social networks
Twitter User Growth Stalls, Revenue Dips
Twitter failed to boost its user base and saw a drop in revenues in the past quarter, the social network said Thursday,...
Social Networks ‘lead To Anxiety and Fear In Young’
Research from anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label suggests social media is making youngsters more anxious. Forty per...
Chinese Censors Can’t Bear Winnie the Pooh
Has Winnie the Pooh done something to anger China's censors? Some mentions of the lovable but dimwitted bear with a...
Tech Firms Unite For ‘net Neutrality’ Protest
A host of internet giants – from social networks to dating apps to porn sites – will join a protest Wednesday...
Tanzanian MP Arrested For Insulting ‘problematic’ Magufuli
A female Tanzanian MP has been arrested for allegedly insulting President John Magufuli, who is seen as increasingly...
Facebook Hits Two Billion User Mark
Facebook said Tuesday its ranks of monthly active users had hit the two billion mark -- meaning more than a quarter of...
Nigeria’s Ill President Sends Recorded Greetings From London
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has marked the end of Ramadan with an audio broadcast to the nation, the...
Thai Sex Scandal Exposes Grim Tradition
When senior bureaucrats visited the remote Thai province where local official Boonyarit worked, the routine was often...
Facebook Launches Initiative To Fight Online Hate Speech
Facebook is launching a UK initiative to train and fund local organisations to combat extremism and hate speech. It...
WhatsApp Rises As A Major Force In News Media
WhatsApp is becoming one of the prevailing ways people discover and discuss news, according to a study. But use of the...
The True Story Behind the ‘Plastic Rice’ Videos
Since the beginning of May this year, social networks across Africa and its Diaspora have been saturated with photos...
Deutsche Welle Launches Project To Preserve African Oral Literature
Deutsche Welle Tuesday launched a story series for young Africans. The project, sponsored by the Gerda Henkel...
Investigative Videos! The True Story Behind the ‘Plastic Rice’
Since the beginning of May this year, social networks across Africa and its Diaspora have been saturated with photos...
Muslims’ Unique Responsibility To Fight Terror
The brutal, deadly attacks in London and Manchester on innocent civilians are the latest in a series of senseless...
Google Pledges To Tackle YouTube Terror Videos
Google has unveiled four measures it will use to tackle the spread of terror-related material online. Among the...
Five Men Suspected of Angola Plot Deny IS Allegiance
Five Angolan Muslims who have been in detention since December for spreading radical views online and allegedly...
IS Praises Jihadist Attacks In Philippines, Iran
A spokesman for the Islamic State group praised jihadist attacks in the Philippines and Iran, in an audio recording...
To Snoop Or Not To Snoop
I begin with the proposition that a great relationship is a transparent relationship, where both of you are open books....
Tunisians Protest For Right Not To Fast During Ramadan
Dozens of Tunisians demonstrated on Sunday to demand the right to eat and drink in public during the Muslim fasting...