Facebook’s scramble for online Africa
The social media giant is promoting its potential as a platform for app developers and tech start-ups
28 November 2019 - 03:00
Kenyan app developer Karanja Kiniaru once took a gamble by launching a start-up that relied on Facebook’s technology. It failed.
Kiniaru had to abandon his plans when the social network changed its privacy rules...
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