TikTok explains why over 60,000 Kenyan accounts have been banned
Social media network TikTok has revealed that it banned over 60,000 accounts from the platform during the second quarter of 2024. In its Q2 2024 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report for Kenya released on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, TikTok says that the move followed heightened observance of its community guidelines. A total of 60,465 accounts were banned for […]
Vera Sidika succumbs to fan requests, promises TikTok debut
Socialite Vera Sidika has succumbed to pressure from her fans, sharing an exciting announcement that she will be joining the video-sharing app TikTok. Through a question-and-answer series done on her Instagram stories on June 17, 2024, Vera shared poll results that showed overwhelming support from her fans. As seen in her post, 11,288 fans voted […]
Kenya ranked 2nd globally in using TikTok for news
Kenya has been ranked as one of the leading countries in the world for using TikTok as a source of news, according to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024 survey. The report as seen by K24 Digital highlights that 36% of Kenyans used TikTok for news in the last week, placing the country second […]
‘I had to work on myself’ – Brian Chira explains absence from social media
Controversial TikToker Brian Chira has broken his silence, explaining his absence from social media. Taking to his Instagram stories, the content creator assured everyone that he was okay and disclosed that he took a much-needed break from a tumultuous year. “I just took a break from a year of chaos. I’m fine. Hang in there, […]
Petitioner urges MPs to outlaw TikTok in Kenya
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has received a motion in Parliament seeking to ban social media platform TikTok in Kenya. The motion by Bridget Connect Consultancy CEO Bob Ndolo alleged that the platform has been promoting vices such as sexual immorality, hate speech and vulgar language. According to the petitioner, the platform has been undermining […]
Dennis Ombachi crowned top Tiktok creator
Dennis Ombachi popularly known as the Roaming chef has bagged a coveted Tiktok title after winning in the ‘best content creator category’. The former rugby star and a self-taught chef has been crowned TikTok’s best content creator in Sub-Saharan Africa 2022. In his acceptance speech, Ombachi was also a speaker at the inaugural gala event […]
Full list: Mulamwah’s, Jackie Matubia’s TikTok videos ranked most popular in Kenya
Fast-growing social media platform, TikTok, released a summarised list of the most popular videos watched by Kenyans in 2022. In the list, controversial comedian and radio co-host David Oyando alias Mulamwah‘s video dabbed ‘nyumba imeleta shida’ was ranked as the most watched in 2022. Following closely was Citizen TV’s Zora star Jackie Mutubia‘s oops! video […]