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Egypt investigates New York Times report on alleged Jerusalem intelligence leak
Egypt

Egypt investigates New York Times report on alleged Jerusalem intelligence leak

Egypt’s Prosecutor General Nabil Sadiq ordered an investigation into the New York Times report on Egypt claiming that Egyptian leaders accepted…
French minister dismisses concerns over Macron’s fake news law plan
World

French minister dismisses concerns over Macron’s fake news law plan

Judges, not the government, will be in charge of enforcing French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed new legislation to fight fake…
French opposition, Twitter users slam Macron’s anti-fake-news plans
Egypt

French opposition, Twitter users slam Macron’s anti-fake-news plans

French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to legislate against fake news are running into opposition. Twitter users have propelled “InventYourFakeNews” to…
Khaled Ali’s appeal against prison sentence is adjourned again
Egypt

Khaled Ali’s appeal against prison sentence is adjourned again

A Dokki appeals court in Giza adjourned on Wednesday the appeal filed by rights lawyer and presidential hopeful Khaled Ali…
Internet freedom continues to decline in Egypt: Freedom House
Egypt

Internet freedom continues to decline in Egypt: Freedom House

Freedom House, an independent US watchdog organization measuring democratic indicators around the world, determined in a new report that internet…
Facebook may be facing an ‘era of accountability’
Technology

Facebook may be facing an ‘era of accountability’

The problems keep piling up for Facebook, and it’s unclear how long the internet giant will be able to brush…
Facebook steps up fake news fight with ‘Related Articles’
Technology

Facebook steps up fake news fight with ‘Related Articles’

Facebook is continuing its quest to crack down on fake news. The social network on Thursday began rolling out “Related…
Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf
Middle East

Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf

Qatar said hackers allegedly broke into the website of its state-run news agency on Wednesday and published a fake story…
Facebook warns of fake news risk ahead of British election
Science

Facebook warns of fake news risk ahead of British election

Facebook has launched a British newspaper advertising campaign to warn users of the dangers of fake news, in the latest…
Parliament considers social media draft law, would refer unmonitored Facebook users to trial
Egypt

Parliament considers social media draft law, would refer unmonitored Facebook users to trial

Paving the way for state surveillance over social media networks in Egypt, writer of the social media draft law MP…
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