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Egyptian YouTube host Da7ee7 nominee for IBC’s 2019 Young Pioneer Award
Egypt
September 16, 2019
Egyptian YouTube host Da7ee7 nominee for IBC’s 2019 Young Pioneer Award
Ahmed al-Ghandour, host of the educational online show “Da7ee7” (The Nerd) was among the seven final nominees for the International…
YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules
Technology
September 15, 2019
YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules
Samuel Rader quit his job three years ago to work full time on his YouTube channel, “Sam and Nia,” featuring…
Attacked for gender, not views: HK women protesters facing troll army
World
September 2, 2019
Attacked for gender, not views: HK women protesters facing troll army
Rape threats, body-shaming and doctored photos: women supporting the anti-government protests in Hong Kong say they are being harassed online…
Egypt’s authorities plan to digitize state-owned newspapers
Egypt
August 31, 2019
Egypt’s authorities plan to digitize state-owned newspapers
Egypt’s National Press Authority is in the process of finalizing a plan to transform state-owned press institutions into online journalism.…
Google to pay out $150-200m over YouTube privacy claims: reports
Technology
August 31, 2019
Google to pay out $150-200m over YouTube privacy claims: reports
Google will pay $150-200 million to settle allegations YouTube violated a children’s privacy law while gathering data to better target…
YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive
World
July 29, 2019
YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive
The video-sharing platform YouTube is striving to block those who would use it to promote racism, hate speech, violence and…
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
World
July 24, 2019
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
A homegrown Vietnamese social media app was overloaded with users hours after launching as the one-party state tries to boost…
Amazon ‘Prime Day’ becomes phenomenon as rivals jump in
World
July 13, 2019
Amazon ‘Prime Day’ becomes phenomenon as rivals jump in
It started as a simple sales promotion, but Amazon’s Prime Day has now morphed into a major phenomenon joined by…
Attacks on Big Tech likely at White House social media ‘summit’
Technology
July 9, 2019
Attacks on Big Tech likely at White House social media ‘summit’
President Donald Trump is gearing up for a fresh assault on Silicon Valley this week with a “social media summit”…
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
Technology
June 18, 2019
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it…