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Egyptian journalist Amr Adib expresses surprise at govt’s move to reopen
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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