MisinformationDictionary.com named ‘Misinformation’ as the word of the year 2018, which was areflection of the level of toxicity on most social media platforms, as fake news and bots waged propaganda wars to influence public opinion. Twitter, another popular social networking site in Africa, also reported this year, that it was suspending more than one million fake and dubious accounts per day. South Africa’s ex-president, Jacob Zuma, has closed the year on a high, after he joined Twitter and other social networking sites in December. The 76-year-old was an instant hit on social media, as he shared video tweets, and busted fake news and accounts associated with him. Uganda in July introduced a 0.5% levy on mobile money transactions, and a 200 shillings ($0.05) daily charge to access social media networks.

Source: Ethiopian News December 28, 2018 09:22 UTC