Tag: Social Media

Since the Gen Z-led protests in Kenya in 2024, social media has shifted from the margins to the mainstream of public influence. Platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X are no ...

Nigerian filmmakers increasingly turn to YouTube for new movie releases as global streaming services retreat from the market. A notable example is Omoni Oboli's romantic comedy Love in Every Word, ...

The Nigerian Senate is moving forward with a bill that mandates major social media platforms, such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and TikTok, to set up physical offices in Nigeria. ...

Short video-sharing platform TikTok has launched a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) feed for educational purposes for users in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to TikTok, the feed was developed in ...

TikTok, a social media giant, has reaffirmed its commitment to online safety by removing more than two million videos in Nigeria between July and September 2024 for violating its Community ...

BMA has learned that TikTok, a short-form video hosting site, has removed over 334,000 videos from its platform in Kenya due to violations of its community guidelines. According to TikTok's ...

Zambia's Parliament has begun debating a motion to promote social media monetisation in the Southern African country. Legislators who favour the proposal anticipate that information and communication technology will contribute ...

As part of efforts to enhance content moderation and create a safer platform for users, TikTok has announced the removal of 2.1 million videos in Nigeria. The videos were said ...

In an insightful interview with BMA, ahead of the Broadcast And Digital Media Convention Africa 2024, which will be held from October 8th to 10th at The Swakopmund Legacy Hotel ...

TikTok recently announced the launch of its inaugural Sub-Saharan Africa Safety Advisory Council in Nairobi, Kenya. This council, the first of its kind for a tech platform in the region, ...