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Egyptian YouTube host Da7ee7 nominee for IBC’s 2019 Young Pioneer Award
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Egyptian YouTube host Da7ee7 nominee for IBC’s 2019 Young Pioneer Award

Ahmed al-Ghandour, host of the educational online show “Da7ee7” (The Nerd) was among the seven final nominees for the International…
YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules
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YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules

Samuel Rader quit his job three years ago to work full time on his YouTube channel, “Sam and Nia,” featuring…
Attacked for gender, not views: HK women protesters facing troll army
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Attacked for gender, not views: HK women protesters facing troll army

Rape threats, body-shaming and doctored photos: women supporting the anti-government protests in Hong Kong say they are being harassed online…
Egypt’s authorities plan to digitize state-owned newspapers
Egypt

Egypt’s authorities plan to digitize state-owned newspapers

Egypt’s National Press Authority is in the process of finalizing a plan to transform state-owned press institutions into online journalism.…
Google to pay out $150-200m over YouTube privacy claims: reports
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Google to pay out $150-200m over YouTube privacy claims: reports

Google will pay $150-200 million to settle allegations YouTube violated a children’s privacy law while gathering data to better target…
YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive
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YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive

The video-sharing platform YouTube is striving to block those who would use it to promote racism, hate speech, violence and…
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
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Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch

A homegrown Vietnamese social media app was overloaded with users hours after launching as the one-party state tries to boost…
Amazon ‘Prime Day’ becomes phenomenon as rivals jump in
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Amazon ‘Prime Day’ becomes phenomenon as rivals jump in

It started as a simple sales promotion, but Amazon’s Prime Day has now morphed into a major phenomenon joined by…
Attacks on Big Tech likely at White House social media ‘summit’
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Attacks on Big Tech likely at White House social media ‘summit’

President Donald Trump is gearing up for a fresh assault on Silicon Valley this week with a “social media summit”…
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
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Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it…
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