Iran iPhone Scam
Al Jazeera, Arrests after Iran’s iPhone ban paves way for multimillion-dollar scam, 18 Feb 2024, “At least one person has been arrested and more are wanted after a company...
Egypt’s “Digital Nomads”
Mohamed Alaa, Guardian, Egypt’s economic woes lure digital nomads – but cast others out to sea, 16 Feb 2024 “The number of digital nomads rose sharply during the pandemic, when...
Pradowo Rebrand
SCMP, From fiery populist to TikTok virality, how Indonesia’s Prabowo rebranded for Gen Z voters, 16 February 2024 “Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s current defence minister, has won the presidential election by...
Iran Parliament Hacked
AFP/Arab News, Cyberattack hits Iran parliament websites: state media, 14 Feb 2024 “The cyberattack was claimed by a hacking group called “Uprising till Overthrow,” affiliated with exiled opposition group...
UK Government TikTok Anti-Migrant Campaign
Kieran Kelly, LBC, Albanian TikTok influencers to be paid thousands to warn migrants against crossing Channel in small boats, 14 Feb 2024 “In Albania, a rapper, two comedians, lifestyle...
Sudan Internet Blackouts
Momenn Almakki, okayafrica, How Sudanese are Dealing With the Internet and Communications Blackouts, 13 Feb 2024 “While services have partially returned in some areas, the majority of Sudanese are...
Youth Vote Strategies
“For first-time voter 18-year-old Nafis Athallah, the election is everywhere. There are banners on the roads, pavements, and even outside homes, and his social media feed has been transformed...
Deepfake Suharto
““I am Suharto, the second president of Indonesia,” the former general says in a three-minute video that has racked up more than 4.7 million views on X and spread...
Indonesia Deepfakes and TikTok
Stanley Widianto, Reuters, Dance moves and deepfakes: Indonesia presidential candidates duke it out on TikTok, 12 Feb 2024 “To court young voters like Irene, all three candidates in the Feb....
Qalbox
Qalbox profiled here: Zaira Lakhpatwala, Arab News, Muslim-centric streaming app Qalbox gaining in popularity in MidEast, 10 Feb 2024 “Part of the popular Muslim Pro app, the Qalbox library...