social media
Six arrested for allegedly forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ page on Facebook
Egypt
July 2, 2017
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
July 1, 2017
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
June 25, 2017
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
June 11, 2017
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
May 5, 2017
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
April 30, 2017
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
April 16, 2017
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
April 13, 2017
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
March 25, 2017
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
March 15, 2017
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…