Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that digital platforms are responsible for the content of their users, as reported by The Rest of World. The ruling will go into effect within weeks and orders tech giants such as Google, X, and Meta to track and remove any content with hate speech, racism, and incitement to violence. Companies must clearly indicate that they’ve taken swift action to remove any harmful content. If they fail to do so, they will be held liable, as stated by the justices. Brazil’s relationship with big tech
Wisdom Kaye, the Nigerian-born content creator known for his high-fashion TikTok videos, has secured a coveted spot on Forbes’ Top Creators 2025 list. The annual ranking highlights the most influential internet personalities worldwide, taking into account estimated earnings, follower counts, engagement rates, and entrepreneurial ventures. From engineering to editorial Born in Nigeria, Kaye moved to Houston, Texas, with his family at the age of 4. He later enrolled at Texas State University, where he pursued a degree in electrical engineering. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaye redirected his energy toward
Sundial Media & Technology Group, the parent company of ESSENCE, AFROPUNK, and Refinery29, has partnered with Creator Currency Networks to launch a new platform for women creators. CreateHer Network is the first creator platform dedicated to bridging the economic gap between women’s cultural influence and how much they’re paid. It has already secured partnerships with key industry players, including ESSENCE, Refinery29, BeautyCon, Curly Culture, and CurlyCon, according to a press release. CreateHer: A Platform For Economic Power Women drive 85% of US purchasing decisions and influence $31.8 trillion in global
Khaby Lame has left the US after being briefly detained by immigration agents for allegedly overstaying his visa, according to The Guardian. The TikTok star, whose legal name is Seringe Khabane Lame, was detained on Friday, 6 June, at an airport in Las Vegas. A spokesperson for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told the Guardian in a statement that he was released on the same day and has since left the country. Lame had arrived in the US on 30 April and had allegedly overstayed the terms of
Twitch megastar Kai Cenat recently revealed that he turned away interest from major platforms, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Tubi, to retain complete control over Streamer University, his boot camp for aspiring creators. “We already been getting talks with different people,” Cenat said during a recent live stream, referencing interest from major streaming services. “But an idea like this so original you gotta keep it where it’s at.” A boot camp for creators Streamer University, a free, all-expenses-paid boot camp for emerging creators, took place from May 22 to
The Sidemen, Europe’s largest YouTube collective, has co-founded Upside, a venture capital firm backing consumer tech startups. The group, which includes KSI, Miniminter, Zerkaa, TBJZL, Behzinga, Vikkstar123, and W2S, has amassed over 50 million followers and 50 billion views across all social media channels. The Sidemen’s new venture As stated by The Times, they’ve launched Upside VC, using some of their own mone, and have made 12 investments between £100,000 ($ 133,700) and £500,000 ($666,880) in companies, including Howbout, Mile, and Nimbi. Companies supported by Upside will not only get finance
On Wednesday, May 12, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok repeatedly made references to “white genocide” in South Africa in unrelated posts on X, often bringing up the topic without any prompt from users. While it’s unclear what caused the apparent glitch, Musk, who grew up in South Africa, has a long history of promoting the debunked conspiracy theory of a “white genocide” in the country. Grok tells X users about white genocide The posts originated from Grok’s official X account, which replies with AI-generated responses when tagged by users. The AI
Streamer Kai Cenat has launched Streamer University, a weekend event aimed at aspiring content creators. He first teased the idea during a Twitch stream on February 13, revealing plans to rent out a university campus for the experience. On Tuesday, the 23-year-old unveiled the project with a Harry Potter–themed Instagram video captioned, “Enroll Now.” According to The Independent, the enrollment site received one million applications within minutes, overwhelming the site and causing error messages for some users. Kai Cenat’s Streaming university Applicants successfully enrolled in the university will spend a
Meta is facing backlash in Nigeria after a user found an in-app notification that was described as discriminatory. Techpoint reported that Nigerian Instagram user Daniel Adebowale shared a screenshot of his conversation partner on social media, telling him that the user “appeared to be in Nigeria” and urged the user to avoid sharing personal information unless they knew the person. The post caused an uproar on social media, as several Nigerian users accused Meta of unfairly targeting the country. Meta, however, denied the allegation, explaining that the alert was part
Meta is threatening to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Nigeria after losing a court appeal over $290 million in fines tied to regulatory and data privacy violations, the BBC reports. $290M in fines The showdown began in 2021 when Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) launched an investigation into WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy. The agency, along with the Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and the national advertising regulator, accused Meta of multiple infractions. These include sharing user data without authorization, discriminating against Nigerian users compared to other
