Gabon is killing online anonymity. Here's what that actually means | Ep. 15

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Imprisonment for a tweet? The Gabonese government is cracking down on its citizens again. After its social media shutdown in February, Gabon’s government is opting for another route–one where the wrong post could cost you your freedom and more. In this episode, we also look into the case of the hacker, holding Africa’s largest bank to a ransom of 1 Bitcoin, and why Meta might be set to surpass Google in digital advertising revenue. Tweet us: @techcabal #HeadlinesByTechCabal HEADLINES: ➡️Standard Bank is discovering the extent of the cyberattack in the daily data dumps: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-17-standard-bank-is-discovering-the-extent-of-the-cyberattack-in-the-daily-data-dumps ➡️Sama to lay off over 1,100 Kenyan workers: https://techcabal.com/2026/04/16/sama-lay-off-kenyan-workers-meta ➡️Meta poised to surpass Google in digital ad revenue for first time, report says: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/meta-poised-surpass-google-digital-ad-revenue-first-time-report-says-2026-04-13 ➡️Gabon’s new law makes all social media users traceable: https://techpoint.africa/insight/techpoint-digest-1323 CHAPTERS: 0:00 when Meta's Ray-Bans started spying on you 7:00 so, a hacker demanded 1btc ($74k) from standard bank 17:30 Gabon just made every social media post traceable 22:45 This is scarier than just shutting down the internet 00:00 meta is overtaking Google this year 40:30 why drones, evs, and data centres are the future of African tech 42:00 Your questions from last week 43:30 see you next week Bloopers & End Credits HOSTS Muktar Oladunmade & Eme Oreoluwa