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How Kenyans used social media and what future looks like

When social media started gaining popularity in the late 2000s, people regarded the platforms as a playground for young people. Nobody imagined that one day, sites like Tinder would change the dating world and Facebook and Twitter would become the go-to place for information and entertainment.

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