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Hong Kong netizens lampoon government negotiators
AFP, Published on 22/10/2014
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong government negotiators who sat down to crunch talks with student leaders have become figures of online derision with netizens mocking them as empty vases, garbage bins and Teletubbies.
Online voting not ready for worldwide roll-out: study
AFP, Published on 09/10/2014
» WASHINGTON - Online voting has the potential to boost election participation around the world, but is not yet ready to be widely rolled out due to security risks, a study released Wednesday said.
Facebook 'diary' keeps track of Damascus attacks
AFP, Published on 03/10/2014
» DAMASCUS - Residents of Syria's capital have set up a Facebook page to track near-daily mortar rounds fired by rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
Election apps bring smartphone democracy to Brazil
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Have you ever wanted to pelt a politician with a tomato? Or wished for that perfect candidate to come along and sweep you off your feet?
Twitter to set up shop in social-media-mad Indonesia
AFP, Published on 29/08/2014
» JAKARTA - Twitter plans to open an office in Indonesia over the coming months as it seeks to boost revenues in the social-media-addicted nation, the company announced Friday.
French online forums overflow with hate over Israel offensive
AFP, Published on 21/07/2014
» PARIS - The deadly Israeli offensive in Gaza has let loose an unprecedented wave of hate on media websites and social networks in France that moderators say they are struggling to contain.
Iran 'jails eight youths for Facebook posts'
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» TEHRAN - A revolutionary court in Iran has jailed eight young people for a total of 127 years for anti-regime posts on Facebook, media reported on Monday.
Hackers disrupt Tunisia voter registration
AFP, Published on 10/07/2014
» TUNIS - Hackers briefly disrupted the online voter registration process for Tunisia's parliamentary and presidential polls later this year, the electoral commission said on Thursday.
Afghanistan rejects Facebook ban as election tensions rise
AFP, Published on 06/07/2014
» KABUL - The Afghan government on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban Facebook during an ongoing deadlock over the presidential election, despite fears that social media postings have fanned ethnic hatred.
Twitter war after India PM account reset
AFP, Published on 20/05/2014
» A Twitter war erupted in India on Tuesday after the official prime minister handle was archived and its 1.24 million followers "transported" to the new account.