Twitter vs Meta
Update: 2023-06-30
Description
This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Lpr-9Przc0s
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we look at policies, initiatives, reports, rumours and banter that made the news in the African tech space this week.
The stories:
- CBN directs banks to obtain customers' social media handles
- Uganda to provide Internet access to over 1.5 million refugees
- Eyowo's reported shutdown
- PalmPay reportedly hits 25m users, unveils savings plan with 20% annual interest
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:46 - Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg
09:30 - CBN's social media KYC regulations
16:54 - Ugandan refugees to get Internet access
23:54 - Eyowo's reported shutdown
32:48 - Palmpay's interesting numbers
Useful links
- CBN could face legal action if it doesn't withdraw regulations on social media handles
- Uganda to provide Internet access to over 1.5 million refugees to help them develop digital skills
- What's going on at Eyowo?
- PalmPay reportedly hits 25m users, unveils savings plan with strange 20% annual interest
- inDrive gets licence to operate in Kenya
- CBN sets transaction caps for contactless payments
This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk
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