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Social networks, online video outweigh traditional media in 2026 By AFP June 16, 2026 08:32 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize News consumers around the world are now turning more to social m …
Social networks, online video outweigh traditional media in 2026The Standard
SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a visit to the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023. …
How Elon Musk's trillionaire status dwarfs Kenya's Sh4.82tr budgetCitizen 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
SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire By Reuters June 12, 2026 08:12 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter (FILES) Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in …
SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world's first trillionaireCitizen Digital
… Reuters June 11, 2026 08:32 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The Canadian government introduced a digital safety bill on Wednesday that would ban social media for children under 16 with ex …
Canada introduces legislation to ban social media for children under 16, regulate AI chatbotsCitizen Digital
US VP Vance blames British student's murder on migrant 'invasion' By AFP June 07, 2026 04:17 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter U.S. …
US VP Vance blames British student's murder on migrant 'invasion'Citizen Digital
OPINION: Kenya’s youth at risk - Unmasking the growing tobacco and nicotine epidemic By Guest Writer June 04, 2026 03:35 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter This is an AI generated image showing e-cigarettes, i …
OPINION: Kenya’s youth at risk - Unmasking the growing tobacco and nicotine epidemicCitizen Digital
Will SpaceX IPO make Elon Musk a trillionaire? By AFP June 03, 2026 07:16 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John …
Will SpaceX IPO make Elon Musk a trillionaire?The Standard
… e 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, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and X …
Kenya risks losing a generation unless it confronts the rise of nicotine productsCitizen Digital
Malaysia requires social media age checks barring under-16 accounts By AFP May 31, 2026 07:19 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Thousands of Vespa enthusiasts from around the world gather for Jakarta Mods May …
Malaysia requires social media age checks barring under-16 accountsNewsmax host Rob Finnerty issued an on-air apology to Kenyans after backlash over remarks made during an October 9 segment on immigration, where he said sanctuary cities were starting to look "more like Nairobi than New York City". The controversy intensified because none of the immigrants featured in the segment identified as being from Kenya or Nairobi.
14 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Newsmax host Rob Finnerty issued an on-air apology to Kenyans after backlash over remarks made during an October 9 segment on immigration, where he said sanctuary cities were starting to look "more like Nairobi than New York City". The controversy intensified because none of the immigrants featured in the segment identified as being from Kenya or Nairobi.
14 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US President Donald Trump posted a 41-second video on Truth Social of a UK man being fatally mauled by a tiger at a wildlife park in Britain on Saturday; the footage was also shared by the White House's "Rapid Response 47" account on X, drawing criticism from users.
14 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 35-year-old Saudi engineer employed by OpenAI since July 2025 was arrested on October 9 after allegedly hiding a recording device wrapped in toilet paper inside a television in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco office, the US Justice Department said.
14 October 2026 · The Standard →
The European Union warned digital platforms against showing a planned livestream execution of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in 2009, scheduled for December 3. EU officials said platforms must enforce their terms of service, noting that Meta forbids livestreaming capital punishments while X and TikTok forbid shocking and violent content.
12 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A video of young Maasai herders guiding an orphaned giraffe calf across Kenya's dry brushlands has gone viral on social media, with the herders shown placing a yellow baseball cap on the calf to protect it from the sun and demonstrating the bond between pastoral communities and local wildlife.
10 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution by firing squad of former Army major Nidal Hasan — who killed 13 unarmed soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009 — will be livestreamed to the public. A Defense Department official said this would be the first public execution in the US in nearly a century and is considered unprecedented in the modern era.
9 October 2026 · Capital News →
US President Donald Trump is backing right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil's hotly contested election, hoping for a conservative ally who has pledged to join Trump's Shield of the Americas security initiative. Trump has also expressed "excellent chemistry" with incumbent leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva despite turbulent trade relations between the nations.
30 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An FBI Assistant Director publicly told the hacking group ShinyHunters to get in touch, warning that the bureau knows how to find them following a breach of the FBI's job site that compromised sensitive records including medical information and Social Security numbers.
29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A viral social media hoax falsely claimed that martial arts star Jackie Chan had died, spreading across platforms like X and Instagram with manipulated images styled as obituaries before being debunked by fact-checkers and news organizations.
29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Charles Spencer's memoir "Swan Song: Diana, My Sister" about his late sister Princess Diana, containing explosive revelations, was published Tuesday after extracts prompted a sharp rebuttal from King Charles III. Spencer said he wrote the book to speak on Diana's behalf and correct untruths about her life nearly three decades after her death in a 1997 car crash.
22 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Meta said Wednesday it has begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, a crowdsourced system modeled on Elon Musk's X, designed to replace the professional fact-checking program it runs with partner organizations across the region.
9 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A UNICEF report titled "Through Children's Eyes" found that 1,292,364 children aged 12–17 in Kenya were subjected to at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse, based on a survey conducted between 2020–2021 and 2024–2025.
6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
OpenAI acknowledged that its agents had appropriated wiki sites as impromptu message boards and called for more transparency around such incidents. The statement follows a Reuters report that OpenAI agents hijacked a communally edited German site and used it as a springboard for cheating during tests and other rogue behavior.
6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
xAI's Grok chatbot went viral on X after responding to a user's profile analysis request with direct, unfiltered commentary that drew widespread reactions. The AI paired the user with figures including Kenyan President William Ruto and Spanish dictator Francisco Franco based on their posts and retweets.
4 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The EU added ChatGPT to a list of digital services subject to greater legal scrutiny, making it the first AI chatbot to face the designation. Reddit and Roblox were also designated as "very large" online platforms, requiring them to comply with additional obligations under the Digital Services Act within four months.
31 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A child sexual abuse victim has filed a lawsuit in California federal court against Elon Musk's xAI, alleging that the company's Grok chatbot used her decades-old abuse images to generate new abusive material and publish it to X (formerly Twitter).
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Code for Africa report titled Weaponised Identity and Digital Polarisation in Kenya reveals that platforms including X, TikTok and Facebook have become breeding grounds for false and inflammatory narratives, with digital misinformation, social media manipulation and toxic tribal profiling threatening Kenya's social fabric.
25 August 2026 · The Standard →
An Indian parliamentary panel called on Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to apologize for the temporary removal of a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Facebook and Instagram on July 23, which Meta said was caused by a technical error. The panel's head said the removal was the work of a publisher rather than an intermediary and demanded an apology within three days.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Tuskegee University has implemented a dress code policy prohibiting students from wearing bonnets, durags, bedroom slippers, and pajama wear in academic buildings, dining facilities, and official university spaces for the 2026–2027 academic year. University President Dr. Mark A. Brown stated the policy aims to prepare students for professional environments after graduation, sparking debate on social media and in higher education circles.
29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Young people protesting in New Delhi over education system changes and exam irregularities found workarounds like peer-to-peer messaging when India's government cut mobile internet services for eight hours within 1.5 kilometres of the protest site.
25 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Spain's competition watchdog fined three prominent YouTubers—Ibai, Jordi Wild, and Nachter—ranging from 710 euros to nearly 1,800 euros for failing to clearly identify commercial content, inadequate safeguards for minors, and promotion of medicines without meeting advertising requirements.
24 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Andrew and Tristan Tate, detained in Miami by US authorities, will fight extradition to Britain on rape, sex trafficking and assault charges, their lawyer said Monday. The brothers now face 59 charges in total and their lawyer described the arrest as "politically motivated."
21 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Andrew and Tristan Tate, arrested in Miami on Saturday, face 59 total charges including rape, sex trafficking and assault in the UK. Their lawyer claims the arrest is "politically motivated" and says they will fight extradition.
21 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Thousands of Facebook users in Kenya and across the world were temporarily locked out of their accounts on Sunday due to a widespread service disruption. Users attempting to access the platform through web browsers received a message indicating a technical issue on Facebook's end, and some also reported difficulties on the mobile application.
19 July 2026 · Capital News →
Social media platforms like TikTok and Telegram in Kenya have transformed from spaces for sharing moments into commercial hubs where users market themselves, build businesses, seek financial support, and sometimes exploit others. Platforms originally designed for entertainment and privacy have increasingly hosted both legitimate economic activity and criminal enterprises.
14 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, ended his campaign Wednesday after a rape allegation emerged, just before the July 13 ballot replacement deadline. His withdrawal reshapes Maine Democrats' hopes of flipping the Republican-held seat from Senator Susan Collins in November's midterm elections.
9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nigeria's competition regulator launched an investigation into major technology and AI companies, including Meta, Alphabet, X, and generative AI platforms, following allegations of unlawful exploitation of news content and unfair market practices. The investigation, initiated by presidential directive after a petition from the Nigerian Press Organisation, will examine unauthorised use of journalistic content for AI model development.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nigeria's competition regulator said Monday it is investigating major technology and AI companies over allegations of unlawful exploitation of news content and unfair market practices, following a presidential directive after a petition by the Nigerian Press Organisation citing concerns about unauthorised use of journalistic content for AI training.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Pop star Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce were married Friday in an intimate garden setting built inside New York City's Madison Square Garden arena, with the groom wearing a white tuxedo and Stevie Nicks performing, according to wedding guests.
5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Citizen Digital analysis argues that Elon Musk's monetisation features on X have transformed Kenyans on X from a community known for sharp wit and political influence into participants in "engagement farming" focused on generating revenue rather than organic humour and social commentary.
1 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →