Turkey Election
Plenty of social media coverage on this, for example: BBC News, Turkey decides on future with or without Erdogan. “Polls have closed in the most pivotal elections in Turkey’s...
Pakistan Net Shutdown
Frances Mao, BBC News, Pakistan shut down the internet – but that didn’t stop the protests, 13 May 2023 Detailed analysis: “The battle between Imran Khan’s supporters and the...
Tunisia Synagogue Attack
Tarak Guizani, Deutsche Welle, Synagogue shooting in Tunisia: ‘A miracle I survived’ “Tunisia’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that it had started an investigation “to find out the...
Pakistan internet closure
The News, Internet in Pakistan to remain shut if chaos persists: minister, 12 May 2023 “Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Friday said the government will seek guidance from Prime...
Hyphenated Podcast
I discussed aspects of research on digital Islam with Reya El-Salahi on the Hyphenated podcast (available through links to Spotify and Apple podcasts + Hyphenated’s webpage below). https://hyphenonline.com/hyphenated/https://open.spotify.com/show/1oQNHOW56QLM9HauTgwJMIhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hyphenated/id1683166806
‘Blasphemy’ social media case
Duncan Gardham, Sky News, Twitter user who published image of severed head sentenced to five and a half years in prison, 11 May 2023 As well as tweeting out...
AI Elaph
Arab News, Online Arabic newspaper Elaph invests in artificial intelligence, 10 May 2023 “London-based online Arabic newspaper Elaph has announced that it is investing in artificial intelligence, making it...
Iran FM Hacked
Independent, Iranian foreign ministry website hacked to display anti-regime messages, 9 May 2023 “Images indicated that the website was down throughout the day, finally being retaken and covered with...
Pakistan Net Disruption
Netblocks, Internet disrupted in Pakistan amid arrest of former PM Imran Khan, 9 May 2023 “NetBlocks metrics confirm the disruption of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube on multiple internet providers...