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Palestinian leader curbs social media expression
Middle East

Palestinian leader curbs social media expression

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has clamped down on social media and news websites — the main outlets for debate and…
Facebook steps up fake news fight with ‘Related Articles’
Technology

Facebook steps up fake news fight with ‘Related Articles’

Facebook is continuing its quest to crack down on fake news. The social network on Thursday began rolling out “Related…
Youm7 journalists assert ‘arbitrary dismissal’ over objection of Red Sea islands agreement
Egypt

Youm7 journalists assert ‘arbitrary dismissal’ over objection of Red Sea islands agreement

Three journalists working for privately-run newspaper Youm7 said that the agency’s Editor-in-chief Khalid Salah fired them on Sunday for objecting…
Ads fuel Facebook profit growth
Technology

Ads fuel Facebook profit growth

Facebook’s profits increased by 71 percent for the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year, it…
Russia used Facebook to try to spy on Macron campaign: sources
World

Russia used Facebook to try to spy on Macron campaign: sources

Russian intelligence agents attempted to spy on President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign earlier this year by creating phony Facebook personas,…
So long, Flash: Adobe will kill plug-in by 2020
Technology

So long, Flash: Adobe will kill plug-in by 2020

Adobe software company on Tuesday said it plans to stop updating and distributing its Flash Media Player by the end…
Tech companies plan virtual protest to protect net neutrality
Technology

Tech companies plan virtual protest to protect net neutrality

Tech companies plan to display special messages as part of a “Day of Action” on July 12 — an online…
Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook
Egypt

Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook

Six young people were arrested from Al-Azhar Park on Friday and handed a 15-day detention order on charges of forming…
MPs call on government to monitor Facebook, suspend male-female online communication
Egypt

MPs call on government to monitor Facebook, suspend male-female online communication

Parliament members have called on the government to practice censorship on social media networks in Egypt to suspend online communication…
Facebook in talks to produce original TV-quality shows: WSJ
Science

Facebook in talks to produce original TV-quality shows: WSJ

Facebook Inc (FB.O) is in talks with Hollywood studios about producing scripted, TV-quality shows, with an aim of launching original…
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