Tag Archives: TIKTOK

Senegal’s government has maintained a ban it imposed on the social media app TikTok in August. Authorities had banned the app on accusations that it was “the preferred network for malicious people to broadcast hateful and subversive messages that threaten the country’s stability”. Senegal’s Communications Minister Moussa Bocar Thiam on …

A tenth-grade boy has suddenly died after partaking in the viral ‘One Chip Challenge.’ According to NBC Boston, Harris Wolobah died on the same day he participated in the online trend known as the “One Chip Challenge.” Harris hailed from Worcester, Massachusetts, and was only 14 at the time of …

U.S based Ghanaian musician and socialite, Archipalago touched down at the Kotoka International Airport a few days ago to propose marriage to his girlfriend, Sexy Afrah. Many Ghanaians have questioned the rationale behind Archipalago’s public display of affection towards his newly found love. After the incident, Blogger Sammy Kay caught …

Prophet Azuka has been captured in a viral video raining heavy curses on a young Ghanaian guy simply known as Kofi Pages for insulting him on TikTok. It all began when the brave netizen confronted and accused Azuka of being a scammer and exploiting his congregants for financial gain. The …

Daniel Chayah, also known as Godpapa The Greatest, and his wife Jocelyn Chayah, known as Empress Lupita, have been remanded into police custody by the Tema Magistrate Court over the tragic death of their two children. The couple appeared in court on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, and have been scheduled …

TikTok has been fined £12.7m by the UK’s data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children. It estimated TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK children aged under 13 to use the platform in 2020. The video-sharing site used the data of children of this age without parental …

The French government on Friday banned the installation and use of “recreational” applications including the Chinese social network TikTok and the American streaming platform Netflix on the work phones of the country’s 2.5 million state civil servants. According to French Minister of Public Service Stanislas Guerini, these applications present “risks …

It is no secret that social media can be a harsh and judgmental place, and Asantewaa has certainly faced her fair share of criticism for this photo. Some people think that as a married woman, she should not be releasing photos that could be considered provocative or suggestive. They argue …

Some US lawmakers have introduced new legislation that aims to ban TikTok from operating in the United States. The new bill by Sen. Marco Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and a bipartisan pair of congressmen in the House, reflects the latest move by US policymakers against …

Two Tiktok stars in in Nigeria’s Kano State have been found guilty of defaming state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The magistrate’s court also found them of engaging in actions that could disturb public peace. The sentence included offering a public apology to the governor, being given 20 lashes each, an …