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. […]
‘No right to livestream murder’: Ardern leads push against online terror content
New Zealand PM launches ‘Christchurch Call’ to build support to eliminate extremist material on social media Eleanor Ainge Roy in Dunedin @EleanorAingeRoy Wed 24 Apr 2019 New Zealand prime […]
‘Impart Islamic knowledge in a way that is relatable, enlightening and entertaining’
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi International September 26, 2018 TEHRAN – Sheikh Azhar Nasser is a Canada-based, globally-renowned Islamic scholar, lecturer, orator and a social media sensation. He is the founder […]
The social media outlets: a haven or a curse?
Aug 09,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Marwan M. Obeidat In an age dominated by hi-tech and supreme digital advances, social media outlets (websites and other applications that enable users to […]
British Ahmadi Muslims Fear Attacks After Imran Khan Victory In Pakistan
Last year British Ahmadi mosques were forced to introduce airport-style security. By Amardeep Bassey AAMIR QURESHI via Getty Images British followers of a minority Islamic sect have expressed fears of […]
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, […]
US set to request five years of social media history for all visa applicants
By Conor Finnegan Mar 29, 2018 Carlos Barria/REUTERS The Trump administration is seeking to change visa applications to require all applicants to turn over five years of social media […]
US police social media surveillance unfairly targeted Muslims, report says
ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON EPA Photo A social media monitoring tool used by the Boston Police Department to identify potential threats swept up the posts of people using the hashtag #MuslimLivesMatter […]
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 […]
Hostility towards Muslims on the rise in Switzerland
Photo: kagemusha/Depositphotos Hostility and discrimination towards Muslim people in Switzerland is on the rise, the Federal Commission against Racism (FCR) said on Monday during a conference at the University of Fribourg. The conference, organized by Fribourg University, religion researchers at the University of Lucerne and the Swiss Centre for Islam […]
U.S. State Dept. seeks tougher visa scrutiny, including social media checks
Reuters International MAY 4, 2017 – FILE PHOTO: International travellers arrive at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas, U.S. February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Laura Buckman (reuters_tickers) By Yeganeh Torbati and […]
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 […]
Social media battle lines drawn ahead of Turkish vote
Reuters International JAN 27, 2017 – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan greets the audience during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, January 27, 2017. Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS (reuters_tickers) By Ercan Gurses and Ayhan Uyanik ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Campaigning has not officially started, but a string […]
Fighting intolerance a challenge for Indonesia’s moderate Muslims
Jewel Topsfield Karuni Rompies Jakarta: Permadi Arya became famous – or infamous, depending on how you look at it – for his satirical YouTube videos lampooning extremism. One of them, You are Shiite, sends up those who preach that only Sunni Muslims will be guaranteed a plot of land in […]
Effects of news addiction
İBRAHIM ALTAY PublishedOctober 17, 2016 Illustration by Necmettin Asma – twitter.com/necmettinasma As we enter the third part of the debate surrounding the concept of news addiction, another perspective shows us that even the usage of the word addiction is not agreed upon, though negative aspects seem, regardless, to affect the […]
Saudi Arabia: (but not only!) Heavy social media use ‘damaging family ties’
JUBAIL: SULTAN AL-SUGHAIR Published — Friday 2 January 2015 Many here believe that heavy use of social media is harming family life in the Kingdom and can cause psychological problems. […]
New York Police Dept. Sets Rules for Officers’ Use of Social Media
By J. DAVID GOODMAN and WENDY RUDERMAN The New York Times Published: March 28, 2013 Looking to avoid troublesome social media postings by its officers, the New York Police Department has issued strict guidelines and ordered its members to comb through their personal profiles on Facebook, Twitter and other Web […]
Film challenges extremism by and against British Muslims
theguardian: Haroon Siddique. The call to prayer sounds and a serious-looking man with a bushy beard stares intently at the camera. At first appearance it is a familiar image of an angry Muslim but as the man breaks into laughter and begins to talk about his pride in being British, […]
When is social-media use a crime?
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments: The recent tragedy of Newtown, Connecticut is also defining the limits of freedom of speech for us. Source: CNN By Brandon Griggs, CNN updated 1:20 PM EST, Tue December 18, 2012 (CNN) — In the crowded world of social media, with its virtual […]
Why the Pope and Obama turn to Twitter
By Nilay Patel, Special to CNN updated 11:24 AM EST, Wed December 5, 2012 (CNN) — As a tech reporter, it’s my job to catch trends as they’re developing — […]