Plotters Jailed
Online dimensions in this case: "Walid Saadaoui came to the attention of the authorities when he used 10 Facebook accounts, none of which were in his own name, to...
‘Hijacking‘ Facebook
If you haven’t already seen this from @theleaduk.bsky.social it is essential reading …...
Facebook Videos
Facebook hosted sickening Islamist execution videos, with some remaining online for more than a decade...
No Filters
Meta’s decision to remove fact-checking from its products will have significant implications (not least in zones associated with Islam, Muslims, and the internet. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/… important analysis from @rosatkins.bsky.social [image...
AI generated pictures
This opinion piece caught my attention from Maggie Harrison Dupre, Facebook lunatics are making generated pictures of cops carrying huge bibles through floods go viral, 30 June 2024 :...
Meta Malaysia Meltdown
Having followed Anwar Ibrahim’s activities for decades (and supervised a PhD on him that became a book) I found this story an interesting convergence of interests.
New & Noted: “Gender Beliefs of Muslim Facebook Users”
This looks interesting: Charles, M., Friedland, R., Afary, J., & Yang, R. (2023). Complicating Patriarchy: Gender Beliefs of Muslim Facebook Users in the Middle East, North Africa, and South...
Iranian Seminary Experiences
Anwar Luz, New Lines, How Two Months at an Iranian Seminary Changed My Life, 28 Feb 2023 “I was in this isolated and authoritarian institution because I had been...
TikTok Taliban
Ali M. Latifi, Wired, The Taliban Can’t Stop TikTok “TikTok’s rise in Afghanistan is a recent phenomenon in a marketplace that has mainly been dominated by Facebook, which has...
East Africa
Cara Anna, AP, Study: Facebook fails to catch East Africa extremist content, 15 June 2022 “A new study has found that Facebook has failed to catch Islamic State group...