Facebook, Twitter join coalition to improve online news
Cinema/TV
September 15, 2016
Facebook, Twitter join coalition to improve online news
Facebook, Twitter and news organisations including Agence France-Presse have joined a coalition of media and technology groups seeking to filter…
Facebook backs off censoring ‘napalm bombing naked girl’ photo
Business
September 10, 2016
Facebook backs off censoring ‘napalm bombing naked girl’ photo
Facebook backtracked Friday on a decision to censor an iconic Vietnam War photo of a naked girl escaping a napalm…
WhatsApp relaxes privacy stance, to share phone numbers with Facebook
Science
August 28, 2016
WhatsApp relaxes privacy stance, to share phone numbers with Facebook
Popular messaging service WhatsApp said it would start sharing users' phone numbers with parent Facebook Inc, marking a notable shift…
Nano cars are not on sale in Egypt: Consumer Protection Agency
Egypt
August 4, 2016
Nano cars are not on sale in Egypt: Consumer Protection Agency
The president of the Consumer Protection Agency has dismissed rumors on social media that a company operating in Egypt is…
Buying an abortion in the virtual world of Facebook
Egypt
July 26, 2016
Buying an abortion in the virtual world of Facebook
With 28 million Facebook users in Egypt, advertisers have clocked the social networking website as a powerful tool for promoting…
US tax agency investigates Facebook’s Ireland asset transfer
Science
July 9, 2016
US tax agency investigates Facebook’s Ireland asset transfer
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Facebook Inc (FB.O) may have understated the value of intellectual property it transferred…
Israeli minister says Facebook a ‘monster’, hindering security
Middle East
July 3, 2016
Israeli minister says Facebook a ‘monster’, hindering security
Israel's Minister of Internal Security on Saturday accused Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, of not doing enough to prevent…
After leaking exams, Shawming page declares solidarity with student protests
Egypt
June 10, 2016
After leaking exams, Shawming page declares solidarity with student protests
The administrators of a Facebook page that illegally published examination pages for high school exams have declared their solidarity with…
How not to get hacked like Mark Zuckerberg
Science
June 7, 2016
How not to get hacked like Mark Zuckerberg
News on Monday that Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, and therefore one of the most tech-savvy people living…
After conservative meet, Zuckerberg says Facebook open to ‘all ideas’
Life & Style
May 20, 2016
After conservative meet, Zuckerberg says Facebook open to ‘all ideas’
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday that conservatives are an important part of the social network after a meeting aimed…