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Egypt parliament considers draft law to impose taxes on Social Media advertisements
Egypt
June 24, 2018
Egypt parliament considers draft law to impose taxes on Social Media advertisements
The Egyptian Parliament is considering a draft law presented that will impose taxes on companies which advertise on social…
WhatsApp relaxes privacy stance, to share phone numbers with Facebook
Science
August 28, 2016
WhatsApp relaxes privacy stance, to share phone numbers with Facebook
Popular messaging service WhatsApp said it would start sharing users' phone numbers with parent Facebook Inc, marking a notable shift…
AUC alumni claim world record for fastest growing FB group
Egypt
May 5, 2016
AUC alumni claim world record for fastest growing FB group
Five days after it was started, a Facebook page centered around the American University in Cairo (AUC) named “WhatsUp in…
Facebook to let users buy tickets directly
Science
April 13, 2016
Facebook to let users buy tickets directly
Facebook users will soon be able to buy tickets directly as the social networking giant expands further into e-commerce, company…
Sources: Sisi receives daily reports on social networking sites activity
Egypt
July 8, 2015
Sources: Sisi receives daily reports on social networking sites activity
According to sources affiliated with the Presidency, President Abdel Fattah Sisi follows social networking websites with interest, reviewing both positive…
Egypt ranks second on list of most Facebook-addicted countries: Socialbakers
Egypt
October 3, 2013
Egypt ranks second on list of most Facebook-addicted countries: Socialbakers
With Facebook crossing the one billion user-line, Socialbakers has released the results of statistics showing the most Facebook-addicted countries on…
Study: Egypt ranks 19th in Facebook users
Egypt
July 31, 2012
Study: Egypt ranks 19th in Facebook users
A new regional study has put Egypt as the world’s 19th in terms of the number of social networking users,…
Charity initiative pairs top Tweeters with corporate donors
Egypt
July 27, 2011
Charity initiative pairs top Tweeters with corporate donors
Inside one of Cairo’s luxurious hotels, a group of Egypt’s most-followed “Twitterati” announced on Tuesday an innovative social media-based fundraising…
Two million Egyptians joined Facebook since the revolution
Egypt
April 18, 2011
Two million Egyptians joined Facebook since the revolution
Some 2 million Egyptian’s have joined the popular social networking site Facebook over the past three months. At the start…
Elections update: Social network sites compete with newspapers over election coverage
Egypt
November 28, 2010
Elections update: Social network sites compete with newspapers over election coverage
Taking advantage of the crackdown imposed on parliamentary election coverage for the mass media, social networking websites are posting poll…