Tunisia’s political crisis has sparked a flurry of propaganda and social media manipulation emanating mainly from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), much of which attempts to distort the narrative to justify the government’s decision. Tunisian President Kais Saied to suspend parliament and dismiss the prime minister. ShortlyRead More →
I had a snapshot of the darkness within social media. Mass provocation resembles organized crime or a brazen form of online guerrilla warfare. By Shalini Verma Published: Tue 27 Jul 2021, 11:47 PM When I was viciously trolled on Twitter, I resorted to the apt no-answer response, following the popular,Read More →
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) –allSaskatchewan.com is pleased to launch coverage of economic news in the province this week by journalists based in Saskatoon and Regina. Saskatchewan’s best-known business journalist Alex MacPherson leads a team that includes Peter Lozinski, also in Saskatoon, and Evan Radford and Nathan Meyer in Regina.Read More →
Misinformation about the virus and vaccines has spread on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. President Joe Biden has said social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19 vaccines. Biden’s comments came a day after US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said misinformationRead More →
Dr. Charles Galanis, MD, FACS Published: Wed 14 Jul 2021, 10:21 AM Last update: Wed 14 Jul 2021, 10:23 AM Plastic and cosmetic surgery has ironically seen an increase in demand since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. From Hollywood to Dubai, people around the world are eager to getRead More →
The court statement is the first time that Modi’s government has officially declared that Twitter has lost its immunity. Twitter Inc. no longer enjoys liability protection against user-generated content in India because the microblogging giant failed to comply with new IT rules, the Indian government said in a court filing.Read More →
Washington, DC, July 6, 2021 – Police in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir should stop harassing journalist Siddharth Varadarajan and Thread, and allow journalists to report freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On July 3, the Kashmir Zone Police Headquarters issued a formal notice to Varadarajan, editor of theRead More →
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Rana Ayyoub Marie Claire South Africa Indian officials again targeted Thread, an independent non-profit media outlet based in New Delhi. Last year the police filed a criminal investigation against editor Siddharth Vardarajan for an allegedly ‘divisive’ blog over the Covid-19 lockdown. This year, the authorities launched an investigation targeting journalistsRead More →