Facebook presents Egypt’s SWVL app success story
Egypt
April 15, 2019
Facebook presents Egypt’s SWVL app success story
Facebook presented the success story of the Egyptian private transport company SWVL, pointing out that it has reinvented means of…
Breaking the internet: new regulations imperil global network
Technology
April 10, 2019
Breaking the internet: new regulations imperil global network
Is the dream of one global internet still alive? Increasingly, moves by governments to filter and restrict content are threatening…
In India’s election, voters feed on false information
World
April 9, 2019
In India’s election, voters feed on false information
NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi shop owner Ram Shankar Rai spends at least two hours a day going through…
UK woman detained in Dubai over Facebook comment
Middle East
April 9, 2019
UK woman detained in Dubai over Facebook comment
A human rights group on Monday called on Dubai’s ruler to free a woman who was arrested for allegedly defamatory…
French MPs approve digital tax, defying US ire
World
April 9, 2019
French MPs approve digital tax, defying US ire
French lawmakers on Monday approved a new tax on digital giants such as Facebook and Apple that has angered the…
UK unveils plans to hold social media bosses liable for harmful content
Technology
April 8, 2019
UK unveils plans to hold social media bosses liable for harmful content
The British government said on Monday it will explore making social media executives personally liable for harmful content published on…
Facebook seeks tab to promote ‘high quality news’
Technology
April 2, 2019
Facebook seeks tab to promote ‘high quality news’
Facebook is working on a “news tab” that could be used to financially support “high quality and trustworthy” journalism, chief…
Facebook to tighten live stream access after mosque attacks
Technology
March 30, 2019
Facebook to tighten live stream access after mosque attacks
Facebook on Friday said it is tightening live video streaming rules in response to the service being used to broadcast…
Facebook to deploy new transparency tools ahead of European elections
World
March 29, 2019
Facebook to deploy new transparency tools ahead of European elections
Facebook announced on Friday changes to the way political advertisements are handled on the social media site ahead of the…
Facebook bars white nationalism, stepping up hate speech curbs
World
March 28, 2019
Facebook bars white nationalism, stepping up hate speech curbs
Facebook announced Wednesday it would ban praise or support for white nationalism and white separatism as part of a stepped-up…