social media
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…
Sudan protesters show resilience, employ Arab Spring tactics
Middle East
January 21, 2019
Sudan protesters show resilience, employ Arab Spring tactics
CAIRO (AP) — The anti-government protests rocking Sudan for the past month are reminiscent of the Arab Spring uprisings of…
German, 20, confesses to massive data hack spurred by ‘annoyance’
Technology
January 8, 2019
German, 20, confesses to massive data hack spurred by ‘annoyance’
German authorities on Tuesday said a 20-year-old hacker had confessed to stealing and leaking private data from hundreds of…
#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…
As TikTok videos take hold with teens, parents scramble to keep up
Technology
December 26, 2018
As TikTok videos take hold with teens, parents scramble to keep up
Millions of teenagers seeking their 15 seconds of fame are flocking to TikTok, but many of their parents are…
Egypt’s Interior Ministry responds to controversy over prisoner salaries and meals
Egypt
December 22, 2018
Egypt’s Interior Ministry responds to controversy over prisoner salaries and meals
Egypt issued a statement on Thursday explaining the truth behind circulated reports on social media regarding high salaries and…
Facebook says preferential data access was with user permission
Technology
December 19, 2018
Facebook says preferential data access was with user permission
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said it did not give some companies access to people’s data without their permission,…
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…
Russia used social media for meddling in US politics: reports
World
December 18, 2018
Russia used social media for meddling in US politics: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election on social media was more widespread than previously thought…
Fake news vs fact in online battle for truth
Technology
December 15, 2018
Fake news vs fact in online battle for truth
Since US President Donald Trump weaponized the term “fake news” during the 2016 presidential election campaign, the phrase has…