internet
Twitter, Facebook target state-linked accounts made to manipulate
Technology
December 21, 2019
Twitter, Facebook target state-linked accounts made to manipulate
Facebook and Twitter on Friday said they had blocked multiple government-backed manipulation operations around the world, several of which favored…
Egypt’s Azhar warns of extremist books on Amazon
Egypt
December 18, 2019
Egypt’s Azhar warns of extremist books on Amazon
Egypt’s Azhar Observer for Combating Terrorism warned on Wednesday that according to a report published by UK news website “The…
Google releases Egypt’s top searches list for 2019
Egypt
December 13, 2019
Google releases Egypt’s top searches list for 2019
Google on Thursday revealed Egypt’s top internet searches in 2019 in a list that included the most searched songs, celebrities,…
China bans ‘fake news’ created with AI, bots
World
November 30, 2019
China bans ‘fake news’ created with AI, bots
China has issued new rules banning online video and audio providers from using artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality technologies…
Bytedance: The Chinese company behind global TikTok craze
Technology
November 27, 2019
Bytedance: The Chinese company behind global TikTok craze
The Chinese billionaire behind teen phenomenon TikTok is a 36-year-old tech guru whose eye for youth trends and pioneering use…
At Instagram hotspot, LOLs trump likes
World
November 26, 2019
At Instagram hotspot, LOLs trump likes
Crammed into a supermarket trolley, Kiki Malliora squealed with laughter as she rolled past her sister at Cologne’s pop-up selfie…
Facebook says it will deliver News Corp stories
Technology
October 19, 2019
Facebook says it will deliver News Corp stories
Facebook on Friday confirmed that some stories from News Corp, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, will be among the…
Egypt’s mobile subscribers increase to 94 million, mobile internet users to 38.79 million
Egypt
October 14, 2019
Egypt’s mobile subscribers increase to 94 million, mobile internet users to 38.79 million
Egypt’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology said in a report on Sunday that the number of mobile subscribers increased…
Twitter lets users sideline unwanted direct messages
World
October 1, 2019
Twitter lets users sideline unwanted direct messages
Twitter on Monday said it is rolling out a filter that will hide away unwanted direct messages, providing a new…
Gouna Film Festival signs content development protocol with Facebook
Cinema/TV
September 25, 2019
Gouna Film Festival signs content development protocol with Facebook
The Gouna Film Festival’s (GFF) administration on Wednesday signed a cooperation protocol with the Facebook company to use Facebook and…