As part of Africa Day celebration on 25 May, Meta announced the third iteration of its pan-African 'Made by Africa, Loved by the World' campaign. Themed "Rising Stars", this year's edition aims to amplify the voices and stories of eight rising talents from across Africa, who are building a global presence.

The parent company for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, Meta, has introduced paid verification for Facebook and Instagram. Dubbed Meta Verified, the subscription service lets you verify your account with a government ID, get a blue badge, get extra impersonation protection against accounts claiming to be...

WhatsApp has announced new updates that will give group admins more powers, even as the Meta-owned app rolled out Communities. Communities on WhatsApp enable people to bring together separate groups under one umbrella with a structure that works for them. People can receive updates sent to...

Mark Zuckerberg has introduced community chats for Messenger and Facebook in a bid to help people build social connections in real time over shared interests, with this beginning to roll out across Africa. “Most people use feeds to discover content and use messaging for deeper...

WhatsApp has launched an initiative dubbed ‘WhatsAppreneurs’ that seeks to help small and medium-sized business owners make more out of the WhatsApp business app. Through the initiative, Meta the parent company will profile small entrepreneurs from Africa who are using the WhatsApp Business app...

Former Country Leader at Microsoft Kenya Kendi Ntwiga has been appointed the Global Head of Misrepresentation at social media giant Meta based in Ireland. She will be tasked with leading Meta’s Misrepresentation team under community products in global operations to drive the operational protocol to...