 November 2013

Send us your best Instagram

Send us the one picture you took this year that defines 2013 for you, and tell us why.

By Staff Reporter
How selfies became a global phenomenon
Article
/ 26 July 2013

How selfies became a global phenomenon

Millions of people are posting self-portraits of themselves on social media – for some, this has become the ultimate symbol of the narcissistic age.

By Elizabeth Day
Playing with your food
Article
/ 22 February 2013

Playing with your food

Norwegian-born Ida Skivenes’s amateur photos of food have garnered her 49 000 Instagram followers.

By Thalia Holmes
Should you tweet before you eat?
Article
/ 22 February 2013

Should you tweet before you eat?

Some restaurants in New York have banned the practice. But back in Mzansi, snapping photos of your food is just fine — as long as you do it right.

By Thalia Holmes
Beyonce’s perfection has limits
Article
/ 4 January 2013

Beyonce’s perfection has limits

As Sasha Fierce, both vixen and angel, Beyonce has nullified the Madonna-whore complex, writes Joonji Mdyogolo.

By Staff Reporter
Instagram turns amateurs into artists
Article
/ 21 December 2012

Instagram turns amateurs into artists

With her thumbs and a phone and despite zero artistic background, Verashni Pillay got her first exhibition.

By Verashni Pillay
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