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YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive
World
July 29, 2019
YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’: executive
The video-sharing platform YouTube is striving to block those who would use it to promote racism, hate speech, violence and…
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
World
July 24, 2019
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
A homegrown Vietnamese social media app was overloaded with users hours after launching as the one-party state tries to boost…
Birds just wanna have fun: like humans, cockatoos love to dance
Life & Style
July 9, 2019
Birds just wanna have fun: like humans, cockatoos love to dance
Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo, shot to YouTube stardom a decade ago for his uncanny ability to rock out to the…
Breakup isn’t the answer, Facebook’s Zuckerberg says
World
May 24, 2019
Breakup isn’t the answer, Facebook’s Zuckerberg says
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday rejected the idea of breaking up the social media giant as off-target, saying it…
Fake news rampant after Sri Lanka attacks despite social media ban
World
May 22, 2019
Fake news rampant after Sri Lanka attacks despite social media ban
Sri Lankan social networks saw a surge in fake news after the Easter suicide bombings a month ago despite an…
Four Egyptian students arrested for mocking Christians in video
Egypt
February 10, 2019
Four Egyptian students arrested for mocking Christians in video
Police on Saturday have arrested four students in Abu Hamid, Sharqiya, after they published a video on YouTube showing them…
YouTube shifts to make new exclusive shows, movies free to users
Cinema/TV
November 28, 2018
YouTube shifts to make new exclusive shows, movies free to users
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – YouTube plans to make all future original programing available to users for free with advertising, as…
Dar al-Iftaa stresses prohibition of harboring terrorists
Society
November 19, 2018
Dar al-Iftaa stresses prohibition of harboring terrorists
The animation unit at Dar al-Iftaa, the government’s principal Islamic legal institution for issuing fatwas (religious edicts), broadcast a new…
Germany urges global minimum tax for digital giants
Business
October 21, 2018
Germany urges global minimum tax for digital giants
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said in an interview for publication Sunday he backed a global minimum fiscal regime for…
Egypt’s top court orders temporary suspension of YouTube
Technology
May 26, 2018
Egypt’s top court orders temporary suspension of YouTube
An Egyptian court has ordered the suspension for one month of video-sharing website, YouTube, and others sharing a video found…