Palestinian leader curbs social media expression
Middle East
August 11, 2017
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
August 6, 2017
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
August 1, 2017
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
July 28, 2017
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
July 27, 2017
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
July 26, 2017
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
July 11, 2017
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
July 2, 2017
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
July 1, 2017
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
June 26, 2017
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…