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EU’s Draconian Social Media Censorship Laws Are Now Officially Enforceable
Free speech is a problem – Not so much for the general population but for the establishment class and their…
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US: Most Girls Get Unsolicited Messages on Social Media
More than half of 11-15-year-old girls using Instagram and Snapchat in the United States have been contacted by strangers in a way…
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Hollywood Starlets Face Extinction as Sexy AI-Influencers Invade Social Media
The proliferation of scantily-clad AI-generated social media influencers is a wake-up call for striking Hollywood writers, actors, and other creators.…
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Threads: Ten million join Meta’s Twitter rival, Zuckerberg says
Ten million users signed up for Meta’s newly-launched Threads app in its first seven hours, the company’s chief Mark Zuckerberg…
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UAE, Qatar and Bahrain Lead World in Social Media Use: UNESCO
The UAE, Qatar and Bahrain are among the leading countries for social media usage, according to a report by UNESCO.…
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Bahrain: Legal Action Taken Against Four Social Media Users
Four people accused of misusing social media regulations have been arrested, the Anti-electronic Crime Directorate said. The accused posted material…
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Australia: Man Hailed as ‘Hero’ for Painting Over Street Mural Celebrating Homosexuality
A mystery man who painted over a mural of a sexualised teddy bear in Sydney’s CBD has been hailed on…
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Photo of 9-year-old Saudi boy carrying 3 school bags goes viral on social media
The picture of a 9-year-old boy, seen carrying three bags on his back, became an instant hit on social media.…
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Verified Twitter users to have a tag on their phone numbers
Twitter is working on a new feature to put a label or tag on the phone numbers of verified user…
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Why is TikTok allowing dangerous trends to be pushed on teens?
TikTok has come under fire for exposing teenagers to dangerous trends including ‘rape culture’, how to hotwire new cars and a…
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Baby in Covid mask in NZ flight sparks a furious debate
A photo of a baby wearing an adult-sized face mask on a New Zealand flight has gone viral, sparking a…
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Emirates’ social media competition offering Dh10,000 reward is fake
A post going viral on social media about Emirates airline offering a Dh10,000 reward is not true. The post asks…
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Saudi bans Arab female snapchatter from advertising in country
The General Commission For Audiovisual Media (GCAM) banned a famous Arab female Snapchatter from advertising in Saudi Arabia after she…
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Musk puts $44 billion Twitter deal on hold
Elon Musk on Friday put his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc temporarily on hold, citing pending details in support of…
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Twitter to accept Musk’s original $43 billion offer
Twitter is poised to agree a sale to Elon Musk for around $43 billion in cash, the price the chief…
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WhatsApp to let users hide their ‘last seen’ from specific users
WhatsApp has decided to include an option of letting users hide their ‘last seen’ from particular users, in the most…
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WhatsApp to launch ‘Community’ to organise multiple groups
WhatsApp introduces a new tab, first rolling out to a small, select number of groups, which will let thousands participate…
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Elon Musk makes a deal to buy Twitter for $41 billion
Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for about $41 billion in cash. Musk’s price of $54.20 per share, which…
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Global advertising market grows 23.8% in 2021
New advertising spend forecasts for 100 markets worldwide show that the global ad market grew 23.8% in 2021 reaching $771…
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Saudi Arabia warns fraudulent ad promoters on social media
Those who promote and advertise fraudulent goods on social media sites have been warned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecution that they…
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