An incident had taken place on social media, the culprit Instagram, a user claimed that his biography, written in Arabic, was auto- translated to “Palestinian terrorist.” Given Meta’s long history of anti- Palestinian sentiment, journalists and activists claiming Palestinian censorship are now questioning whether the mistranslation was an incident or a calculated event.
By: Arab America Contributing Writer / Mariam Alyakoob Alaa Wardi Alaa Wardi is an Iranian singer who is based in Saudi Arabia and covers many Arabic songs. Many of his songs that he covers, some featuring acapella songs, can be found in his youtube channel: Alaa Warda, which has over 1 million followers. One of … Continued
By Evan Ploeckelman / Arab America Contributing Writer Have you always enjoyed hearing about foreign propaganda bots in the news? Have you always dreamed of spreading propaganda yourself but have been saddened by the lack of opportunity to do so? Do you have no qualms about spreading propaganda for a foreign nation with a long … Continued
SOURCE: EGYPT TODAY CAIRO – 21 November 2020: Famed Lebanese star Elissa is the only Arab artist in Brandwatch’s most influential people on Twitter 2020. “ I am happy and honored to be the only Arab artist in Brandwatch’s most influential people on Twitter 2020 along with the most influential people around the world” Elissa tweeted. … Continued
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: JULIAN BORGER Accounts also linked to Honduras and Indonesia violated policy and were ‘targeted attempt to undermine the public conversation’ Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco, California, in 2016. Yoel Roth, head of site integrity, said the removal was part of the company’s ongoing ‘work to detect and investigate state-backed information operations’. … Continued
Manal al-Sharif, a Saudi women’s rights activist, is the author of “Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman’s Awakening.” SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST BY: MANAL AL-SHARIF In May 2011, the secret police took me from my home in Saudi Arabia in the middle of the night, while my 5-year-old son was sleeping. I might have disappeared without … Continued
Bana al-Abed, known as the girl who tweeted from Aleppo, poses during an interview in Ankara, Turkey, in December 2016. (Adem Altan /Agence France-Presse via Getty Images) By Peter Holley The Washington Post Bana al-Abed used her riveting Twitter account to give the world a glimpse into war-torn Syria, amassing hundreds of thousands of followers along … Continued
By Dean Obeidallah CNN On Saturday, President-elect Trump went after civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, a man millions of Americans rightly admire for his courage and principles. Lewis had commented Friday that he didn’t view Trump as a “legitimate” president since in his view “the Russians participated in helping this man [Trump] get elected.” … Continued
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