TOBY SHAPSHAK: YouTube has become a platform for hate
YouTube has become the cesspool of the internet, despite its pious declarations about upholding ‘community standards’
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Unbreaking the internet
US antitrust officials have woken up to the monopolies that Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon and the like are enjoying
TOBY SHAPSHAK: The unintended consequences of Huawei ban
A mobile OS is crucial to the smartphone ecosystem, so if Huawei makes its own, the knock-on effects could be drastic
TOBY SHAPSHAK: How WhatsApp spied on you
Two months after Zuckerberg shifted focus to privacy, a WhatsApp spyware scare shows up the company
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Will breaking up Facebook fix it?
A co-founder calls Zuckerberg's influence 'staggering' and says his power is unprecedented and 'un-American'
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Future is private, says Zuckerberg
Facebook used its F8 developer conference to announce new product changes and a shift towards private messaging
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Data prices are ‘anti-poor’
Findings that SA prices are high and lack transparency are the latest salvo in the war on costly data
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Lessons from the Nordic countries
If SA could switch from crisis response to future challenges, we could truly embrace the fourth industrial revolution
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Uber heads for mega listing
It will be the biggest IPO this year, but questions remain around profitability and the way the company treats its drivers
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Know your roaming data costs
The new eSIM card is a boon to consumers – especially travellers – and a possible threat to mobile networks
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Facebook’s bad-to-worse month
Millions of unencrypted passwords and the live streaming of the Christchurch massacre show its problems aren’t going away
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Apple offers fresh temptations
The iPhone maker casually announced a new iMac, iPads and AirPods as a warm-up to its hype-filled launch of new services
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Why Facebook wants to be WeChat
Is the world’s largest social network moving away from its news feed into an ecosystem that may look like China’s super app?
TOBY SHAPSHAK: No, that’s not what privacy means, Facebook
Zuckerberg’s latest missive on privacy has disturbing implications as Facebook tries to take over messaging too
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Mobile money will drive digital inclusion and connectivity
Even though mobile ownership has boomed, how do you redefine digital inclusion and enhance people’s lives?
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Into the fold of the new tech wonders
Technically marvellous foldable phones are the hot new thing from two of the top smartphone makers
TOBY SHAPSHAK: A minister who is out of touch
If the president argues for the importance of telecoms, why are the ministers for that sector all out of touch?
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Facebook’s unhappy 15th birthday
The social media giant is an obnoxious teenager that is oblivious to its self-centred destructiveness
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Long walk until end of Vodacom Please Call Me saga
The Vodacom Please Call Me saga is not resolved but at least its inventor, Ari Kahn, has finally been acknowledged
