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After German attacks, Facebook insists it works with probes
AFP, Published on 08/08/2016
» BERLIN - Facebook on Monday dismissed complaints by German officials that it had not been helpful in fighting terrorism and urged authorities to better formulate their requests.
Facebook aiding probe of France live-streamed killing
AFP, Published on 15/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - Facebook said Tuesday it was cooperating with French authorities probing the killing of a police commander and his partner in an incident that included a live-streamed video statement on the leading social network.
UK surveillance law overhaul sparks privacy row
AFP, Published on 02/03/2016
» LONDON - Britain's security services and police would have their right to trawl in bulk for online data boosted under a proposed new law to recast surveillance powers published Tuesday.
Controversies linked to driving app Waze
AFP, Published on 02/03/2016
» JERUSALEM - Waze, the Israeli-developed driving app now owned by Google, found itself linked to controversy Tuesday after two Israeli soldiers who were using the app mistakenly entered a Palestinian refugee camp, sparking bloody clashes.
Facebook sued over posts inciting attacks on Jews
AFP, Published on 27/10/2015
» JERUSALEM - An Israeli NGO said Tuesday it was suing Facebook for failing to remove pages that encourage the killing of Jews, after a wave of attacks by Palestinians left nine Israelis dead.
Young Palestinians launch hashtag intifada
AFP, Published on 09/10/2015
» RAMALLAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Videos spread on social media showing Palestinians stabbing Israelis and throwing stones at soldiers are mustering online youth activists to the frontline after days of violence.
Twitter co-founder joins social media chorus from Ferguson
AFP, Published on 17/08/2014
» WASHINGTON - Twitter co-founder and St. Louis native Jack Dorsey was in Ferguson Saturday sending tweets about the protests stemming from the police killing of an unarmed black teenager.
Britons trust Wikipedia 'more than the news'
AFP, Published on 13/08/2014
» LONDON - British people trust Wikipedia more than the mainstream media, the information site's founder Jimmy Wales said Sunday, at the close of a three-day conference of the Wikimedia movement in London.
Britons: Wikipedia 'better than BBC'
AFP, Published on 11/08/2014
» LONDON - British people trust Wikipedia more than the mainstream media, the information site's founder Jimmy Wales said Sunday, at the close of a three-day conference of the Wikimedia movement in London.
Spain penalises Tweeting praise of politician's murder
AFP, Published on 17/05/2014
» A Spanish court indicted a 19-year-old man on Friday for allegedly glorifying the murder of a ruling party politician on Twitter, authorities said.