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Saudi Arabia will use social media to deter criticism

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SAUDI ARABIA

Since 2010, social media has played a major role in connecting Saudis and creating a space for debate in the absence of political participation. However, government monitoring of…

Facebook seeks new users and markets as troubles mount

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INTERNATIONAL

Facebook's troubles and business response.

Islamic State sets trends in militant social media use

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MIDDLE EAST

Analysis of the use of social media by jihadists.

Facebook will probably avoid US regulation

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UNITED STATES

Facebook regulation prospects.

'Big tech' troubles will rise as economic growth slows

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INT

The comment encapsulates the chaos playing out internally within the company since the acquisition. It also exposes strong headwinds that are testing ‘big tech’ platforms as the…

EU edges closer to anti-trust action on social media

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INTERNATIONAL

The ruling confirms the growing convergence of European concerns about anti-trust practices and data privacy breaches by ‘big tech’.

Iran’s women’s rights movement will be contested

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IRAN

Although this remains against the law, he said police enforcement could lead to a "wide-scale negative reaction". An ongoing Iranian conversation about economic and political…

Cloud services face new scrutiny as industry matures

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INT

Its two key attributes -- flexible scale and access from anywhere -- make it a perfect fit for governments, non-profits and commercial firms needing to launch new services, and…

Russian state will both curb and direct social media

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RUSSIA

Roskomnadzor plays an intrusive role in monitoring social media platforms and deciding what is acceptable. The largest platform is Russia's own Vkontakte, which is now controlled…

AI global surge creates environmental paradox

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INT

This creates a paradox, since, while AI-generated solutions are crucial to help solve the climate emergency, their very deployment is also adding to the problem. To tackle this…