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WhatsApp limits forward messages to curb fake news

Social media giant moves to curb misinformation after wave of lynchings in India

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Instagram founders quit amid tensions with Facebook

Clashes with Mark Zuckerberg have allegedly forced out Instagram founders

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WhatsApp launches group video call feature

Group video calling is the latest feature to be launched by WhatsApp, allowing up to four people to communicate with each other at...

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Is Facebook too big to fail despite Sh12 trillion slump?

Some of the world's media react to Facebook's record Ksh12 trillion slump, the biggest one day slide in history.

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Without city jobs, tech-savvy Kenyan youth head back to the farms

Youth posing for a picture at a banana farm in Mitunguu, Meru County, Kenya, February 10, 2018. Credit: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Caroline Wambui

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Residents turn WhatsApp group into a Sacco

According to the Sacco chairman Duncan Kubasu, the group members sought to deviate from the culture of politicking every now and then that...

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Disrupt or be disrupted: it’s do-or-die for African telcos in 2018

Telco executives must ensure their companies' day-to-day culture drives innovation across the entire business

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30 employees lose jobs as OLX shuts Kenya office

OLX has operated in Kenya for the last seven years and revolutionized e-commerce through its online classifieds that brought together buyers and sellers...

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Kenyan start ups take the fight to fake news purveyors

Given the fast-paced and sophisticated nature of misinformation online in Kenya, some companies are offering targeted interventions aimed at setting the record straight