Virtually Islamic Blog

Gary R. Bunt

Malaysia internet

Anti-LGBTQIA+ song removed

Anti-LGBT song removed from online spaces Discover More…

KSA issues

KSA allegations, with social media elements Discover More…

Allegations on Security Flaws

Security flaws exploited Discover More…

Transgender Celebrity Arrest

al Bawaba, Saudi Police Arrests Malaysian Transgender Celebrity, Deports Her After Visiting Mecca
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Malaysia 'Fake News'

SCMP, Malaysia arrests five for spreading fake news about coronavirus
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Islamic Digital Banking Malaysia

Gulf Times, Malaysia builds framework for digital Islamic banks Discover More…

Malaysia ID Issues

Coconuts, Psych! Your WhatsApp message was fake news, Home Ministry to keep religion on IDs
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Malaysia Net Censorship

Malaysiakini, M'sia ranked among the worst in the world for internet freedoms Discover More…

Malaysian Punk

Malaysian straight-edge punk … Discover More…

"The real Melissa"

BBC News, 'I woke up to thousands of messages from Malaysia'
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'The Accidental Celebrity'

BBC News, Mat Dan: 'I became an accidental celebrity 6,000 miles from home'
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Kelantan Royal Talaq

Mail Online, Russian beauty queen is 'holed up with her baby in a country house' provided by the ex-Malaysian king following 'triple talak divorce' as friends say she remains 'forever in love' with the royal
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Digitising Islamic Banks

Malaysian Reserve, Digitising to drive growth of Islamic banks
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Malaysia Internet

NST, Youth and Internet governance Discover More…

Asian Muslim Tech Startups

Asian Nikkei Index, Asian Muslim tech startups hope to lure Islam's 1.8bn followers, 22 May 2019 Discover More…

Instagram Malaysia Suicide

Guardian, Teenage girl kills herself 'after Instagram poll' in Malaysia, 15 May 2019 Discover More…

Islamic Fintech

NST, PM: Islamic banking players must invest in technologies

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Malaysia Net Prosecution

SCMP, Malaysian jailed for more than 10 years for insulting Islam on social media Discover More…

Southeast Asia Online Market Growth Projection

KrAsia, Southeast Asia’s online retail market to reach $53b in 2023
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Borneo 'Fake News' Event

Borneo Bulletin, Curbing fake news spread: A fight we must wage as one united nation
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Trolling 'un-Islamic'

Malay Mail, FT mufti advises Muslims not to troll others, says unIslamic, 28 Dec 2018
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Malaysia Fashion

Star, Made By Malaysia, Loved By The World, 10 Dec 2018
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Anwar Ibrahim on the frontline

Anwar Ibrahim returns to the political frontline in Malaysia. There's a significant social media element to this re-emergence. Discover More…

SalamBrowser in Malaysia

I discuss Islam-friendly apps and browsers in 'Hashtag Islam', and here's a new option: The Star Online, Syariah compliant web browser aims to make the Internet a better place, Sep 28 2018 "… SalamBrowser, touted as the world’s first syariah-compliant web browser, which Salam Web claims will eliminate inappropriate content from the search results." There have been several attempts at this kind of browser product before, so it will be interesting to see how effective it is compared with mainstream products.
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