https://english.alarabiya.net/business/technology/2025/01/23/meta-denies-it-is-forcing-users-to-follow-trump-administration-accounts-2025-01-23T15:05:30+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2025-01-23T14:56:53+04:00Meta denies it is forcing users to follow Trump administration accounts Meta,Donald Trump,Mark Zuckerberg,UShttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/01/15/5b193be1-babe-4a9c-b504-00a5c458f1dd/5b193be1-babe-4a9c-b504-00a5c458f1dd.JPGMeta denies it is forcing users to follow Trump administration accounts A Meta logo is pictured at a trade fair in Hannover Messe, in Hanover, Germany, April 22, 2024. (Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2025/01/22/-trump-says-would-be-open-to-elon-musk-buying-tiktok-2025-01-22T10:45:47+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2025-01-22T10:42:28+04:00 Trump says would be open to Elon Musk buying TikTok Donald Trump,Elon Musk,Tiktok,UShttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/01/22/e178956e-ca14-4c03-bd35-ae38c1485088/e178956e-ca14-4c03-bd35-ae38c1485088.JPG Trump says would be open to Elon Musk buying TikTok The U.S. head office of TikTok is shown in Culver City, California, U.S., September 15, 2020. (Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2025/01/15/instagram-down-for-thousands-of-users-in-the-us-downdetector-shows-2025-01-15T19:00:05+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2025-01-15T18:30:09+04:00Instagram outage incidents in US drop significantly, Downdetector showsMeta,Outage,Instagramhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/11/01/c255f44c-8fd6-4907-88a5-9baef97b2a36/c255f44c-8fd6-4907-88a5-9baef97b2a36.jpgInstagram outage incidents in US drop significantly, Downdetector showsAn Instagram logo is shown on an iPhone screen, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2025/01/08/uk-universities-join-retreat-from-elon-musk-s-x2025-01-08T17:21:37+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2025-01-08T17:15:30+04:00UK universities join retreat from Elon Musk’s XUK,X,Elon Muskhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/02/13/bb49d555-77ef-4298-84fe-f35fe71b9c43/bb49d555-77ef-4298-84fe-f35fe71b9c43.JPGUK universities join retreat from Elon Musk’s XThe logo of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is seen in this illustration. (Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2025/01/07/meta-names-ufc-boss-dana-white-a-donald-trump-ally-to-board-2025-01-07T10:54:39+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2025-01-07T10:50:57+04:00Meta names UFC boss Dana White, a Donald Trump ally, to board Meta,UFC,Donald Trump,Dana White,UShttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2025/01/07/191e28d8-6b37-4a64-b7fd-9772a0f94232/191e28d8-6b37-4a64-b7fd-9772a0f94232.JPGMeta names UFC boss Dana White, a Donald Trump ally, to board Dana White speaks next to Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump during his rally for the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 6, 2024. (Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2024/11/07/australian-ambassador-to-us-rudd-deletes-posts-critical-of-trump-after-victory-2024-11-07T13:06:51+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-11-07T12:50:38+04:00Australian ambassador to US Rudd deletes posts critical of Trump after victory Donald Trump,US,US electionshttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/11/06/1df5084e-b9b9-4324-aa85-948f550e0ee5/1df5084e-b9b9-4324-aa85-948f550e0ee5.jpgAustralian ambassador to US Rudd deletes posts critical of Trump after victory Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/10/28/x-suspends-new-account-posting-on-behalf-of-iran-s-khamenei-2024-10-28T18:48:04+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-10-28T18:45:25+04:00X suspends new account posting on behalf of Iran’s Khamenei Ali Khamenei,Iran,Social media,Xhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/10/28/b48e372b-8493-4aba-8e44-71a82c821c40/b48e372b-8493-4aba-8e44-71a82c821c40.jpgX suspends new account posting on behalf of Iran’s Khamenei The social media network X has suspended an account that published Hebrew-language messages on behalf of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. (X)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/09/18/-ghost-cybercrime-platform-dismantled-in-global-operation2024-09-18T17:31:27+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-09-18T17:31:27+04:00‘Ghost’ cybercrime platform dismantled in global operationGhost,Europolhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/06/27/70eb3d9c-92ee-44bb-a299-2280d5a92a11/70eb3d9c-92ee-44bb-a299-2280d5a92a11.JPG‘Ghost’ cybercrime platform dismantled in global operationGeneral view of the Europol building in The Hague, Netherlands. (Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/09/17/meta-bans-russian-state-media-outlets-for-interference-2024-09-17T11:00:49+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-09-17T10:52:54+04:00Meta bans Russian state media outlets for ‘interference’ META,RT,US,Russiahttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/09/17/5248fe0f-c167-444e-a7f0-6bdd441e2b3e/5248fe0f-c167-444e-a7f0-6bdd441e2b3e.JPGMeta bans Russian state media outlets for ‘interference’ The RIA Novosti Instagram page is seen to be unavailable after Facebook owner Meta META.O banned RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, in this screengrab taken on September 17, 2024. (Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2024/09/16/tiktok-s-us-future-hangs-in-balance-at-federal-court-2024-09-16T11:20:26+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-09-16T11:13:22+04:00Tiktok’s US future hangs in balance at federal court Donald Trump,Joe Biden,TikTok,UShttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/03/12/288c6c30-8b2b-4869-a12a-b0d825e0884c/288c6c30-8b2b-4869-a12a-b0d825e0884c.JPGTiktok’s US future hangs in balance at federal court US flag and TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken, June 2, 2023. (File photo: Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/09/03/case-of-telegram-founder-durov-raises-human-rights-concerns-un2024-09-03T15:36:32+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-09-03T15:29:53+04:00Case of Telegram founder Durov raises human rights concerns: UNTelegram,UN human rights chief Volker Turk,X,Brazil,Pavel Durov,Elon Muskhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/08/30/74ce959e-005a-403f-99a2-77432cc66673/74ce959e-005a-403f-99a2-77432cc66673.JPGCase of Telegram founder Durov raises human rights concerns: UNTelegram founder Pavel Durov.(File photo: Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/09/02/telegram-boss-durov-a-victim-of-his-own-independence-russia-s-lavrov-says-2024-09-02T13:36:13+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-09-02T13:26:27+04:00Telegram boss Durov a victim of his own independence, Russia’s Lavrov says Telegram,France,Russiahttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/08/27/c088d9dd-fb59-4d7c-964f-5924c6782f39/c088d9dd-fb59-4d7c-964f-5924c6782f39.JPGTelegram boss Durov a victim of his own independence, Russia’s Lavrov says Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov delivers a keynote speech during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. (Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2024/08/12/elon-musk-to-interview-donald-trump-on-x-social-media-network2024-08-13T05:13:12+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-08-12T15:16:51+04:00Elon Musk interview of Trump starts after X got hit with technical problems Donald Trump,X,Elon Musk,US,US electionshttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/08/12/67d40b56-d0a4-4ffa-8afe-79742086fe5a/67d40b56-d0a4-4ffa-8afe-79742086fe5a.JPGElon Musk interview of Trump starts after X got hit with technical problems US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are seen at the Firing Room Four after the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, May 30, 2020. (Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/08/youtube-outages-reported-in-russia2024-08-08T14:49:43+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-08-08T13:24:42+04:00Mass YouTube outage reported in RussiaOutage,Youtube,Russiahttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2022/03/22/2e86b105-653a-4d31-9a0f-373c3651f58e/2e86b105-653a-4d31-9a0f-373c3651f58e.JPGMass YouTube outage reported in RussiaBroken Ethernet cable is seen in front of Russian flag and Youtube logo in this illustration taken March 11, 2022. (Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/08/05/turkey-to-hold-talk2024-08-05T14:41:45+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-08-05T14:36:18+04:00Turkey to hold talks with Instagram officials after access ban, minister saysMeta,Turkey,Ismail Haniyeh,Instagramhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/06/08/ba383f02-41a8-4cd2-8e43-5edf3619a023/ba383f02-41a8-4cd2-8e43-5edf3619a023.jpgTurkey to hold talks with Instagram officials after access ban, minister saysThe Instagram app icon is seen on a smartphone, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. (AP)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2024/08/04/instagram-blocked-in-turkey-for-third-day-2024-08-04T12:25:39+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-08-04T12:17:38+04:00Instagram blocked in Turkey for third dayMETA,Hamas,Turkey,Ismail Haniyeh,Instagramhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2021/09/15/78eebe82-82f8-4f8a-a20a-e71bd42ddee0/78eebe82-82f8-4f8a-a20a-e71bd42ddee0.jpgInstagram blocked in Turkey for third dayIn studies conducted over the past three years, Facebook researchers have found that Instagram is “harmful for a sizable percentage” of young users. (Unsplash)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/08/01/venezuela-s-maduro-elon-musk-battle-it-out-online-2024-08-01T11:56:01+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-08-01T11:51:11+04:00Venezuela’s Maduro, Elon Musk battle it out online Venezuela,Nicolas Maduro,Elon Muskhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/08/01/67402546-e6d1-4763-afa4-478a7e09272d/67402546-e6d1-4763-afa4-478a7e09272d.JPGVenezuela’s Maduro, Elon Musk battle it out online Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks from a balcony next to his wife Cilia Flores and Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela July 31, 2024. (Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/22/eu-tells-meta-to-address-consumer-fears-over-pay-for-privacy-2024-07-22T17:16:35+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-07-22T17:16:35+04:00EU tells Meta to address consumer fears over ‘pay for privacy’ EU,Meta,privacy,Facebookhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/06/05/89b4494f-4bee-41ef-99f7-0161f2778619/89b4494f-4bee-41ef-99f7-0161f2778619.JPGEU tells Meta to address consumer fears over ‘pay for privacy’ Launched late last year, Meta’s system means users have to pay to avoid data collection, or agree to share their private data with Facebook and Instagram to keep using the platforms for free. (File photo)https://english.alarabiya.net/business/technology/2024/07/22/when-did-facebook-start-2024-07-22T13:43:43+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-07-22T13:43:43+04:00When did Facebook start? mark zuckerberg,social media platforms,facebook,united states,internet users,social mediahttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2022/03/12/b6feea9c-bcb6-442c-9fcc-452d564678c5/b6feea9c-bcb6-442c-9fcc-452d564678c5.jpgWhen did Facebook start? In this file photo illustration, a person looks at a smart phone with a Facebook App logo displayed on the background, on August 17, 2021.https://english.alarabiya.net/business/technology/2024/07/22/how-many-people-use-social-media-2024-07-22T12:53:33+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-07-22T12:53:33+04:00How many people use social media? youtube,twitter,social media users,tiktok,biggest social media platforms,facebook,x,social networking,instagram,internet usershttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2019/03/30/5341f24f-5630-4eed-94a7-dd4deeabcd6c/5341f24f-5630-4eed-94a7-dd4deeabcd6c.jpgHow many people use social media? Australia pledged to introduce new laws that could see social media executives jailed and tech giants fined billions for failing to remove extremist material from their platforms. (File photo: AFP)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/united-states/2024/07/17/elon-musk-to-move-spacex-and-x-hqs-to-texas-frustrated-with-california-laws2024-07-22T13:53:54+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-07-17T12:44:47+04:00Elon Musk to move SpaceX and X HQs to Texas, frustrated with California lawsLaw,Texas,X,SpaceX,Elon Musk,California,UShttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/12/16/3cfb0e2c-aaa5-47fa-9f0f-ff3119c30e5c/3cfb0e2c-aaa5-47fa-9f0f-ff3119c30e5c.JPGElon Musk to move SpaceX and X HQs to Texas, frustrated with California lawsTesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk speaks, as he attends political festival Atreju organised by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) right-wing party, in Rome, Italy, December 16, 2023. (File photo: Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/13/meta-to-roll-back-restrictions-on-trump-s-facebook-instagram-accounts2024-07-22T13:45:49+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-07-13T01:54:45+04:00Meta to roll back restrictions on Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accountsMeta,Donald Trump,Instagram,Facebookhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/04/02/b32e87f7-9119-4bde-bda6-783fca8da7f3/b32e87f7-9119-4bde-bda6-783fca8da7f3.jpgMeta to roll back restrictions on Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accountsThe Truth Social account for former President Donald Trump is seen on a mobile device, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in New York. (AP)https://english.alarabiya.net/business/technology/2024/07/12/musk-s-x-deceives-users-with-blue-checks-eu-charges-2024-07-22T13:49:56+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-07-12T14:17:00+04:00Musk’s X ‘deceives’ users with blue checks, EU chargesEU,X,Elon Muskhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/02/13/bb49d555-77ef-4298-84fe-f35fe71b9c43/bb49d555-77ef-4298-84fe-f35fe71b9c43.JPGMusk’s X ‘deceives’ users with blue checks, EU chargesThe logo of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is seen in this illustration. (Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/05/16/eu-probes-facebook-instagram-over-child-protection-claims-2024-07-22T13:46:42+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-05-16T14:25:17+04:00EU probes Facebook, Instagram over child protection claims Meta,Europe,Instagram,technology,Facebook,social mediahttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/10/30/99d87394-260f-4e2d-b310-60f031bb4d82/99d87394-260f-4e2d-b310-60f031bb4d82.JPGEU probes Facebook, Instagram over child protection claims Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen on smartphone in front of displayed logo of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Whatsapp and Oculus in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021. (File photo: Reuters)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/05/13/elon-musk-s-x-wins-court-reprieve-in-battle-over-extreme-australian-content-2024-07-22T13:54:18+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-05-13T10:30:51+04:00Elon Musk’s X wins court reprieve in battle over extreme Australian content Assyrian orthodox Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel,X,Elon Musk,Australiahttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2024/03/07/c35ade5f-811b-4f27-a8d3-da1da83823e0/c35ade5f-811b-4f27-a8d3-da1da83823e0.jpgElon Musk’s X wins court reprieve in battle over extreme Australian content The opening page of X is displayed on a computer and phone in Sydney, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Australia's online safety watchdog has fined X, formerly known as Twitter, $385,000 for failing to explain how it tackles child sexual exploitation on the social media platform. (AP)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/04/11/instagram-begins-blurring-nudity-in-messages-to-protect-teens-2024-07-22T13:47:08+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-04-11T15:29:36+04:00Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens Child protection,Instagramhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/06/08/ba383f02-41a8-4cd2-8e43-5edf3619a023/ba383f02-41a8-4cd2-8e43-5edf3619a023.jpgInstagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens The Instagram app icon is seen on a smartphone, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. (AP)https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/03/05/Facebook-Instagram-face-outages2024-07-22T13:47:28+04:00hourlyAl Arabiya Englishen2024-03-05T20:05:11+04:00Facebook, Instagram face worldwide outagesSocial media,Instagram,Facebookhttps://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2023/10/30/99d87394-260f-4e2d-b310-60f031bb4d82/99d87394-260f-4e2d-b310-60f031bb4d82.JPGFacebook, Instagram face worldwide outagesFacebook's new rebrand logo Meta is seen on smartphone in front of displayed logo of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Whatsapp and Oculus in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021. (File photo: Reuters)