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…
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…
US authorities launch nationwide search for alleged ‘Facebook killer’
World
April 18, 2017
US authorities launch nationwide search for alleged ‘Facebook killer’
United States authorities launched a nationwide manhunt Monday for a gunman who shot and killed an elderly man, and then…
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…