December 10th, 20220— This article was contributed by Sarah Moosazadeh, special to The Arab American News
A pair of reading glasses, headscarf and a dose of Middle Eastern humor are all traits Assyrian American comedian and influencer Ramina Odicho uses to post comedic TikTok clips that depict her Assyrian roots and build ties with other...
July 6th, 20220DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is reminding residents to never share personal or financial information online, no matter how real an account may appear, after the discovery of a scam to impersonate elected officials.
The city is alerting the community to a social media scam to impersonate elected officials and defraud Dearborn...
May 28th, 20200
WASHINGTON D.C. — President Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has long protected Internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook, an extraordinary attempt to intervene in the media that experts said was unlikely to survive legal scrutiny.
Trump...
December 8th, 20180DETROIT — Wayne State University’s Department of Communication presented research Tuesday Nov. 27 that examines the effects of the Trump administration on North American Muslims.
At the presentation, Dr. Stine Eckert of WSU’s journalism program introduced three doctoral candidates and contributors to the studies, Jade...
June 5th, 20180DUBAI — Prominent Emirati activist Ahmed Mansoor has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and fined 1 million AED ($272,000) on charges of criticizing the United Arab Emirates government on social media, The National newspaper reported late on Wednesday.
A trade and tourism hub, the UAE is an absolute monarchy that tolerates little...
September 29th, 20170Starting Oct 18, the Department of Homeland Security will begin collecting social media data from naturalized citizens and permanent residents.
Last week, there were additions to the Federal Register which require the collection of “social media handles, aliases, associated identifiable information, and search...
September 14th, 20170Saudi Arabia ― The Saudi Kingdom has urged its people to report subversive comments spotted on social media via a phone app, a move denounced by a human rights watchdog as “Orwellian”.
The appeal, announced on a Twitter account run by the interior ministry late on Tuesday, coincides with an apparent crackdown on potential...
May 5th, 20170LONDON — ISIS militants are developing their own social media platform to avoid security crackdowns on their communications and propaganda, the head of the European Union's police agency said on Wednesday.
Europol Director Rob Wainwright said the new online platform had been uncovered during a 48-hour operation against Internet...
March 17th, 20170Young adults who spend more time on social media may end up feeling more isolated in their daily lives, a recent study suggests.
Researchers focused on how often users of services like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, Vine and LinkedIn experienced what’s known as social isolation - when a person lacks a sense of...
