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Legalising Twitter

10 August 2020 16:52
Twitter in Iran is under scrutiny (again) Discover More…

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Twitter Action

12 July 2020 14:13
Independent, Twitter suspends dozens of white nationalist accounts that spread Christchurch shootings conspiracy theory Discover More…

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Allegations on Security Flaws

04 February 2020 23:41
Security flaws exploited Discover More…

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Social Media Dangers in MENA

05 December 2019 17:17
Middle East Eye, Twitter and Facebook are no longer safe for us, say prominent Arab activists Discover More…

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Twitter's Saudi spy network leaves activists living in fear

18 November 2019 16:56
Middle East Eye, Twitter's Saudi spy network leaves activists living in fear Discover More…

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Twitter 'censorship'

03 November 2019 23:04
Afroze Fatima Zaidi, The Canary, Journalists accuse Twitter of ‘censorship’ as it suspends multiple news accounts from Palestine and Lebanon
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#ProphetofCompassion

21 October 2019 13:12
In the face of anti-Muslim prejudice, Twitter was trending with #ProphetofCompassion at the weekend Discover More…

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New book: 'Tweeted Heresies'

06 August 2019 17:31
New and noted: Abdullah Hamidaddin, Tweeted Heresies Discover More…

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Twitter hate-speech rules

11 July 2019 13:30
BBC News, Twitter bans religious insults calling groups rats or maggots
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Iran Site Integrity

13 June 2019 18:33
Guardian, Twitter removes thousands of accounts linked to Iran government Discover More…

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PETA Tweet Controversy

06 June 2019 18:02
Huff Post, PETA Tweets Against A Muslim Holiday's Ritual, But Gets Its Facts Wrong
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Pew Twitter report

24 April 2019 18:00
Pew, Sizing Up Twitter Users
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Khameinei Tweet Deleted

15 February 2019 23:04
Buzzfeed, Twitter Just Removed A Tweet From An Account Linked To Iran’s Supreme Leader, Raising Enforcement Questions Discover More…

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Managing the hate online when you're young, female and Muslim

15 February 2019 16:43
BBC News, Ruqaiya Haris: managing the hate online when you're young, female and Muslim
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KSA Viral Twitter Thread

04 January 2019 11:58
Rose Troup Buchanan, Buzzfeed, This Viral Twitter Thread About The Fate Of A Young Saudi Arabian Couple Is Devastating
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IS hacks

04 January 2019 11:45
Economic Times/IANS, Hackers hijacking dormant Twitter accounts to spread IS propaganda
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Crowdsourced Twitter study reveals shocking scale of online abuse against women

19 December 2018 17:04
Amnesty, Crowdsourced Twitter study reveals shocking scale of online abuse against women Discover More…

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The Power of Twitter

18 December 2018 23:50
BBC Radio 4, The Power of Twitter Discover More…

Deplatforming Impact

03 December 2018 12:36
Bijan Stephen, The Verge, Death of a provocateur


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Arab Government control of Twitter

05 November 2018 12:21
albawaba.com, Do Arab Governments Control Arabic-Language Twitter? Discover More…

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Twitter pulls down Saudi bots

19 October 2018 13:00
Twitter pulls down Saudi bot network Discover More…

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