Facebook takes down Bolsonaro video over false vaccine claim
World
October 25, 2021
Facebook takes down Bolsonaro video over false vaccine claim
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) late on Sunday removed a video by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro…
Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection
World
October 23, 2021
Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) — As supporters of Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6th, battling police and forcing lawmakers…
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’
World
October 9, 2021
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’
MANILA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticize Facebook as a…
Facebook blames ‘faulty configuration change’ for nearly six-hour outage
Technology
October 5, 2021
Facebook blames ‘faulty configuration change’ for nearly six-hour outage
Oct 4 (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) blamed a “faulty configuration change” for a nearly six-hour outage on Monday that…
Ex-Facebook employee bringing sharp criticisms to Congress
World
October 5, 2021
Ex-Facebook employee bringing sharp criticisms to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Facebook data scientist has stunned lawmakers and the public with revelations of the company’s awareness…
Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback
Technology
September 27, 2021
Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after pushback
Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids’ version of Instagram, geared toward children under 13, to…
Neo-Nazis are still on Facebook. And they’re making money
World
September 25, 2021
Neo-Nazis are still on Facebook. And they’re making money
BRUSSELS (AP) — It’s the premier martial arts group in Europe for right-wing extremists. German authorities have twice banned their…
Yasmin Abdel Aziz thanks Swiss doctors who treated her
Cinema/TV
September 24, 2021
Yasmin Abdel Aziz thanks Swiss doctors who treated her
Egyptian actress Yasmin Abdel Aziz, published a photo taken during her recent treatment in Switzerland on Instagram and Facebook, accompanied…
Dar Al Iftaa allows hymen reconstruction in cases of rape, deceit
Egypt
September 3, 2021
Dar Al Iftaa allows hymen reconstruction in cases of rape, deceit
Egypt’s Dar Al Iftaa has issued an opinion on hymen reconstruction surgery, approving of the surgery in cases where women…
Cairo man arrested after video of street harassment of woman goes viral
Egypt
August 26, 2021
Cairo man arrested after video of street harassment of woman goes viral
Security authorities in Egypt have arrested a young man accused of sexually harassed a woman while she was walking in…