'Pay us fairly'- South Africa’s Arts Minister slams platforms for exploiting Africans

Gayton McKenzie, the leader of the Patriotic Alliance and South Africa’s Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, has raised serious concerns about the unequal treatment of African social media content creators compared to their counterparts overseas.

McKenzie argues that platforms such as TikTok and YouTube are giving African creators an unfair deal, despite their contributions to the global digital landscape. Speaking passionately on the issue, he declared,

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The bigger issue here is that we cannot allow African children to be treated like stepchildren when it comes to content. We can’t allow that.

He urged African government ministers to unite in addressing this disparity.

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