UAE Social Media Ban
Semafor, UAE bans social media for under-15s, 24 Jun 2026 “The UAE — where TikTok accounts outnumber people — is joining a rising tide of countries worldwide banning social...
‘Effective Fatwas‘ article
This caught my attention (haven’t read it yet): Syafiq Hasyim, ‘Effective Fatwas and Shariatisation in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore‘, Archipel [Online], 111 | 2026, June 2026, http://journals.openedition.org/archipel/10169 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/16fx3 “This article argues that the institutionalisation of...
Recent Research on AI, CIEs and Religion
New(-sh), noted, and free to download: Lohlker, Rüdiger, and Soleh Hasan Wahid. 2026. “The Transformation of Islamic Religious Authority” Religions 17, no. 4: 493. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel17040493 “The transformation of religious authority in...
Belfast Situation (updated)
Social media issues are associated with the situation in Belfast. Selected coverage is here (usual disclaimers apply): Hyphen Online, ‘Terrified’ Belfast Muslims have expected racist violence for months, 10...
Met Officer “gross misconduct”
There’s a digital thread running through this case, reported by Hyphen’s Anita Mureithi: “Chairing the hearing on Tuesday, Met deputy assistant commissioner Carl Galvin found that Eldered’s social media...
OnlyFans Turkey
Will Miller, The Sun, Dozens of glam OnlyFans stars face 10 years in JAIL as Turkey launches crackdown on influencers using banned platforms, 10 June 2026 “As many as...