TECHNOLOGY

Twitter has suspended the account of KALYJAY, the social media influencer who started the #FIXTHECOUNTRY protest online. It is unclear the reason for the suspension. Twitter suspends accounts when it is reported by multiple accounts. The decision to suspend is even faster if the accounts filing the reports are verified. Twitter does not contact the account question before taking its ...

Microsoft Corp. conducted an investigation into co-founder Bill Gates’s involvement with an employee almost two decades ago after it was informed in 2019 of his attempt to start a romantic relationship with that person. The board reviewed the matter and held a “thorough investigation” with the help of an external law firm, the software giant said. It didn’t reach a conclusion ...

Any industry could be disrupted by a few pioneers and game-changers passionate enough to do so. Dr. Ahmed El Muntasar is a cosmetic doctor renowned in the UK and internationally. He is known for his precise, non-surgical procedures, and his list of clients includes many well-known celebrities. Dr. El Muntasar is on a quest to revolutionize the world of dermatology ...

Last year Twitter introduced Spaces which is live audio conversations on Twitter. Since then, they’ve been building and testing with a limited group, and have found that hearing people’s voices bring conversations on Twitter to life in a completely new way. Since they’ve been building this, the ability to create a Space has become available to millions of people, and ...

Twitter has suspended an account sharing posts from former US President Donald Trump’s new communications platform. The account claimed to be tweeting “on behalf” of Mr Trump. A spokesperson for the company said the account, @DJTDesk, violated the ban evasion policy by sharing content “affiliated with a suspended account.” But the BBC found similar accounts still active on the social ...

Around the world, more than 377,000 girls and young women have participated in over 11,400 International Girls in ICT Day celebrations in 171 countries over the past ten years. Governments, national Information and Communications Technology (ICT) regulatory authorities, ICT companies, academic institutions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across the world have all been encouraged to join the movement, however as we ...

Twitter’s got its eye on Ghana. The social media giant wants to open new headquarters in Accra – the company’s first in Africa. Twitter’s also recruiting at least a dozen people to help it expand its reach across the continent. “Microsoft has been here, Facebook has been here, Amazon in South Africa”, says Linda Bonyo, a Kenyan lawyer who specialises in technology ...

YouTube has suspended the account of influential Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua over allegations of hate speech. A rights body filed a complaint after reviewing at least seven videos showing the preacher conducting prayers to “cure” gay people. Facebook has also removed at least one of the offending posts showing a woman being slapped while TB Joshua says he is ...

YouTube is set to start deducting taxes from creators outside of United States (US) on the earnings they generate from viewers in the US. The new policy will begin as early as June 2021, the Google-owned company said in an email to creators. YouTube has also asked creators to submit their tax information in AdSense “to determine the correct amount ...

New WhatsApp for Android 2.21.5.14 web release is available now, WABetaInfo has disclosed. According to the WhatsApp news website, web releases include all bug fixes implemented in the previous beta versions, submitted to the Play Store”. “It’s like a release candidate, a final beta,” it explained. WABetaInfo said that a user may update to this version if they are not ...