Social media trolls in Turkey attack German parliamentarians over Armenia resolution
Death threats against German parliamentarians on social media in Turkey are raising…
Leaked exams and the demolition of institutions
I'll start in Algeria, where the scandal of a leaked baccalaureate exam…
Activists start campaign against solitary confinement on social media
Ahmed Douma has been kept in solitary confinement for three months, lawyer…
MP calls for regulating social media, ‘especially Facebook’
Egypt recently blocked a Facebook service, purportedly for not allowing it to…
Why Belgian police turned to social media for help
Merely 14 hours before the dual terror attacks in Brussels, a Belgian…
Report details internet and social media use among Egyptians
Internet does not “facilitate interaction with government”, online advertising effective despite negative…
Egypt shuts down Facebook’s Free Basics ahead of uprising anniversary
A free Facebook Internet service connecting more than three million Egyptians has…
Social media succeeded impacting decision-making in 2015
Reham Saeed programme was suspended after social media outrage
Does the power of social media encourage herd mentality?
For the last two weeks, “Freska guy” – a university graduate who…
Why trying to defeat the ‘Islamic State’ online misses the point
The 'Islamic State' is widely considered to be winning the social media…