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Microsoft, Facebook to lay trans-Atlantic undersea cable
The two US tech giants have announced an agreement to build a new underwater cable, codenamed “Marea” and intended to help meet growing demand for high speed, reliable connections for cloud and online services.
Google gets louder on voice-activated tech
Beyond delivering search results and the Android mobile operating system, tech giant Google is moving into virtual reality and voice-activation technology – going toe-to-toe with Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon.
US senator presses Facebook on anti-conservative bias
US Senator John Thune has demanded to know if Facebook purposely buried conservative news stories. Facebook has denied the claims, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has responded with a promise to investigate.
Local musician detained for 4 days pending investigation
Ezz El-Din Khaled is charged with inciting protests, publishing inappropriate videos
Security forces arrest singer of local band from his home
The band is famous for filming satirical videos about Egyptian politics
MP calls for regulating social media, ‘especially Facebook’
Egypt recently blocked a Facebook service, purportedly for not allowing it to spy on users, according to Reuters
Facebook ‘sorry’ over safety check glitch
Facebook has apologized after a bug sent notifications to users around the world following a deadly suicide bombing in Pakistan. Many took to social media to react to the confusing prompt from Facebook.
Imposing taxes on Facebook traders expected to hit online businesses hard
Chairman of the Central Administration Tax Research Salah Yousif said the decree will impose taxes on electronic traders, rather than personal Facebook accounts, comparing it to a similar UK decree that imposed taxes on Facebook
Instagram overtakes Facebook in promotion efficacy for Arab start-ups
Approximately 68% of Instagram users interact with brands, according to Payfort report
Young doctor spreads psychological, philosophical theories with light Facebook posts
Science is not as hard as we think and knowledge is gained more from life than from school theories, says doctor
Report details internet and social media use among Egyptians
Internet does not “facilitate interaction with government”, online advertising effective despite negative attitudes, says report survey
More youth arrested over 23 ‘inciting Facebook pages’
My case was a joke, they had no evidence, says former Facebook detainee
Egypt shuts down Facebook’s Free Basics ahead of uprising anniversary
A free Facebook Internet service connecting more than three million Egyptians has been shut down by authorities in Egypt
2 arrested over anti-government Facebook pages
Facebook pages allegedly call to incite violence in state, marches on 25 January 2016
Facebook dads and same-sex couples to benefit from changes to parental leave
Beginning next year, full-time Facebook employees around the globe will be entitled to four months paid parental leaves. The social network currently offers just four weeks leave to employees outside the United States. Facebook’s head of human resources, Lori Matloff Goler, said employees will be allowed to take the paid leave at any point up …
Dar Al-Ifta uses Facebook to confront terrorism
The religious institution launched international campaign to clarify tarnished image of Islam
Apple apologizes over alleged racism
A Facebook video gone viral has left Apple fielding accusations of racism after an Australian employee could be heard asking six black schoolboys to leave a store in Melbourne, citing concerns they would shoplift. The backlash began on Tuesday after one of the teens, Francis Ose, posted footage of the incident on his Facebook account …
Obama talks climate change in first Facebook post
The US president has joined the world’s largest social media platform with a call to action on climate change. The move follows a UN statement that emissions have hit an 800,000-year high. US President Barack Obama announced Monday his entry to social media platform Facebook with a personal page. “Hello, Facebook! I finally got my …
Facebook posts hefty profit on increased ad sales
The world’s largest social media network says its net profit in the last quarter jumped 11 percent. A surge in advertising revenue has seen Facebook become the second-largest digital ad platform after Google. Facebook says a spike in mobile users and advertising is behind its strong growth in earnings for the third quarter, with net …
2nd Digital Media Forum to take place mid-November
The DMF is an annual event on a regional scale, bringing together information technology and digital media experts, and decision makers to discuss the challenges and opportunities in this industry.
Banque Misr tops social media popularity list on Facebook and YouTube
The bank was also ranked the first on the list of popular official pages on Facebook, where the number of fans of the Banque Misr official page exceeded one million.
Internet freedom in Egypt under scrutiny
The scope for criminalising activity on cyberspace has expanded, says AFTE lawyer
US and EU scramble for new data-transfer deal
The invalidation of an agreement that allows personal data to flow between Europe and the US has prodded officials to search for a new solution. Facebook and NSA mass surveillance are at the center of the debate. “It has been an earthquake, 7.8 on the Richter scale,” US Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill said of …
Islamists issue death threat against leading Bangladeshi blogger
Bangladeshi blogger Imran H Sarker says he has received a death threat from the “Islamic State” via Facebook. In an interview with DW, the blogger explained why he is taking the threat seriously. Dhaka-based blogger Imran H Sarker is one of the most widely read and popular bloggers in the country with nearly a million …
Internet Revolution threatens to protest blocking of free communications applications
The service is operating normally and the NTRA did not notify us about cutting the service, says Hegazy
Facebook’s Zuckerberg promises Merkel action on hate speech
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has received assurances from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg that the company will combat racist comments on the Internet. They met on the sidelines of a UN development summit. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Saturday promised German Chancellor Angela Merkel that his company would work on measures to combat racist and hateful …
US teen, falsely arrested over homemade clock, receives invite to White House
US President Barack Obama has invited a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Texas to the White House after he was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school. Police said it could have been mistaken for an explosive. The US president praised Ahmed Mohamed on Twitter late on Wednesday, after Ahmed’s story spread across the internet. …
Administrative Court rejects lawsuit to block Facebook in Egypt
The plaintiff filed the lawsuit under the pretext that the social network threatens Egyptian security, and is used to spread rumours that harm national interest
Campaign calls for boycott of Alexandria taxis without meters
Taxi drivers respond online that their situation is misunderstood
2 students arrested in Alexandria over Facebook page
Social media page posted calls for demonstrations and anti-government content, says Ministry of Interior