KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): The Senegalese government has announced a suspension of the TikTok social network, days after suspending mobile internet access, according to officials. “TikTok is the social network preferred by malicious people to spread hateful and subversive messages threatening the stability of the country. As a result, TikTok is susp...
WASHINGTON – Elon Musk, the CEO of X, formerly Twitter, is threatening legal action against an organization that monitors hate speech on the Internet. The Center for Countering Digital Hate recently published research indicating that racists thrive on Musk’s platform. It claimed that the platform does not take action against the ma...
WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a $475 million defamation lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump against CNN. District Judge Raag Singhal explained that the use of the phrase “the Big Lie” or similar statements are opinions and not facts. Therefore, they do not meet the standard for defamation. T...
ANKARA (AA) – The U.S. has rejected Australia’s request for the release of Julian Assange. Australia is demanding that the case be brought to a close. The U.S., on the other hand, is demanding the extradition of Assange and charge him with espionage. The differences on this issue became clear during a meeting between U.S. […...
JAKARTA Indonesia – Indonesia has blocked Elon Musk’s social media site X.com as part of its efforts to curb online pornography and gambling. Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology clarified that the domain had previously hosted content that violated Indonesian laws against “negative” ma...
DOHA, Qatar – Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV Network has criticized an Egyptian court’s decision to include several of its journalists and TV presenters in its latest “terrorism” list. In a statement released Tuesday, Al Jazeera called on Egyptian authorities to reconsider their decision and avoid actions that hinder journal...
Cairo, Egypt (AFP): An Egyptian court has sentenced rights researcher Patrick Zaki to three years in prison for “spreading false news”, according to human rights defender Hossam Bahgat. Bahgat, who runs the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights where Zaki worked, said no appeal is possible against the conviction over an article Z...
Rabat, Morocco (AFP): Morocco’s highest court has rejected the final appeals of two journalists — Omar Radi and Soulaimane Raissouni. The two were imprisoned on sexual assault charges, and reject the allegations, according to their lawyer. The Court of Cassation in Rabat “rejected our appeal and confirmed the prison sentences...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration has filed an objection to a court order restricting contact between federal agencies and social media companies regarding online posts. Justice Department lawyers are seeking a stay of the order. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty had ordered July 4 that the administration limit its contacts with...
DAMASCUS, Syria – Syria has withdrawn the accreditation of two local journalists working for the BBC. The Ministry of Information accused the BBC of engaging in false and politicized reporting. The ministry said the accreditations were withdrawn after it noticed subjective and false information being spread about Syria. The BBC said its ...
