How a WhatsApp rumor got valid Cameroonian coins rejected before...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Since November 1, 2026, several older series of coins issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) have lost their legal tender status....
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French court hands down prison sentences in Brigitte Macron cyberharassment...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Several individuals prosecuted for cyberharassment targeting Brigitte Macron were sentenced on January 5 in Paris. The defendants were accused of spreading or amplifying false...
Election data or digital illusion? Inside Cameroon’s viral “real-time” presidential...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Barely had Cameroonians cast their votes on October 12, 2025, when the internet lit up. Within hours, dozens of so-called real-time election results platforms...
YouTube’s U-turn on moderation: freedom or chaos ahead? 🎥
Cliquez ici pour lire en français YouTube has just shaken up the digital landscape with a radical change in how it handles moderation. The platform is rolling back its automatic...
When one click shapes public opinion: disinformation’s grip on Cameroon’s...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français It takes just a single click — a WhatsApp status, a viral Facebook post — for thousands of Cameroonians to see a piece of...
Trapped in the feed: how social media locks us into...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Social media was supposed to make the world more open, more connected, and more informed. But behind the algorithms driving our feeds lies a...
Towards more reliable press: AFP and its technological bet against...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Agence France-Presse (AFP) has found an innovative way to combat the spread of manipulated visual content. It is implementing a system to certify images...
X (formerly Twitter) changes tweet format: less transparency, more fake...
Cliquez ici pour lire en français Since its transformation into X, the platform formerly known as Twitter has been constantly tweaking its features, sometimes at the risk of losing its...