Salah the most mentioned football player in Egypt on Twitter trends
Life & Style
December 10, 2019
Salah the most mentioned football player in Egypt on Twitter trends
Egyptian international and Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah topped the list of the most mentioned football players in Egypt on Twitter…
US urges social media platforms to block Iran officials
Middle East
November 24, 2019
US urges social media platforms to block Iran officials
The US State Department on Saturday called on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to suspend the accounts of Iranian government leaders…
Twitter accuses UK of misleading public in election row
World
November 20, 2019
Twitter accuses UK of misleading public in election row
Twitter accused Britain’s governing Conservatives on Wednesday of misleading the public by rebranding themselves as fact-checkers during a live TV…
Instagram test of hiding ‘likes’ spreading to US
Technology
November 9, 2019
Instagram test of hiding ‘likes’ spreading to US
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri on Friday said that a test of hiding “likes” at the image and photo sharing social…
Saudi recruitment of Twitter workers reflects insider risks
Middle East
November 8, 2019
Saudi recruitment of Twitter workers reflects insider risks
Allegations that two former Twitter employees spied on users for the Saudi government have spotlighted the threat posed by insiders…
Twitter accounts push propaganda photos of Turkish soldiers
Middle East
November 8, 2019
Twitter accounts push propaganda photos of Turkish soldiers
As Turkish forces invaded northern Syria in early October, supporters of the offensive launched a different kind of campaign —…
Three charged in US with spying on Twitter users for Saudi Arabia
Middle East
November 7, 2019
Three charged in US with spying on Twitter users for Saudi Arabia
Two former Twitter employees and a third man were charged in San Francisco Federal Court Wednesday with spying on Twitter…
Social networks face quandary on politics in misinformation fight
World
October 10, 2019
Social networks face quandary on politics in misinformation fight
As social media firms ramp up their fight against misinformation, politicians have been largely left exempt. To some, that’s a…
NBA backs free speech after Hong Kong tweet furore
World
October 8, 2019
NBA backs free speech after Hong Kong tweet furore
The NBA has insisted it backs free speech, after US politicians accused it of caving to China in a row…
Twitter lets users sideline unwanted direct messages
World
October 1, 2019
Twitter lets users sideline unwanted direct messages
Twitter on Monday said it is rolling out a filter that will hide away unwanted direct messages, providing a new…