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New Internet overseer 'must be agreed before US 2016 vote': CEO
AFP, Published on 09/02/2015
» SINGAPORE - Plans to transfer control of Internet overseer ICANN from US hands to a globally representative body could be jeopardised unless a deal is reached before the 2016 US elections, the group's chief warned Monday.
Britain's UKIP issues online rules after gaffes
AFP, Published on 21/12/2014
» LONDON - UK Independence Party (UKIP), the British anti-European Union party, has ordered a crackdown on the use of social media by supporters and members following a series of controversies.
World Cup, Ebola top Facebook sharing list
AFP, Published on 10/12/2014
» WASHINGTON - Football's World Cup and the Ebola outbreak topped the list of topics most shared by Facebook users around the globe in 2014, the social networking giant said Tuesday.
Obama presses for tough 'open Internet' rules
AFP, Published on 10/11/2014
» US President Barack Obama voiced support Monday for a new regulatory system for Internet providers aimed at avoiding a two-speed system leaving some services in an online "slow lane."
US voters more social, mobile: study
AFP, Published on 04/11/2014
» WASHINGTON - The 2014 US midterm elections are decidedly more social and mobile than the last time around, according to a new report.
Hungary's Orban shelves Internet tax after demos
AFP, Published on 31/10/2014
» Hungary's prime minister on Friday shelved plans to introduce an Internet tax that had sparked major demonstrations and further concerns about civil liberties in the EU member state.
Hackers target Ukraine's election website
AFP, Published on 26/10/2014
» KIEV - Hackers attacked Ukraine's election commission website Saturday on the eve of parliamentary polls, officials said, but they denied Russian reports that the vote counting system itself had been put out of action.
Brazilian president's alter ego chases votes online
AFP, Published on 24/10/2014
» SAO PAULO - Dishing out advice to Beyonce and chatting about reality TV, Dilma Rousseff's flippant online alter-ego is worlds apart from the actual Brazilian president's image as a stern task-master.
Facebook founder presses Indonesian leader on web access
AFP, Published on 14/10/2014
» JAKARTA - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pressed Indonesia's incoming leader Monday to improve Internet access in the sprawling archipelago saying that his social media network and other sites can help boost the economy.
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.