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Is Social Media Causing Childhood Depression?
Rangan Chatterjee is a GP and says he has seen plenty of evidence of the link between mental ill-health in youngsters...
UK Minister To Meet Silicon Valley Over Online Extremism
Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd will meet with tech leaders in California's Silicon Valley this week to try and...
China Is ‘landlord’ To Hong Kong Says Justice Chief
Controversy over a new cross-border rail link which will see mainland laws enforced in a Hong Kong train station...
Chinese Censors Scrub Emoji Tributes To Nobel Winner
China's censors raced Friday to scrub social media networks of candles, RIP and other tributes to Nobel laureate Liu...
Libya Eastern Commander Haftar Declares Benghazi ‘liberated’
The head of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) has said his forces “liberated” the eastern Benghazi city...
Libya Eastern Commander Haftar Declares Benghazi ‘liberated’
The head of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) has said his forces “liberated” the eastern Benghazi city...
Issa Rae Leads Charge of YouTube Stars Into Hollywood
Since its early days in the mid-2000s, YouTube has showcased the talents of entertainers seeking fame and fortune, with...
Internet, Social Media Back In Ethiopia After Block
Ethiopia re-activated cellphone data services and unexpectedly allowed access to social media sites that had been...
Ethiopia Mobile Internet Still Off After A Week
Ethiopians were still unable to surf the web via mobile networks on Tuesday, despite government claims the nationwide...
Police Cyber Unit To Arrest Persons Circulating Capt. Mahama’s Murder Videos
The Cyber Crime Unit of the Ghana Police Service has started monitoring social media netwoking sites as well as news...
Government Shuts Down Internet Links Circulating Videos; Issues Warning
The government has begun removing graphic pictures and videos capturing the gruesome murder of Captain Adam Mahama from...
Ethiopia Blocks Mobile Internet
Mobile internet access in Ethiopia has been blocked by the government – but officials are refusing to say why. It was...
Indian Kashmir Under Ramadan Curfew After Rebel Leader’s Killing
Authorities clamped a curfew across most of Indian-administered Kashmir for the first day of the Muslim Ramadan...
Ghanaians On Social Media Celebrate Mother’s Day
Some of the posts on Social media connoted sarcasm On Mother’s Day Sunday, Ghanaians on social media shared memories...
Thailand Warns Facebook To Block Content Critical of the Monarchy
Authorities in Thailand have warned Facebook to take down content critical of the monarchy, or face legal action. The...
Thailand Threaten Facebook Over Block Content
Authorities in Thailand have warned Facebook to take down content critical of the monarchy, or face legal action. The...
Dubai Becomes First City To Get Its Own Microsoft Font
Not content with having the world’s tallest building and biggest shopping centre, Dubai has become the first city to...
Turkish Authorities Block Wikipedia Without Giving Reason
Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. Officials said “an...
Turkey Sacks 4,000 More Officials In Coup-Bid Crackdown
The Turkish government has sacked almost 4,000 more public officials in what appears to be the latest purge related to...