Social Media

GOVERNMENT
Saudi upholds eight-year jail term for tweeter

Mar 10, 2014 Man also convicted of posting tweets mocking kingdom’s ruler, religious establishment
WEB
Privacy groups try to block Facebook WhatsApp deal

Mar 08, 2014 Privacy campaigners fear Facebook will use data from WhatsApp for advertising purposes
MOBILITY
Businesses ignore third platform at their peril

Feb 27, 2014 IDC urges regional businesses to pay attention to emerging technologies or face ‘extinction’
IT BUSINESS
Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19bn

Feb 20, 2014 Price tag puzzles analysts; leads to questions over monetisation
GOVERNMENT
Re-tweeting ‘offensive’ posts could mean jail, Saudis warned

Feb 09, 2014 Prominent lawyer says re-posting inappropriate remarks could lead to 5yrs jail, $800,000 fine
TELECOMS
du launches Smart City ideathon

Feb 08, 2014 Operator seeks views and ideas ahead of e-government event
IT BUSINESS
Twitter buys up 900 IBM patents

Feb 02, 2014 Microblogging service acquires IP bundle to bolster defences against litigation
SECURITY
British spy agency taps social sites: report

Jan 28, 2014 Snowden papers reveal GCHQ monitored YouTube, Facebook, Twitter
GOVERNMENT
Saudi to be jailed, lashed over defamatory tweet

Jan 05, 2014 Saudi youth who pretended to be a lawyer for UAE singer Ahlam has been jailed
GOVERNMENT
Rights group slams Kuwait over Twitter ruling

Dec 15, 2013 Appeal court upholds two-year sentence for ‘insulting’ Emir

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