TikTok — a social media platform that has been subject to content moderation actions and age-restriction policies in Kenya and globally.
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… E-commerce has gained popularity in Kenya, where Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have set up shop on social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, X and TikTok. …
Kenyans largely using AI tools for shopping as trust remains a concern - Visa reportCitizen Digital
Italian mother takes on Meta, TikTok after daughter's death By Reuters June 17, 2026 08:47 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Irene Roggero Ugues, whose 12-year-old daughter took her own life in 2024, holds a …
Italian mother takes on Meta, TikTok after daughter's deathThe Standard
Online, gender-based violence is often reduced to images that can be consumed quickly.Survivors continue living with the consequences long after public attention has shifted.[Collins Oduor, Standard] There is a TikTok trend built around a gospel song by Christina Shusho: “Kijana …
Femicide as content: How media, algorithms shape public attentionCitizen Digital
… But on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, users were likelier to stumble across news while doing something else. …
Social networks, online video outweigh traditional media in 2026The Standard
… Starmer, likely to face a leadership challenge in the coming weeks, said social media sites were exposing children to content that is "dangerous" and "designed to be addictive".The ban will "include platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X" but not mess …
UK PM announces ban on social media for under-16sCitizen Digital
… Audio By Vocalize Social media platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Instagram and WhatsApp have transformed the way people connect with one another. …
From letters to likes: How social media is reshaping modern relationshipsCitizen Digital
… Social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter) are widely used to promote e-cigarettes, including vapes, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products. …
OPINION: Kenya’s youth at risk - Unmasking the growing tobacco and nicotine epidemicThe Standard
… (IILA), says the tobacco and nicotine industry is increasingly targeting young people in Kenya through sophisticated digital marketing strategies that portray nicotine use as fashionable, modern, and socially acceptable.According to Kanyolo, social media platforms such as TikTok …
Kenya risks losing a generation unless it confronts the rise of nicotine productsCitizen Digital
… The requirements apply to providers with at least eight million users in the Southeast Asian country -- including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. …
Malaysia requires social media age checks barring under-16 accountsCitizen Digital
TikTok removes over 820K Kenyan videos, bans 108K accounts in safety crackdown By Ian Omondi May 19, 2026 02:32 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, …
TikTok removes over 820K Kenyan videos, bans 108K accounts in safety crackdownA Visa report found that 89% of Kenyans use AI tools for shopping tasks such as comparing prices and checking reviews, but only 29% would trust AI agents to complete checkout on their behalf. Scams remain a significant concern in the e-commerce sector, with 37% of Kenyans having experienced them.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Visa report found that 89% of Kenyans use AI tools for shopping tasks such as comparing prices and checking reviews, but only 29% would trust AI agents to complete checkout on their behalf. Scams remain a significant concern in the e-commerce sector, with 37% of Kenyans having experienced them.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
After her 12-year-old daughter died by suicide in 2024, Irene Roggero Ugues discovered the girl had been exposed to self-harm content on social media platforms, including a secret Instagram profile, and is now taking legal action against Meta and TikTok.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Online platforms reduce gender-based violence to quickly consumable images while survivors continue living with long-term consequences after public attention shifts. The article examines how algorithms amplify femicide content, particularly through TikTok trends that repurpose religious songs with violent imagery.
17 June 2026 · The Standard →
A Reuters Institute report based on surveys of almost 100,000 people across 48 countries found that 54 percent of respondents got news from social media or video platforms in the week before the survey, exceeding the 52 percent who referenced TV news. This marks the first year social media and video network consumption is ahead of other news sources globally.
16 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that children under 16 will be banned from using social media platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X, citing concerns that such platforms expose youngsters to dangerous and addictive content. The ban is expected to pass by late December and come into force in spring 2025.
15 June 2026 · The Standard →
Social media platforms including Facebook, X, TikTok, Instagram and WhatsApp have changed how people connect, express themselves and build relationships across distances, contrasting with earlier reliance on face-to-face conversation, letters and phone calls that required more effort and deeper personal valuation.
13 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece warns that Kenya faces a growing public health crisis as tobacco use causes approximately 12,000 deaths annually, with rising use of new nicotine products like e-cigarettes and vapes among young people threatening to reverse global progress in tobacco control.
4 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece warns that Kenya risks harming a generation through rising use of nicotine products including e-cigarettes and vapes among young people, as tobacco use contributes to approximately 12,000 deaths annually and threatens to reverse global tobacco control progress.
3 June 2026 · The Standard →
Malaysia has required major social media platforms with at least eight million users in the country—including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube—to verify ages and bar children under 16 from registering accounts under new online safety rules that took effect on Monday. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said platforms would be given a grace period to implement the measures, without specifying its duration.
31 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
TikTok removed over 820,000 videos from Kenya in the fourth quarter of 2025 for violating platform rules, with 99.9 per cent proactively taken down before user reports. The platform also banned 108,752 accounts in Kenya during the same period for policy violations.
19 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Generation Z across Kenya and Africa are stepping forward as active defenders of democracy, leveraging digital fluency and social media to build accountability systems through activism, fact-checking, and crowdsourced reporting. Rather than relying solely on institutions, young people are blending online vigilance with real-world mobilisation to protect elections amid rising misinformation and declining institutional trust.
30 April 2026 · Capital News →
The European Union said Meta is failing to prevent children under 13 from using Facebook and Instagram, exposing them to potentially inappropriate content and risking a massive fine of up to six percent of Meta's total worldwide annual turnover. The EU found Meta had ineffective measures to enforce its own age-13 restriction on both platforms.
29 April 2026 · The Standard →