… Australia has already implemented a social media ban for children under the age of 16, while France recently approved similar measures, requiring platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X, with the exception of WhatsApp, to block children’s access through age v …
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Namibians have spent N$928 million on data in three months, primarily used for the WhatsApp application. …
Namibians spend N$928 million on data in three months- November 2025
… Popular apps like Instagram and WhatsApp are not available in China. Android device users there use locally adapted versions of the operating system as the Google Play Store is also blocked in China. …
Two popular gay dating platforms removed from Apple app store in China- July 2025
… Today, virtually every application we use, Office 365, Meta, WhatsApp, Instagram, Google, LinkedIn, and even AI platforms like ChatGPT store data in the cloud across international jurisdictions. …
Starlink promises digital lifeline for Namibia- April 2024
Normally we’d get the ball rolling on one of these things with a snide joke, mocking WhatsApp’s light-fingered contempt for Telegram’s features. …
Telegram takes a page out of WhatsApp business book- February 2024
… With Instagram stories disappearing after 24 hours, and Snapchat and WhatsApp’s vanishing message features, you are probably used to data disappearing instantly. …
Living in a ‘digital dark age’- August 2023
Say what you want about Meta, but its WhatsApp department has been killing it of late. …
WhatsApp’s new update lets users send each other short video messages- July 2023
… This is how WhatsApp authenticates a laptop so you can use the desktop app for the messaging service. …
Goodbye passwords, hello passkeys- May 2023
… Just like you’ve seen in WhatsApp, iMessage and Telegram, replies are a simpler way to answer specific messages, rather than shouting into the void, hoping the person on the other end doesn’t consider you a loon. …
Twitter’s DMs are being overhauled- October 2019
Authorities from the United States and the United Kingdom are on the verge of an agreement that would give them the power to request user data relating to WhatsApp or Facebook messages. …
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Namibia debates social media ban for children under 15
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Namibian lawmakers and child welfare experts are divided over whether to ban social media for children under 15, with supporters citing mental health and cyberbullying concerns while critics argue for evidence-based regulation rather than an outright ban. Experts also note that enforcement would be technically challenging given the ease of age verification manipulation.
8 March 2026 · The Namibian →
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Namibia debates social media ban for children under 15
Namibian lawmakers and child welfare experts are divided over whether to ban social media for children under 15, with supporters citing mental health and cyberbullying concerns while critics argue for evidence-based regulation rather than an outright ban. Experts also note that enforcement would be technically challenging given the ease of age verification manipulation.
8 March 2026 · The Namibian →