ATTENTION ECONOMY Screening into the void — AI and social media preying on kids who are addicted to tech 5 min 2 By Lindsey Schutters
GLOBAL SNAPSHOT Documenting the world in one day — how we did it, Jozi style 7 min 0 By Bridget Hilton-Barber
LANDMARK RULING Meta held accountable by SA court in fight against online child sexual abuse 6 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
PERKS AND PITFALLS OP-ED Is influencing the new path to fame? Insights for young dreamers and creators 4 min 0 By Matthew Pittman
TECH IN AFRICA Nigeria slaps Meta with $290m in fines for invasive practices 5 min 0 By Tolu Olarewaju and Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada
BUYING POWER It’s all fake – nano-influencers and their paid campaigns to stroke political egos 6 min 13 By Rebecca Davis
(ANTI)SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS TikTok influencers, Instagram gangsters and fake news — how #socialmedia is affecting crime 5 min 0 By Caryn Dolley
REFLECTION How social media prepared us for AI, and how to get off the algorithmic junk food diet 4 min 1 By Dean McCoubrey
The Conversation New teen accounts on Instagram are a welcome step, but real ‘peace of mind’ requires more 4 min 1 By Tama Leaver
SCAM ALERT Fake or cloned websites are tricking shoppers into making expensive mistakes 4 min 3 By Georgina Crouth
ONLINE THREAT Sextortion — frantic teens trapped by blackmailers on social media 5 min 4 By Neesa Moodley
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS OP-ED Influence-for-hire trend is distorting public discourse, poses threat to foundations of democracy 12 min 15 By Tabelo Timse, Kyle Findlay and Aldu Cornelissen
AAAND… INACTION ‘Exploitative’ South African film industry practices exposed by Hollywood strike, says actors guild 5 min 0 By An Wentzel
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Musk is hanging on by a Thread in battle of the tech titans 3 min 1 By Unknown Author
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: The Musk-Zuck cage fight that says too much about the injured ethos of tech 3 min 0 By Unknown Author
OVERSIGHT BOARD DECISION Donald Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts reinstated after two-year ban 2 min 0 By Bloomberg
TECH Social media’s here to stay – and the fight to get our attention is only going to get more fierce 5 min 1 By Nakishka Skriker
SMOKE AND MIRRORS OP-ED Relentless targeting of youth by e-cigarette manufacturers poses significant future health risks 4 min 0 By Nicole Vellios
