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Internet giants fight spread of coronavirus untruths
World
February 26, 2020
Internet giants fight spread of coronavirus untruths
As the new coronavirus spreads globally, the online battle to keep misinformation about the disease is also stepping up. Google,…
Egypt’s Musicians Syndicate contacts YouTube, SoundCloud to take down Mahraganat songs
Music
February 20, 2020
Egypt’s Musicians Syndicate contacts YouTube, SoundCloud to take down Mahraganat songs
Egypt’s Musicians Syndicate, headed by Hany Shaker, contacted streaming giants YouTube and SoundCloud to take down all the “mahraganat shaabi”…
UK announces plan to fine firms for harmful online content
Technology
February 12, 2020
UK announces plan to fine firms for harmful online content
LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will give regulators the power to fine social media companies for harmful…
Shaabi singer’s ‘Bent El Giran’ Mahragan song hits No. 2 on SoundCloud global chart
Culture
February 7, 2020
Shaabi singer’s ‘Bent El Giran’ Mahragan song hits No. 2 on SoundCloud global chart
The viral Mahragan song “Bent El Giran” (The neighbor’s daughter), from famed Shaabi singer Hassan Shakosh, has hit number two…
Tamer Hosny set to make directorial debut
Culture
November 15, 2019
Tamer Hosny set to make directorial debut
Prominent Egyptian actor and singer Tamer Hosny is set to make his directorial debut in the sequel of his celebrated…
Tech giants beef up body to fight extremist content
World
September 24, 2019
Tech giants beef up body to fight extremist content
Social media companies led by Facebook said Monday they were ramping up an industry body that aims to weed out…
Egyptian YouTube host Da7ee7 nominee for IBC’s 2019 Young Pioneer Award
Egypt
September 16, 2019
Egyptian YouTube host Da7ee7 nominee for IBC’s 2019 Young Pioneer Award
Ahmed al-Ghandour, host of the educational online show “Da7ee7” (The Nerd) was among the seven final nominees for the International…
YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules
Technology
September 15, 2019
YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules
Samuel Rader quit his job three years ago to work full time on his YouTube channel, “Sam and Nia,” featuring…
Google to pay out $150-200m over YouTube privacy claims: reports
Technology
August 31, 2019
Google to pay out $150-200m over YouTube privacy claims: reports
Google will pay $150-200 million to settle allegations YouTube violated a children’s privacy law while gathering data to better target…
Amr Diab in top trending youtube video for ‘Ana Gheir’ teaser
Culture
July 31, 2019
Amr Diab in top trending youtube video for ‘Ana Gheir’ teaser
Egyptian singer Amr Diab is in the number two trending video on youtube for the teaser of the song Ana…