Russia used Facebook to try to spy on Macron campaign: sources
World
July 27, 2017
Russia used Facebook to try to spy on Macron campaign: sources
Russian intelligence agents attempted to spy on President Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign earlier this year by creating phony Facebook personas,…
So long, Flash: Adobe will kill plug-in by 2020
Technology
July 26, 2017
So long, Flash: Adobe will kill plug-in by 2020
Adobe software company on Tuesday said it plans to stop updating and distributing its Flash Media Player by the end…
Tech companies plan virtual protest to protect net neutrality
Technology
July 11, 2017
Tech companies plan virtual protest to protect net neutrality
Tech companies plan to display special messages as part of a “Day of Action” on July 12 — an online…
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…
Facebook in talks to produce original TV-quality shows: WSJ
Science
June 26, 2017
Facebook in talks to produce original TV-quality shows: WSJ
Facebook Inc (FB.O) is in talks with Hollywood studios about producing scripted, TV-quality shows, with an aim of launching original…
Man fined $4,000 for ‘liking’ defamatory posts on Facebook
Science
June 11, 2017
Man fined $4,000 for ‘liking’ defamatory posts on Facebook
A court in Switzerland has convicted a man on several counts of defamation after he “liked” libelous comments on the…
After London attack, Facebook says aims to be ‘hostile environment’ for terrorists
Science
June 6, 2017
After London attack, Facebook says aims to be ‘hostile environment’ for terrorists
Facebook said it wanted to make its social media platform a “hostile environment” for terrorists in a statement issued after…
French language exam papers leaked on Facebook
Egypt
June 6, 2017
French language exam papers leaked on Facebook
The Facebook page “Shawming Byghashish Thanaweya Amma” (Shawming’s Cheats for High School Exams) posted photos it claims are of the French…
Arabic language exam leaked on social media: official
Egypt
June 4, 2017
Arabic language exam leaked on social media: official
Just one hour after Thanaweya Amma (high school) exams began on Sunday, the Arabic language exam paper was leaked on…