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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274681
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Importance of social media in the United Arab Emirates.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216714
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EGYPT: Sisi moves to pre-empt media criticism
Tahrir News suggested that the vanished archives related to the 2011 uprising, according to BBC Monitoring. Under President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi, press freedom has decreased, with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230536
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The regulations add to a body of legislation that has expanded rapidly under President John Magufuli’s administration, creating deep concern over freedom of expression in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254912
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The new rules follow a stand-off between Twitter and the central government last month over some posts and accounts. The government has used this stand-off as an opportunity not…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259921
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Bangladesh is ranked lower than any other South Asian country, even Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Bhutan, judged to have the freest media in the region, and Nepal are the only South…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270438
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This has led to a greater focus on digital strategies and the rise of ‘personal’ or ‘patchwork’ protests in which individuals share images on social media of themselves making…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254859
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The murder comes at a difficult moment for Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who has faced mounting media criticism of police and government incompetence, ministers’ resignations and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239019
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Under the new rules, certain online platforms face criminal liability if they do not comply with official requests to remove unlawful content or trace its original source.