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Egypt investigates New York Times report on alleged Jerusalem intelligence leak
Egypt
January 9, 2018
Egypt investigates New York Times report on alleged Jerusalem intelligence leak
Egypt’s Prosecutor General Nabil Sadiq ordered an investigation into the New York Times report on Egypt claiming that Egyptian leaders accepted…
French minister dismisses concerns over Macron’s fake news law plan
World
January 9, 2018
French minister dismisses concerns over Macron’s fake news law plan
Judges, not the government, will be in charge of enforcing French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed new legislation to fight fake…
French opposition, Twitter users slam Macron’s anti-fake-news plans
Egypt
January 5, 2018
French opposition, Twitter users slam Macron’s anti-fake-news plans
French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to legislate against fake news are running into opposition. Twitter users have propelled “InventYourFakeNews” to…
Khaled Ali’s appeal against prison sentence is adjourned again
Egypt
January 4, 2018
Khaled Ali’s appeal against prison sentence is adjourned again
A Dokki appeals court in Giza adjourned on Wednesday the appeal filed by rights lawyer and presidential hopeful Khaled Ali…
Internet freedom continues to decline in Egypt: Freedom House
Egypt
November 15, 2017
Internet freedom continues to decline in Egypt: Freedom House
Freedom House, an independent US watchdog organization measuring democratic indicators around the world, determined in a new report that internet…
Facebook may be facing an ‘era of accountability’
Technology
September 19, 2017
Facebook may be facing an ‘era of accountability’
The problems keep piling up for Facebook, and it’s unclear how long the internet giant will be able to brush…
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…
Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf
Middle East
May 24, 2017
Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf
Qatar said hackers allegedly broke into the website of its state-run news agency on Wednesday and published a fake story…
Facebook warns of fake news risk ahead of British election
Science
May 8, 2017
Facebook warns of fake news risk ahead of British election
Facebook has launched a British newspaper advertising campaign to warn users of the dangers of fake news, in the latest…
Parliament considers social media draft law, would refer unmonitored Facebook users to trial
Egypt
April 30, 2017
Parliament considers social media draft law, would refer unmonitored Facebook users to trial
Paving the way for state surveillance over social media networks in Egypt, writer of the social media draft law MP…