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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…
Australia set to pass sweeping cyber laws despite tech giant fears
Technology
December 4, 2018
Australia set to pass sweeping cyber laws despite tech giant fears
Australia’s two main parties struck a deal Tuesday to pass sweeping cyber laws requiring tech giants to help government…
Lawmakers criticize Facebook’s Zuckerberg for UK parliament no-show
Technology
November 27, 2018
Lawmakers criticize Facebook’s Zuckerberg for UK parliament no-show
Facebook came under fire on Tuesday from lawmakers from several countries who accused the firm of undermining democratic institutions…
Internal documents Facebook has fought to keep private obtained by UK Parliament
Technology
November 25, 2018
Internal documents Facebook has fought to keep private obtained by UK Parliament
New York (CNN) – The British Parliament has obtained a set of internal Facebook documents the social media giant…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg says he is not considering resigning
Technology
November 21, 2018
Facebook’s Zuckerberg says he is not considering resigning
Embattled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he has no plans to resign, sounding defiant after a rough year…
Supreme Council for Media to apply sanctions on media websites, social media: official
Egypt
November 20, 2018
Supreme Council for Media to apply sanctions on media websites, social media: official
Sanctions prepared by the Supreme Council for Media Regulation will be applied on websites and social networking pages beside…
Iraq war victims turn to social media to find medical help
Middle East
November 18, 2018
Iraq war victims turn to social media to find medical help
BAGHDAD (AP) — It was spring 2007 in northern Iraq when 6-year-old Saja Saleem raced home from school with the…
Pressure on girls for perfect body ‘worse than ever’, says Orbach
Health & Fitness
November 11, 2018
Pressure on girls for perfect body ‘worse than ever’, says Orbach
Girls and young women are under more pressure than ever to achieve the perfect body in an oppressive social…
Facebook referred to EU watchdog over targeting, fake ads
Technology
November 6, 2018
Facebook referred to EU watchdog over targeting, fake ads
Britain’s information watchdog has referred Facebook to the lead regulator under Europe’s data regime to look at how the…
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…