Social Media
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Based on this programmer's research TikTok is effectively spyware
TikTok has been labeled as effectively "legitimate spyware" by a software programmer who managed to reverse engineer its source code and leak it on GitHub. TikTok's legal counsel has since had the code taken down through a DMCA takedown request.
Social media fake news is fuelling COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
A substantial proportion of people may refuse or delay taking a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine hesitancy is a severe threat to global health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Memes are helping people in the Democratic Republic of Congo to laugh at those in power
As the technology used to access and create internet content becomes increasingly available to Congolese people, locally produced content will inevitably continue to multiply and interact with global trends as well as to critique the wider political sphere.
Insights into how social media could help Lagos police officers fight crime
The internet is an important tool for fighting crime in Lagos. The Nigeria Police Force needs to create and implement measures for police-citizen engagement via social media.
Some insights from Morocco on how smartphones are supporting migration
Research reveals that smartphones supported migration flows from Morocco by providing migrants with access to online information before and during travel and when they arrived at their destination country.
Digital evidence of #EndSARS army shooting will make impunity hard for Nigeria's government
Itβs relatively common for armed forces to open fire on peaceful protesters in Nigeria. Previously, the government would control the flow of information and as a result, the popular narrative. This time, they can't.
Re-evaluating our relationship with social media platforms
According to researchers, social media platforms exploit our emotions and pre-cognate needs like belonging, recognition, acceptance, and pleasure that is βhard-wiredβ into us to secure our survival. We are the product.