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Social media giant, Facebook blocked Australian users from accessing and sharing news on Wednesday last week. This came after Australian lawmakers proposed a new law to make tech giants pay for journalism. Earlier today, the Australian government announced that Facebook has agreed to lift the ban on Australians sharing news. The announcement came after a deal to make digital giants ...

A few days ago, President Museveni secured another 5-year term in office. As always, leaders from across the continent send in their good wish messages. This time however, a congratulatory message by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni posted on State House Kenya’s Facebook page was on Sunday flagged down for allegedly containing false information. The ...

American software giant Microsoft is reportedly considering a permanent move to make its employees work from home if they choose to. US media reports indicated on Friday evening. Microsoft becomes the latest company to extend the stay-at-home period for its employees during the Covid-19 period. Reports  indicate that most Microsoft employees are still at home as the health crisis drags ...

Google and Twitter have said they are going to fight wrong information spread online ahead of the November US polls. It is expected that online messaging platforms will flood with false claims and misleading information. Twitter said it plans to aggressively identify and remove false tweets related to the forthcoming elections. Google also said it would scan more auto-complete results ...

The celebrated Ugandan grade 4 vocal singer, philanthropist, diplomat and businesswoman Angella Katatumba has been surprising haters with words of encouragement. She says she has reached a time where she doesn’t hold grudges anymore and only does what makes her happy. On many different occasions, they always slam and criticize her on social media. They slam her for showing off, ...