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Social media is possibly leveling Kenya’s political field
In Kenya, social media platforms are a tool for communication and not an end in themselves. For more effective messages, even political candidates for lower offices may need to engage paid communication managers.
Finding valid health care information on social media is hard
To make health information on YouTube more equitable, those who design recommendation algorithms would have to incorporate feedback from clinicians and patients as well as end users.
The culture of corruption in the digital age
As a designer or entrepreneur, one has to think of how culture will affect the products they offer and find ways to mitigate the negative effects and shield themselves from abuse.
The day the free platforms shut down
One day you will wake up and find that your favorite social media and blogging platforms have shut down, disappearing with the online community of fans and followers that you built. What happens then?
New media is misrepresenting women in Africa
Based on research, women didn’t appear often in the news. When they did, they were often portrayed as trouble makers, or being abused and repressed.
Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis
Hashtags alone won’t stop the violence in Cameroon – but they are one action that everyday people are using to try and do so.
Facebook goes after YouTube
Facebook Watch — the social media's platform new method for users to discover videos and interact with friends, creators and other fans - has been rolled out to all users around the world. Facebook Watch was launched Watch in the USA during 2017 to give people a place on Facebook to