Smaïl Chergui may hold a powerful position, but he is a controversial figure
The steady stream of coffins being shipped from Lebanon to Ethiopia, won’t be slowing any time soon
The DA’s John Steenhuisen is reasonable but he shares Helen Zille’s ‘race doesn’t matter’ mantra
Software that allows governments access to the electronic communications of its citizens is a gross violation of the right to privacy
An update of How to Rig an Election is a guide to new strategies used by authoritarian leaders to stay in power
Your app being compromised is only the start — reporting the breach brings further frustrations
When journalists send questions to government spokespersons, they do not do so because they are bored and have nothing to do
As social media use rises in Nigeria, so does abuse of these platforms
In the recent Nigerian election WhatsApp was used to mislead voters. But it also strengthened democracy in other areas
By making a devastating mistake, this clinic proved it was on the right track
Government regulators are scrambling to collar the online giants
The party was found to be in breach of the Electoral Code when it failed to stop its supporters from harassing and threatening journalist Karima Brown
South Africa is among the 45 countries where suspected spyware infections using a tool developed by NSO Group were identified
Christian groups attacked Muslim-owned shops in the northwestern town of Chilaw on Sunday in anger at a Facebook post by a shopkeeper, police said
All public services by Sri Lanka’s Christian minority were cancelled after the April 21 suicide attacks
Kafofin sada zumunta sun taka muhimmiyar rawa a zaben Nijeriya da ya gabata.
Social media and fake news played a big role in Nigeria’s general election.These online entrepreneurs make a living from it
According to new research, the volume of disinformation and fake news in the run-up to the Nigerian election is unprecedented
The next battle for global health is likely to be fought on the internet
The messaging app announced an update to limit the number of times a user can forward a message after the network had been used to spread falsities
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The country’s telecommunication regulatory authority has been ordered to shut down internet services in the wake of clashes
It finds out all about you without your knowledge, to control you for its profit
Disinformation in Africa often takes the form of extreme speech inciting violence and spreading racist, misogynous, xenophobic messages
Facebook and WhatsApp — hugely popular in the Latin American nation — have been thrust into the spotlight for being used to traffic in disinformation
The device is designed to allow users to make video calls at home without having to stand immediately in front of the screen
Facebook has been dealt yet another blow this year as the founders of photo-sharing app Instagram resign
The government cancelled the tax it had decreed in late August taxing its citizens for accessing the internet and social media apps
The Kerala state government and India’s military have issued rare warnings about viral social media messages
Many African governments have taken to censoring a variety of apps and sites, especially around election time
Despite the creation of dozens of fact-checking initiatives in recent years, efforts to stem the proliferation of false information remain weak
The Facebook-owned messaging service has been under immense pressure to curb the spread of misinformation in India
The service is becoming an increasingly common way to set up meetings, send urgent messages or bounce off ideas