EU urges internet firms to intensify fake news fight
World
January 29, 2019
EU urges internet firms to intensify fake news fight
The EU on Tuesday urged advertising trade associations and US internet giants to intensify the fight against disinformation campaigns…
Mo Salah shuts down official social media accounts
Egypt
January 23, 2019
Mo Salah shuts down official social media accounts
Egyptian national football team and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has shutdown his official accounts on social media websites Facebook, Instagram…
#ThisisEgypt becomes trending on Twitter after Giza terrorist attack
Egypt
December 29, 2018
#ThisisEgypt becomes trending on Twitter after Giza terrorist attack
A large number of social media activists and followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are trending the #ThisisEgypt hashtag…
Mohamed Salah criticizes racism in tweet
Egypt
December 28, 2018
Mohamed Salah criticizes racism in tweet
Egyptian footballer and Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah published a tweet in which he criticized racism in general and in the…
Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias
Technology
December 18, 2018
Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google of being biased in favor of…
Plan to combat fake news proposed as EU elections approach
Technology
December 5, 2018
Plan to combat fake news proposed as EU elections approach
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive proposed on Wednesday spending more money to counter fake news on the…
#ShameOnWho campaign uses art to change Lebanese attitudes to rape
Middle East
November 8, 2018
#ShameOnWho campaign uses art to change Lebanese attitudes to rape
BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The hashtag #ShameOnWho? is being deployed as part of a new street art campaign…
Sisi: social media poses threat to Arab world, but banning it will not work
Egypt
November 6, 2018
Sisi: social media poses threat to Arab world, but banning it will not work
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday that any attempt to ban social media would not succeed, stating instead that…
Twitter removed thousands of accounts discouraging US vote participation
Technology
November 4, 2018
Twitter removed thousands of accounts discouraging US vote participation
Twitter has deleted thousands of automated accounts, many posing as Democrats, that were posting tweets encouraging US voters to…
Despite crackdown, ‘junk news’ still flourishes on social media
Technology
November 3, 2018
Despite crackdown, ‘junk news’ still flourishes on social media
Despite an aggressive crackdown by social media firms, so-called “junk news” is spreading at a greater rate than in…