Twitter and Facebook vow to challenge Turkey over ban
By David Dolan Twitter and Facebook have vowed to fight a Turkish ban that briefly blocked access to social media sites this week, a clampdown...
Twitter and YouTube blocked in Turkey after court decision
Access to Twitter and video-sharing website YouTube were blocked in Turkey on Monday following a court decision based on complaints from individuals, a source in...
US ambassador: my tweet was misunderstood (Update 3)
By Jean Christou US AMBASSADOR John Koenig on Monday said a tweet he posted on Sunday regarding President Nicos Anastasiades’ visit to Russia, which brought...
In Twitter hack, Pentagon learns perils of social media exposure
By Phil Stewart If so-called “cyber jihadists” want to launch another social media attack on America’s military, they will have plenty of targets: the U.S....
China shuts 50 websites and social media accounts
By Adam Rose China has closed 50 websites and social media accounts for violations ranging from pornography to “publishing political news without a permit”, Beijing’s...
Uber driver arrested for India rape was career criminal
By Aditya Kalra and Malini Menon The Uber taxi driver held on suspicion of raping a passenger in India is a career criminal who was...
Politicians finally understanding the power of social media
By Mariana Antonescu WE’RE SEEING a lot of social media activity right now in Europe and especially in Cyprus, both from the side of individual politicians...
If I unfollowed you, it’s because you tweeted about the World Cup
By Jack Shafer At the rate I’m going, the number of people I follow on Twitter will have dropped from 640 to zero on July...
Gunman kills one, three wounded in Seattle
By Bryan Cohen A man armed with a shotgun opened fire on Thursday at a small Christian college in Seattle, killing one person and wounding two...
Turkey keeps YouTube block despite court rulings
By Daren Butler Turkish authorities defied court orders and reaffirmed a ban on YouTube imposed after the posting of illicit recordings of top secret security talks that was...
US created Twitter-like service in Cuba, denies fomenting unrest
By Will Dunham and Doina Chiacu The US government created a service similar to Twitter in Cuba in a “discreet” operation intended to promote democracy on the communist-ruled island, officials said...
Turkey says Syria security leak ‘villainous’ as YouTube blocked
By Nick Tattersall Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday denounced as “villainous” the leaking of a recording of top security officials discussing possible military...
Turkey’s Gul at odds with Erdogan over Twitter ban
By Orhan Coskun Turkish President Abdullah Gul set himself publicly at odds with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, saying that it was unacceptable to...
Twitter shares rocket 92% higher in NYSE debut
By Olivia Oran and Gerry Shih Twitter Inc stock soared 92 percent in their first day of trading on Thursday on the New York Stock...
Apple, Google, dozens of others urge US surveillance disclosures
Dozens of companies, non-profits and trade organizations including Apple Inc, Google Inc and Facebook Inc sent a letter on Thursday pushing the Obama administration and...