social media
Facebook launches Marketplace platform in Egypt, Middle East
Technology
February 5, 2018
Facebook launches Marketplace platform in Egypt, Middle East
Social media site Facebook announced in a press statement that Egypt will be among the first countries in the Middle…
Facebook usage down, profits up anyhow
Business
February 1, 2018
Facebook usage down, profits up anyhow
In its latest earnings report Facebook said on Wednesday that profit in the final three months of last year climbed…
Iran lifts block on Telegram app imposed during unrest: report
Middle East
January 14, 2018
Iran lifts block on Telegram app imposed during unrest: report
Iran on Saturday lifted restrictions on the messaging app Telegram, the state news agency IRNA said, after blocking the popular…
Mark Zuckerberg makes ‘fixing’ Facebook a personal goal for 2018
World
January 5, 2018
Mark Zuckerberg makes ‘fixing’ Facebook a personal goal for 2018
Zuckerberg wrote on Thursday that he wants to focus on protecting Facebook users from abuse, defend against interference by nation-states…
WhatsApp back online in Egypt after one hour outage
Egypt
January 1, 2018
WhatsApp back online in Egypt after one hour outage
Many users in Egypt and neighboring countries experienced on Sunday an outage of the popular messaging service, WhatsApp, for an…
Twitter faces backlash after suspending prominent Egyptian journalist Wael Abbas
Egypt
December 19, 2017
Twitter faces backlash after suspending prominent Egyptian journalist Wael Abbas
Twitter’s management came under fire from Egyptian and international activists after the social media giant suspended the Twitter account of…
MP to propose draft law on imposing tax for Facebook, Twitter ads
Egypt
December 15, 2017
MP to propose draft law on imposing tax for Facebook, Twitter ads
A member of Egyptian parliament Mostafa Bakary said in media statements that he is working on proposing a draft law…
#SpreadNoHate, UNAOC aims to combat hate speech against refugees in Cairo symposium
Egypt
December 11, 2017
#SpreadNoHate, UNAOC aims to combat hate speech against refugees in Cairo symposium
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), alongside the EU, will host a symposium aiming to combat media hate speech…
Facebook to show users if they ‘liked’ alleged Russian propaganda
World
November 23, 2017
Facebook to show users if they ‘liked’ alleged Russian propaganda
The social media giant Facebook is working on a tool to let users know if they ‘liked’ any of the…
Internet freedom continues to decline in Egypt: Freedom House
Egypt
November 15, 2017
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…