Martha Mukisa is not here for the performance. The Black Magic Entertainment singer has spoken out against a growing trend of men who, in her view, are more invested in their Snapchat aesthetic than their actual responsibilities. And she is not holding back.
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She names names, takes no prisoners, and refuses to stay quiet, Prima Kadarshi is Uganda’s most outspoken social media critic of the music industry, and she’s perfectly fine with that reputation. During a recent TikTok Live, the reality TV personality laid out her case for why no musician gets a free pass. The response? Loud, predictable, and entirely deserved.
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A catastrophic wrong-way crash near Middlesbrough claimed the lives of two police officers and five car passengers, reigniting a fierce debate about social media’s role in glamourising deadly driving. Prime Minister Andy Burnham called the sharing of such content ‘truly reprehensible’, and this time the government isn’t just talking. The pressure on platforms like TikTok has never been more intense.
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Veteran news anchor Canary Mugume had a few sharp things to say about a habit millions of people recognise but rarely admit to: staying connected with an ex on social media long after the relationship has collapsed. His read on the situation cuts deeper than most people would expect.
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Vine is gone, but its spirit just got a second life. A new app called Divine is now open to the public, promising the raw, human creativity that made the original platform legendary, and banning AI entirely to keep it that way. Here’s why this could actually matter.
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Starting August 24, 2026, YouTube will count a view the moment a video begins to play, from the very first frame. The platform is scrapping its old, fragmented counting systems in favour of one universal standard. For creators who have spent years second-guessing their metrics, this changes everything.
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Nina Roz is tired of watching the internet burn. The Ugandan singer has stepped forward with a pointed message for young people: stop, look, and think before you share. In a digital age where misinformation spreads faster than the truth, her words carry real weight.
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Extreme weather is frightening enough on its own. But in China, a new crisis is running parallel to the storms: a torrent of AI-generated disaster footage so convincing it is reshaping public panic, government response, and the very idea of visual truth. The line between real and fabricated has never been thinner.
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For years, fan-made TikTok videos featuring Marvel heroes or Star Wars lightsaber duels lived in constant fear of a copyright takedown. That era is ending. Disney and TikTok have agreed a deal that hands creators the keys to some of the most valuable entertainment IP on the planet, and the ripple effects on how Hollywood markets itself could be enormous.
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