Russia warns Google, Twitter and Facebook on law violations
Science
May 22, 2015
Russia warns Google, Twitter and Facebook on law violations
Russia's media watchdog has written to Google, Twitter and Facebook warning them against violating Russian Internet laws and a spokesman…
Facebook ‘tracks all visitors, breaching EU law’
Science
May 19, 2015
Facebook ‘tracks all visitors, breaching EU law’
Belgium's privacy watchdog accused Facebook (FB.O) of trampling on European privacy laws by tracking people online without their consent and…
Activists: ‘Broom’ ministry in symbolic response to minister’s remarks
Egypt
May 13, 2015
Activists: ‘Broom’ ministry in symbolic response to minister’s remarks
Activists launched an invitation on Facebook to have a symbolic protest with brooms outside the Justice Ministry on Thursday in…
Bassem Youssef might be back on TV
Egypt
April 25, 2015
Bassem Youssef might be back on TV
Bassem Youssef may return to television in the near future, according to his recent post on his Facebook page. "This is…
Activists file Facebook class action suit in Austria
Life & Style
April 9, 2015
Activists file Facebook class action suit in Austria
An Austrian law graduate spearheading a class action case against Facebook for alleged privacy breaches officially filed the suit in…
Source: Twitter and YouTube blocked in Turkey after court decision
Middle East
April 6, 2015
Source: Twitter and YouTube blocked in Turkey after court decision
Access to Twitter (TWTR.N) and video-sharing website YouTube (GOOGL.O) were blocked in Turkey on Monday following a court decision based…
Thai man jailed for 25 years for insulting monarchy on Facebook
World
April 1, 2015
Thai man jailed for 25 years for insulting monarchy on Facebook
Rights groups Wednesday lambasted a Thai military court for jailing a businessman for 25 years for making allegedly defamatory Facebook…
Islamic State alternative to Facebook gets bumpy start
World
March 10, 2015
Islamic State alternative to Facebook gets bumpy start
Facing a ban from mainstream online social networks Facebook and Twitter, supporters of the Islamic State appear to have launched…
Morsy’s son: Facebook hacked, denies father’s death
Egypt
February 24, 2015
Morsy’s son: Facebook hacked, denies father’s death
Son of deposed president Mohamed Morsy denied on Monday news of his father's death. Osama, who is the family’s spokesperson,…
Activists launch campaign against Facebook over ads for Israeli settlements
Egypt
January 27, 2015
Activists launch campaign against Facebook over ads for Israeli settlements
A group of activists launched a campaign against Facebook under "Facebook: Do not promote settlements" after running an advertisement for…