Jordan Sentences Muslim Brotherhood Leader to Prison for Criticism of UAE
The deputy chief of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan was sentenced to 18 months behind bars for criticizing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Facebook.
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Facebook May Help Identify Postpartum Depression
A report submitted on Valentine’s Day at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science stated Facebook may be able to identify mothers suffering from postpartum depression.
Obama Wants More Data-Sharing: Silicon Valley Upset
Suddenly, Barack Obama isn’t quite as popular with Silicon Valley execs as he used to be, primarily because they do not trust his efforts to increase the sharing of digital data between their companies and the federal government.
Google, Yahoo, Facebook Diss Obama Lunch Invitation
President Obama is hosting a cyber-security summit at Stanford University today, but three of the top tech companies in the United States won’t be represented there.
‘Anonymous’ Hackers Take Down ISIS Social Media Accounts
In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, the hacker collective known as “Anonymous” vowed to destroy terrorist websites.
Shirley Manson Goes After ‘Small and Petty’ Kanye West for Grammy Rant
Female rocker Shirley Manson took to her Facebook page on Monday to go after rapper Kanye West for dismissing Beck as an artist, describing him as “small and petty,” among other things.
‘Vulgar Culture’: China Cracks Down on Use of Web Pseudonyms to ‘Protect’ Internet Users
China is cracking down on free speech again. This time, an internet watchdog and organ of the country’s Communist Party has banned web users from using pseudonyms to post messages under the names of famous people. A new set of rules will also require Internet users to register accounts using their real names.
Milo Yiannopoulos: Powerful Silicon Valley Elite ‘Almost Entirely Unaccountable’
Jason Ankeny at Entrepeneur reports on Breitbart London’s own Milo Yiannopoulos, whose upcoming book The Sociopaths of Silicon Valley takes aim at uncouth dealings, both personal and professional, of giants in the tech industry.
They’re Not Charlie: Facebook Submits to Turkish Demands, Blocks Mohammed Images
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg talks a good game on free speech. But when Turkey’s government threatened to pull the plug on his Web site, over cartoons of Mohammed, Facebook caved. Defiance gave way to submission.
After Zuckerberg Said ‘Je Suis Charlie,’ Facebook Censors Muhammad Images
Only two weeks after Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg made a show of support for freedom of speech following a terror attack by radical Muslims in France, Facebook began censoring images of Muhammad in Turkey–including the very Charlie Hebdo images Zuckerberg claimed to support.
Turkish Court Blocks Facebook Pages That Insult Muhammad
A Turkish court ordered the nation’s authorities to block Facebook pages that they deem to be insulting of Muhammad, author of the Koran.
Hillary Clinton Heads into 2016 with Negligible Facebook Presence
While it may not be the same thing as beating Hillary Clinton with any particular demographic that uses Facebook, both Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush do appear to have a leg up in using the platform… at least for now.
Facebook Banishes Competition from News Feed
Facebook intends to use this knowledge to develop algorithms that can “scalably” silence what it deems to be “noise” in users’ accounts. But what they are really after is to hide un-paid crap, to free up more user space for the good Facebook-paid crap.
Economists Mock Facebook’s Claim That It Created 4.5 Million Jobs
A new study commissioned by Facebook claims the social media giant created 4.5 million jobs and added $227 billion in global economic impact.
Facebook Is the Best Predictor of Your Actions
Researchers wondering who knows people better, their friends or Facebook, found that Facebook came out on top. Using the information on a subject’s Facebook page, new software proved itself better able to judge someone’s personality than close friends and family members could.
Facebook Board Member Marc Andreessen: Illegal Immigration ‘Best Thing’ for America
Marc Andreessen, the Facebook board member who condemned Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) for standing up for American workers, believes that illegal immigration is actually the “best thing” that is happening to America. In an interview with the Financial Times, Andreessen
BART #blacklivesmatter Protests: Facebook Briefly Removes Page
Facebook briefly shut down a page dedicated to informing activists planning a Friday protest for charges to be dropped against the arrest of 14 activists who chained themselves to trains and shut down the West Oakland BART station last November. The page was restored a few hours later.
The Western World Is Not Really Dedicated to Free Speech
There is very little concern in the Muslim-controlled world about giving offense to other faiths. Governments dominated by Islam tend to explicitly demote other religions to second-class status–if they’re lucky. Advocating other religions is a swift route to imprisonment or execution, as Pastor Saeed Abedini can attest
Turkey Halts Reporting on Weapon Transfers to Syria Rebels
Turkey banned all media, including social networks, from reporting claims that the nation’s intelligence agency sent weapons to the rebels in Syria in 2014. Documents alleging this contradict Turkish government claims they do not aid the rebels, but only sent humanitarian aid.
We’re #1! Californians Are Social Media’s Biggest Boasters
When it comes to online bragging, California takes the cake. A new study conducted by social media platform HeyLets found that people in the Golden State are the most boastful users of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Oscars: Academy to Spend $5.5 Million to Push Telecast on Social Media
The Academy is slated to spend $5.5 million on advertising for the 2015 Academy Awards both on television and on social media sites Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, according to an advertising agency report. The show’s presenter, Neil Patrick Harris, who
Child Porn Suspect Creates Fake Facebook Page to Frame Arresting Officer for Child Porn
A man facing charges for possession of child pornography was arrested again after he allegedly created a fake Facebook page for his arresting officer–and used it to distribute more child pornography.
Bashar al-Assad’s Message to Troops: ‘No One Is Celebrating the New Year’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited his Syrian troops in Jobar to discuss the damage various anti-government factions have done to the state. Speaking just northeast of Damascus as the beleaguered country entered its fourth year of a civil war, he had little hope to offer his troops.
Russians Organize Protests as Putin Critic Faces 10 Years in Prison
A Moscow court accused Aleksei Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken critics, and his brother Oleg, of stealing $500,000 from two firms. Prosecutors wish to give Aleksei a 10-year prison sentence and Oleg eight years. The accusations
Facebook Pages Near Texas Border Selling Fake US Birth Certificates
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Birth certificates, food stamps, fake ID’s and even sexual services are all for sale in various Facebook pages from the Texas border. With names like La Pulga Online (No Rules) La New Pulga Online, Las Milpas FB
