Facebook removes profile frame targeting Ahmadiyya community
AFP | Dawn.comJuly 31, 2019 The profile frame withdrawn by Facebook called for the death of the Ahmadis in Urdu and was widely shared in Pakistan. — Pixabay/File Facebook […]
Thumbs down to Facebook’s cryptocurrency
Joseph E. Stiglitz Jul 05,2019 – JORDAN TIMES NEW YORK — Facebook and some of its corporate allies have decided that what the world really needs is another cryptocurrency, and […]
Facebook Canada official admits platform can fuel hate
Facebook Canada’s global director said Thursday the social media giant knew in 2018 it was being used to stir up violence and incite hatred, including against the Rohingya in Myanmar. […]
US begins requiring social media accounts for visa applications, report says
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published 02.06.2019 The U.S. is reportedly demanding nearly all visa applicants submit information on social media accounts they have used for the past five […]
Facebook busts Israel-based network aimed at disrupting elections in multiple countries
ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM Published 16.05.2019 Facebook says it has identified a private Israel-based influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has canceled dozens of accounts that engaged […]
Facebook takes down Indonesia accounts linked to fake news syndicate
Feb 1, 2019 – 05:02 http://www.swissinfo.ch JAKARTA (Reuters) – Facebook Inc has removed hundreds of Indonesian accounts, pages and groups from its social network that the company has found […]
Israeli premier’s son blocked on Facebook for anti-Muslim posts
By AFP – Dec 17,2018 – JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest, Yair, Tweeted on Sunday that Facebook blocked his page for 24 hours over apparent […]
How Facebook fuelled France’s yellow rebellion
7 December 2018 With names like “Angry Drivers of Normandy”, Facebook groups are the nerve centre of the “yellow vest” protest movement raging across France — and increasingly, a breeding […]
Why we should all worry about Google’s anonymous algorithms
CORNELIA MEYER September 08, 2018 There was a sense of déjà vu when Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey testified before the US Senate […]
Myanmar generals had ‘genocidal intent’ against Rohingya, must face justice – U.N.
Reuters International This content was published on August 27, 2018 Rohingya refugees shout slogans as they take part in a protest at the Kutupalong refugee camp to mark the one year anniversary of their exodus in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh August 25, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain (reuters_tickers) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA […]
Exclusive: U.S. government seeks Facebook help to wiretap Messenger – sources
Reuters International This content was published on August 17, 2018 FILE PHOTO: The Facebook logo is displayed on their website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, February 1, […]
Concern over fake news increases
İBRAHIM ALTAY PublishedJune 25, 2018 This year’s report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism shows that the exposure to fake news is higher than ever and more […]
Toronto: Tasleem Riaz, Ontario NDP Candidate, Under Fire For Hitler Meme On Facebook
Tasleem Riaz, Ontario NDP Candidate in upcoming elections, Under Fire For Hitler Meme On Facebook Huffingtonpost.com By Ryan Maloney An Ontario NDP candidate is saying she finds Adolf Hitler “abhorrent” after Progressive Conservatives highlighted that she had shared a meme of the Nazi leader on Facebook years ago. Tasleem Riaz, […]
Arab News partners with Facebook to broadcast Ramadan prayers from Makkah
Arab News, the Riyadh-based regional English-language newspaper, has partnered with Facebook to broadcast prayers from Saudi Arabia during Ramadan. (AFP) Updated 16 May 2018 Arab News May 16, 2018 The […]
US spied on over 500 million domestic phone records in 2017, official report says
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Reuters Photo The National Security Agency (NSA) collected over 534 million U.S. phone records in 2017, according to a government report released late Friday. […]
Emperors and Empires
Apr 29,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Ali Kassay For many centuries, trade was the mainstay of most economies. Empires and civilisations made a living from transporting commodities, such as silk […]
YouTube, Facebook removing hundreds of pages documenting war crimes in Syria, Iraq, Myanmar
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Smoke rises after shelling on an opposition-held area of Deraa, Syria, June 4, 2017 (Reuters Photo) Social media giants YouTube and Facebook are removing hundreds of pages documenting war crimes on their platforms, The Intercept reported on Thursday. Mentioning YouTube’s new artificial intelligence system designed to […]
Syrian refugee, hounded over Merkel selfie, sues Facebook
By AFP – Feb 06,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian refugee Anas Modamani (right) and his lawyer Chan-jo Jun talk to the media on their way to the district court in Wuerzburg, southern Germany, on Monday (AFP photo) WUERZBURG, Germany — A Syrian refugee whose selfie with German Chancellor […]
Polygamy and the Social Media
No, I am not introducing a new ‘App’ or ‘Matching Service’ for potential ‘recruitment’ into polygamous unions via social media. What I am referring to is the problem of polygamous husbands using the social media or just spending some time on the Desktop Computer. All of us, whether married or […]
Long battle ahead to curb fake news
VERIFICATION By Geraldine Wong Sak Hoi DEC 21, 2016 Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California: the tech giant has announced plans to limit the spread of fake news, but whether it’ll succeed remains to be seen. (Keystone) Swiss and European researchers are working on algorithms to detect misinformation circulating […]