#WHATSAPPDOWN WhatsApp company apologises for global outage as memes flood the internet 2 min 0 By Reuters
LIVE SMARTER WhatsApp updates – screenshot blocking, paid subscriptions, and more 4 min 0 By Malibongwe Tyilo
OPEN SECRETS What’s at stake in the GovChat vs Meta personal information ‘data war’? 6 min 0 By Abby May and Michael Marchant for Open Secrets
MONOPOLY ABUSE REFERRAL SA’s Competition Commission wants max penalty for Meta Platforms (Facebook) 3 min 0 By Ray Mahlaka
WEEKLY TRENDS IN SOUTH AFRICA OP-ED Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Local government elections 2021 6 min 0 By William Bird and Nomshado Lubisi
ANALYSIS Stop believing your lying eyes: Deepfakes are coming, and they might reshape SA’s politics 4 min 15 By Stephen Grootes
OP-ED To WhatsApp, or not to WhatsApp: Safeguard your data — the law is on your side 6 min 0 By Sizwe Snail ka Mtuze and Stephen Newman
OP-ED Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: A year on, here’s the 411 on what we have learnt about disinformation 7 min 0 By William Bird and Thandi Smith
MAVERICK CITIZEN isiXhosa ‘storyboards’ bring Covid vaccine campaign to life in rural Eastern Cape 7 min 0 By Christi Nortier
International Data Privacy Day Personal information: Is it safe in the clasp of social media enterprises? 3 min 0 By Unknown Author
OP-ED Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly trends in South Africa 6 min 0 By Thandi Smith and William Bird
Maverick Citizen Op-Ed Xenophobic attacks: ‘We expect it at least once a year’ – like Christmas 7 min 0 By Eyasu Mengistu
OP-ED Salvaging the school year: Learning must continue for all, especially Grades 8 and 9 4 min 0 By Craig Pournara and Lynn Bowie
OP-ED Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Weekly Trends in South Africa 7 min 0 By Thandi Smith and William Bird
MAVERICK CITIZEN A personal reflection: Life, loss and more loss during the pandemic 6 min 0 By Gonda Perez
CORONAVIRUS OP-ED Eastern Cape alliance launches digital network to fight Covid-19 in rural areas 5 min 0 By Luke Metelerkamp, Taryn Pereira, Heila Lotz-Sisitka, Monde Duma, Monde Ntshudu, Lwande Maqwelane and Lawrence Sisitka
