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Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook
Egypt

Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook

Six young people were arrested from Al-Azhar Park on Friday and handed a 15-day detention order on charges of forming…
MPs call on government to monitor Facebook, suspend male-female online communication
Egypt

MPs call on government to monitor Facebook, suspend male-female online communication

Parliament members have called on the government to practice censorship on social media networks in Egypt to suspend online communication…
Video: AUC students launch social awareness campaign against Red Sea pollution
Features/Interviews

Video: AUC students launch social awareness campaign against Red Sea pollution

A group of students from the American University in Cairo took to social media last month to raise awareness of…
Egypt allegedly asks Uber, Careem to divulge riders data: New York Times
Business

Egypt allegedly asks Uber, Careem to divulge riders data: New York Times

Car booking apps Uber and Careem were allegedly requested by the Egyptian government to disclose real-time user and driver data, the…
Unauthorized religious fatwa punishable by prison in new bill
Egypt

Unauthorized religious fatwa punishable by prison in new bill

The Religious Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives approved on Thursday the draft law regulating the general fatwa, which…
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…
MPs suggest Facebook users pay monthly subscription to aid state surveillance
Egypt

MPs suggest Facebook users pay monthly subscription to aid state surveillance

Egyptians took to social media outlets to voice their concerns and outrage after local news outlets reported that Parliament will…
Court sentences rights lawyer to 10 years in prison over Facebook posts
Egypt

Court sentences rights lawyer to 10 years in prison over Facebook posts

A criminal court in Alexandria on Wednesday sentenced in absentia a rights lawyer to 10 years in prison, five years…
Three ways to protect social media accounts from pirates and hackers
Science

Three ways to protect social media accounts from pirates and hackers

From hackers who take over your Instagram account, fake friend requests that hijack your Facebook profile or pirates that publish…
Pakistan PM orders ‘blasphemous’ content be removed from social media
World

Pakistan PM orders ‘blasphemous’ content be removed from social media

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered that "blasphemous" content on social media websites be removed or blocked and…
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