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Latest in Tag: social media
Aim Technologies intends to negotiate with government agencies to run social media analytics for COP27
Saad added during a round table held by the company on Monday that the company is already cooperating with a number of government agencies to analyse usersâ opinions on social media platforms.
âEgypt Welcomes Its Guests” campaign reaches nearly 60 million social media users: ETPB
âEgypt Welcomes Its Guests” is an electronic campaign launched by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in April on Facebook and Instagram, to show new facilities in the entry and visa procedures. The campaign targets Kazakhstan, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, South Africa, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia.
Scientists find that impact of social media on wellbeing varies across adolescence
In a new study published recently in Nature Communications, the researchers show that, in UK data, girls experience a negative link between social media use and life satisfaction when they are 11-13 years old and boys when they are 14-15 years old. Increased social media use again predicts lower life satisfaction at age 19 years. At other times the link was not statistically significant.
Extremist organisations spread their ideologies through social media: ECCI
The warnings come amid restrictions imposed by European countries on these groups as part of the EUâs comprehensive strategy to counter terrorism and extremism adopted in 2020.
Facebook sees 7-hour outage! What went wrong for social media giant?
Massive losses for global economy nearing $1.1bn: Netblocks
Palestineâs Telecom Ministry names top social media supportive hashtags for maximum engagement
Ministry asks supporters to make sympathy posts public, not friends only, to boost visibility
Opinion| Social media turns into source of conflict instead of communication
Social media, specifically Facebook and Twitter, have become, at present, sources of conflict, clash, and division after they deviated from their main function, which is to provide platforms for communication and exchange of information.
Sexual assault defendant handed 3-year sentence for misusing social media
Cairoâs Economic Court has sentenced sexual assault defendant Ahmed Bassam Zaki to three-year imprisonment for misusing social media.
Sexual abuse in Egypt: social media lead the fight against repulsive phenomenon
Egypt’s public prosecution investigates young man over rape, assault allegations Â
CIFF Artistic Director resigns after backlash over âradicalâ social media posts
Activists, social media users demanded Shawkyâs sacking after previous posts featuring radical opinions surfaced
Narrative Summit launches second season on social media
The Voice of Egypt summit began in mid-April by hosting a group of experts and officials via its social media platforms. The experts discussed the impact of the crisis in creating a new reality, and forcing a global shift to creating a different future.
iRead launches interactive, entertaining activities on social media
iRead has successfully managed to encourage a diverse community to use their spare time wisely while they are social distancing.
Facebook to train Arab journalists on how to sort fact from fiction on social media
Facebook Journalism Project trains Arab journalists to sort fact from fiction
Uber denies negative user experiences circulating on social media
They are not Uber drivers, theyâre independent, third-party transportation providers, says Valentino
TikTok marks massive success in Egyptian marketÂ
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE are the most three important market for TikTok currently, says regional communication director
Citizensâ complaints on the rise since 2017: Social Justice Platform
Offices were allocated in all metro stations to receive citizens’ complaints
Pseudoscience is taking over social media â and putting us all at risk
The recent study by Joachim Allgaier of RWTH Aachen University in Germany analysed the content of a randomised sample of 200 YouTube videos related to climate change
E-commerce sales in Egypt grew by over 150%, mobile purchases make over 1/3 in 2018: Admitad
Online sales in Egypt on Black Friday are 940% more than any other Friday, average purchase amount $87
Egypt has no intention to impose taxes on social media ads: Finance Ministry
There is no intention at the current time to impose taxes on social media websites advertisements, Salah Youssef, the deputy minister of finance and head of the research department at the Egyptian Tax Authority, said on Monday. On the sidelines of the symposium of the Egyptian Junior Business Association (EJB) to discuss the new taxation …
2019 to witness Criminal Procedures Law issuance after two-year preparation
The total of laws approved last year, marking the highest in Egyptian parliament history
New look of Agora, Tahrir Squares
Social media is contemporary face of public space
State strikes social media rumours via harsh legislation
The Egyptian state has been long pointing on several occasions that social media platforms are the main reason of spread of rumours and negative energy among citizens in the country, suggesting the creation of legislation to criminalise or fine any users who posts or publishes something that could be seen as a threat to the …
Zionist entity succeeds in sowing seeds of sabotage in our societies through social media
Several years ago, the intelligence services of the Zionist enemy established an integrated e-team whose mission is to create sectarian strife between Shiite and Sunni Muslims, Muslims and Christians in the Middle East, and among the Palestinians themselves. This specialised team created pages and groups on social media, named after famous Muslim and Christian personas, …
Uganda’s new social media tax ‘attacks free speech’ say rights groups
The east African nation hopes to raise millions from the levy on smartphone apps such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Protesters have threatened to mobilize against the tax unless it is removed by Friday.Critics and human rights groups on Tuesday slammed Uganda’s new “social media tax.” The country’s government was accused of imposing onerous taxes …
Social media experts demand low tax rate on social media ads to avoid affecting market
Without Facebook, Google, different social media platformsâ cooperation, there is no mechanism or methodology to determine costs of such ads, says expert
Power of social media: Young Egyptians turn to online platforms to spread their talentsÂ
âWe came from social media.â Gifted people speak out about their stories, startsÂ
Instagram: New ad board for marketing business?
Platform is free marketing opportunity, win-win situation, says social media specialistÂ
40% social media penetration in Egypt
The number of internet users who visit or have social media accounts in Egypt as of January 2018 is 40%, according to data published by Statista market research company. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has the highest penetration rate, 99%, while South Korea and Singapore came in second and third places, at 84% and 83% …
Social media users blog for World Hijab DayÂ
Users published stories on discrimination challenges, how they struggle to wear the headscarf
Social media and democracy: friends or foes?
Social media affects how people think and behave without them being aware, such as in the case of elections integrity, billionaire George Soros says