Egyptian journalist Amr Adib expresses surprise at govt’s move to reopen
Egypt
May 29, 2020
Egyptian journalist Amr Adib expresses surprise at govt’s move to reopen
Egyptian journalist Amr Adib sparked widespread controversy after expressing his surprise at the Egyptian government’s intention to reopen various economic…
Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown
World
May 28, 2020
Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, the historically prolific tweeter of political barbs and blasts, threatened social media companies with…
Why the novel coronavirus became a social media nightmare
Technology
March 29, 2020
Why the novel coronavirus became a social media nightmare
The biggest reputational risk Facebook and other social media companies had expected in 2020 was fake news surrounding the US…
Twitter labels video retweeted by Trump as ‘manipulated’
World
March 9, 2020
Twitter labels video retweeted by Trump as ‘manipulated’
Twitter has used a new policy to identify misleading content for the first time on a post retweeted by US…
Twitter staff told to work from home over virus fears
World
March 3, 2020
Twitter staff told to work from home over virus fears
Twitter staff across the world were asked to work from home starting Monday in an effort to stop the spread…
Internet giants fight spread of coronavirus untruths
World
February 26, 2020
Internet giants fight spread of coronavirus untruths
As the new coronavirus spreads globally, the online battle to keep misinformation about the disease is also stepping up. Google,…
UK announces plan to fine firms for harmful online content
Technology
February 12, 2020
UK announces plan to fine firms for harmful online content
LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will give regulators the power to fine social media companies for harmful…
Twitter moves to curb manipulated content including ‘deepfakes’
Technology
February 5, 2020
Twitter moves to curb manipulated content including ‘deepfakes’
Twitter unveiled a plan Tuesday to curb the spread of manipulated content including “deepfake” videos as part of a move…
Twitter, Facebook target state-linked accounts made to manipulate
Technology
December 21, 2019
Twitter, Facebook target state-linked accounts made to manipulate
Facebook and Twitter on Friday said they had blocked multiple government-backed manipulation operations around the world, several of which favored…
Twitter announces Egypt’s top highlights in 2019
Life & Style
December 17, 2019
Twitter announces Egypt’s top highlights in 2019
Marking the end of 2019, Twitter has revealed Egypt’s top highlights from the year – including hashtags, events, the most…