Over the past few months, many government critics, including opposition leaders and journalists, have been jailed or forced into exile
With remarkable creativity, Kenyans used technology to organise nationwide protests. The state’s digital response has been equally remarkable, but for all the wrong reasons
The TikTok influencer was arrested on Sunday night at the Helen Joseph Hospital for impersonating a medical practitioner
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With millions of followers, the former rugby sevens star makes short, snappy videos of him cooking up mouth-watering dishes
The new feed of visual clips allows users to scroll through music, podcasts and audiobook previews
The artificial intelligence language model is regarded as the fastest growing ‘app’ in history, garnering over 100 million active users in two months
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The government’s spokesperson has posted tweets and videos that have nothing to do with the current conflict with Palestinians
But some countries – such as Egypt – have cracked down on the social media app, which grew apace with the pandemic
Mayer’s resignation comes days after TikTok filed a lawsuit challenging a crackdown by the US government over claims the wildly popular social media app can be used to spy on Americans.