Al-Jazeera Twitter account back after being suspended
Middle East
June 17, 2017
Al-Jazeera Twitter account back after being suspended
The Twitter account of the Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera has been returned after being suspended by the website. “The official account…
After London attack, Facebook says aims to be ‘hostile environment’ for terrorists
Science
June 6, 2017
After London attack, Facebook says aims to be ‘hostile environment’ for terrorists
Facebook said it wanted to make its social media platform a “hostile environment” for terrorists in a statement issued after…
Bahrain says Twitter account of its foreign minister hacked
Middle East
June 4, 2017
Bahrain says Twitter account of its foreign minister hacked
Assailants have hacked the Twitter account of Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa and posted hostile and insulting…
Tom Cruise retweets Egypt’s new necropolis discovery
Cinema/TV
May 15, 2017
Tom Cruise retweets Egypt’s new necropolis discovery
Hollywood star Tom Cruise retweeted news about Egypt’s recent discovery of a burial site with at least 17 mummies and…
Twitter makes room for more characters in tweets
Science
April 1, 2017
Twitter makes room for more characters in tweets
Twitter on Thursday began rolling out changes to let people pack more into tweets, subtracting from the character count names…
Three ways to protect social media accounts from pirates and hackers
Science
March 25, 2017
Three ways to protect social media accounts from pirates and hackers
From hackers who take over your Instagram account, fake friend requests that hijack your Facebook profile or pirates that publish…
Twitter boss briefly suspended from his own network
Science
November 25, 2016
Twitter boss briefly suspended from his own network
The Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, the social network's CEO and co-founder, was briefly suspended Tuesday night because of what…
How Twitter, Instagram and Facebook are stepping up measures to fight online abuse
Science
November 18, 2016
How Twitter, Instagram and Facebook are stepping up measures to fight online abuse
Twitter this week announced specific measures to tackle repeated abuse, bullying and harassment on the social network, offering similar functions…
Twitter shares plunge on report bidders are scarce
Business
October 7, 2016
Twitter shares plunge on report bidders are scarce
TWITTER Inc shares plunged on Thursday as fears mounted that a much-anticipated auction of the social media company will draw…
Judicial body supports Interior Ministry plan to monitor social media
Egypt
September 25, 2016
Judicial body supports Interior Ministry plan to monitor social media
The State Commissioners Authority, the advisory body for the State Council, has lent its support to the limited monitoring of…