Tag:social media

Egypt Leads the Pack in Internet Censorship Across the Middle East

By Elissa Miller - Atlantic Council - Internet censorship around the world, including in the Middle East, is not a new phenomenon. Freedom of expression facilitated...

Egypt to regulate popular social media users

By BBC News - Egypt's parliament has passed a controversial law that will allow the state to regulate social media users.Under the law, a personal...

An Internet Clean Of Jihadi Incitement – Not Mission Impossible

By  Yigal Carmon - MEMRIIntroductionSocial media companies are beginning to lose advertising revenue due to the hateful content that appears on their sites. According...

Egypt Judiciary Lends Its Support to State’s Social Media Snooping

Egypt Judiciary Lends Its Support to State's Social Media SnoopingKhalid Hassan - Al-MonitorOctober 5, 2016 On Sept. 25, a judicial report was issued by the...

Jordanian Figure Nahed Hattar Assassinated outside Jordanian Court

Jordanian Figure Nahed Hattar Assassinated outside Jordanian CourtBy Jadaliyya On the morning of Sunday 25 September 2016, a gunman shot Jordanian writer and opposition figure...

Egyptian Court Upholds Social Media Snooping

Egyptian Court Upholds Social Media SnoopingBy MOPEDSeptember 26, 2016After protracted legal wrangling, the State Commissioner’s Authority, advisory body to the State Council, has recommended...