KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The head of Pakistan’s Islamic council on Monday declared the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPN) “against national security and character assassination” as un-Islamic amid reports that the software may be banned in the South Asian nation. “Whether it is a registered VPN or unregistered, if it...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Prominent accounts with large followings on X have left the platform following Donald Trump’s election as president. The decision to quit X, formerly known as Twitter, is largely driven by concerns over owner Elon Musk’s close relationship with the president-elect. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon said he left X because ...
The Guardian has announced it will stop posting on social media platform X. In a statement, the British media outlet expressed concerns over the growing negativity and extremism on the site, which it believes now outweighs the benefits for sharing journalism and engaging with audiences. The decision comes amid rising scrutiny of X, [&helli...
Over the last week more than 700,000 people have started using Bluesky, a social media platform seen as an alternative to the Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter. Bluesky’s total user numbers have reached 14.5 million. Its CEO Rose Wang said a majority of new users are from the U.S. Despite Bluesky’s surging popularity, its Meta-owned [&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The X account of Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef has mysteriously disappeared. The reason for the removal of his account, which had nearly 12 million followers, is unknown. Youssef said on his final post on X before the account disappeared: “Antisemitism was an accusation that used to freeze the blood on people’s vein...
Social media platform X has suspended the account of the Harvard Islamic Studies program. The company is claiming that the account was involved in spam and manipulation, which prompted the February 22 suspension. But program executive director Harry Bastermajian has expressed concern that the move was potentially influenced by Islamophobia or...
