This woman used Gorilla Glue instead of hair spray. She ended up in hospital

By CNN,

A Louisiana woman has sought medical treatment after mistakenly using Gorilla Glue spray adhesive in place of actual hair spray. Tessica Brown's pl...

gorilla glue , Tessica Brown

Trump bars U.S. transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’...

Donald Trump

Everyone you know uses Zoom but that wasn’t the plan

By CNN,

The tweet was when Eric Yuan knew something had to change. Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, shared a photo from his first ever virtual cabinet...

Zoom

U.S. government appeals order blocking TikTok ban from taking effect

By Reuters,

The U.S. Justice Department said it had appealed a Pennsylvania judge’s Oct. 30 order that blocked the government from imposing restrictions on Chin...

President Donald Trump , Tiktok , U.S. Justice Department , White House

The New Note 8 – Infinix unveils an all-in-one smartphone

By Agencies,

Infinix has unveiled a new all-round smartphone model targeted at the mid-to-high end market segment. The brand’s new flagship model, Note 8, com...

OPINION: More must be done to protect women and girls from cyber bullying

By Guest Writer,

Governments and social media companies have been challenged to do more than lip service to fight increased cyber-bullying cases and ensure that online...

Online Harassment

Abuse and harassment driving girls off social media – global survey

By Citizen Reporter,

Girls and young women worldwide are demanding urgent action from social media companies after a landmark survey has revealed more than half (58%) have...

Online Harassment , social media

Facebook faces hate speech crisis in India

By CNN,

Facebook is facing multiple simultaneous controversies in the United States, particularly around disinformation, hate speech and political bias. But t...

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Trump to ban U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday

By Reuters,

The U.S. Commerce Department plans to issue an order Friday that will bar people in the United States from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeC...

ByteDance , Donald Trump , Tiktok , WeChat

Senator Falhada: TikTok creating ‘culture of violence’, wants it regulated in Kenya

By Philip Mwaniki,

Nominated Senator Iman Falhada Dekow now wants the government to come up with policy and legal framework to regulate the usage and presence of giant s...

ByteDance , Huawei , iphone , Senator Iman Falhada Dekow , Tiktok

TikTok to challenge Trump’s executive order

By Reuters,

TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting transactions with the popu...

Tiktok

Trump orders TikTok’s Chinese-owned parent company to divest interest in US operations

By CNN,

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday evening directing ByteDance, the Chinese-owned parent company of TikTok, to divest interest in...

Donald Trump , Tiktok

Microsoft says in talks to buy TikTok’s U.S operations

By CNN,

Microsoft Corp said it will push ahead with talks to acquire the U.S. operations of Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok, a potential blockbuster deal...

ByteDance , microsoft , President Donald Trump , Tiktok

Trump says he will ban TikTok app in the United States

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald trump said on Friday that he was planning to sign an executive order as soon as Saturday banning Chinese-owned short-video app T...

Tiktok

Tiktoker Alvan Love gifts watchman who gave him place to sleep with new motorbike

By Tonny Ndungu,

Former Tusker Project Fame contestant Alvan Gatitu popularly known Alvan Love has gifted a security guard who gave him a place to sleep a brand-new mo...

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The United States is ‘looking at’ banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps

By CNN,

The United States is "looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday. Pompeo suggeste...

Mike Pompeo , President Donald Trump , Tiktok

OPINION: Africa’s twin battles – COVID-19 and fake news

By Guest Writer,

By Yemisi Adegoke Just under four months after Africa recorded its first coronavirus case, the number of confirmed cases has reached more than 250,...

BBC , coronavirus , COVID-19 , ebola , fake news , who

How one gay Egyptian woman stood up to homophobia and paid the ultimate price

By CNN,

In 2017, Sarah Hegazi was arrested and said she was tortured for waving a rainbow gay pride flag at a concert in Cairo. Last weekend, the 30-year...

Gay , LGBTQ , Sarah Hegazi

Facebook buys GIF website Giphy at Ksh.40 billion to integrate with Instagram

By Reuters,

Facebook Inc is acquiring Giphy, a popular website for making and sharing animated images, or GIFs, and will integrate it with its rapidly growing Ins...

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TikTok is winning over millennials and Instagram stars as its popularity explodes

By CNN,

Alana Tsui hadn't really thought about joining TikTok before the coronavirus pandemic. The artist and influencer already had a healthy following...

coronavirus , Tiktok