WhatsApp urges update after ‘serious’ security breach
Technology
May 14, 2019
WhatsApp urges update after ‘serious’ security breach
WhatsApp on Tuesday encouraged its users to upgrade the app to plug a security breach that allowed sophisticated attackers to…
Facebook sues South Korea data analytics firm
Technology
May 11, 2019
Facebook sues South Korea data analytics firm
Facebook is suing South Korean data analytics firm Rankwave to make sure it isn’t breaking the leading social network’s rules,…
Whistleblower says Facebook generating terror content
World
May 10, 2019
Whistleblower says Facebook generating terror content
Facebook is unwittingly auto-generating content for terror-linked groups that its artificial intelligence systems do not recognize as extremist, according to…
Conflicting news about Jennifer Lopez’s concert in Egypt’s North Coast
Egypt
May 3, 2019
Conflicting news about Jennifer Lopez’s concert in Egypt’s North Coast
Venture Lifestyle Events announced on their Facebook page that renowned star Jennifer Lopez will hit the North Coast’s stage this…
Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
World
May 3, 2019
Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
Facebook on Thursday banned prominent conspiracy theorists including Infowars founder Alex Jones and the controversial black activist Louis Farrakhan in…
UK proposes banning social media ‘likes’ for children
Technology
April 15, 2019
UK proposes banning social media ‘likes’ for children
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s privacy regulator wants to stop kids from being able to “like” posts on Facebook and other…
Facebook presents Egypt’s SWVL app success story
Egypt
April 15, 2019
Facebook presents Egypt’s SWVL app success story
Facebook presented the success story of the Egyptian private transport company SWVL, pointing out that it has reinvented means of…
Breaking the internet: new regulations imperil global network
Technology
April 10, 2019
Breaking the internet: new regulations imperil global network
Is the dream of one global internet still alive? Increasingly, moves by governments to filter and restrict content are threatening…
In India’s election, voters feed on false information
World
April 9, 2019
In India’s election, voters feed on false information
NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi shop owner Ram Shankar Rai spends at least two hours a day going through…
UK woman detained in Dubai over Facebook comment
Middle East
April 9, 2019
UK woman detained in Dubai over Facebook comment
A human rights group on Monday called on Dubai’s ruler to free a woman who was arrested for allegedly defamatory…