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A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a "don't ask, don't tell" approach on kids under 13 on its platforms.

Lebanon’s digital landscape has grown more volatile with every year of crisis. Financial collapse, a rise of disinformation, the spread of hate speech, and the ongoing pressures of instability have all left their mark on how people in Lebanon experience the internet. Several cases of disinformation have been documented by SMEX’s digital safety Helpdesk, highlighting…

(MENAFN - Tactics PR) Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge) and Lebanese NGO Alsama Project have signed an agreement during the Education World Forum to collaborate on a new ...

Baghdad also sent 1,000 tons of wheat to make bread for distribution to displaced people.

OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers — the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence — who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship.

Shafaqna India: The Bi-quarterly Journal of “Religion, Management & Governance” has published the paper “Ethnography of Arbaeen March as a Model of Human Dignity” written by Mohammad Asaadi, Hossein Amadeh and Khalil Noruzi in 2023. According to Shafaqna, this paper analyzes and describes Arbaeen culture and decision-making strategies to promote it. The Arbaeen March is…

Tax collection in foreign currency, as proposed by Finance Minister Yassine Jaber, is based on a new provision in the 2026 budget.

Russia's main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder and owner of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list.

Trafficking in persons remains one of the most pervasive and devastating crimes of our time. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the scale and complexity of the challenge continue to grow, driven by conflict, economic inequality, and complex migration flows. The fight against trafficking often focuses on those trapped in degrading work environments,…

U.S.-based depositors, whose funds are unlawfully trapped in Lebanon, had filed a class-action lawsuit in 2024.

A top European Union official on Monday called for limits to be placed on children using social media as a special EU panel looking into the challenge recommended forbidding access for those under 13 until tech companies can prove their platforms are safe.

Shafaqna India:| AI & HI adopted content- What do we know about Arbaeen walk? The Arbaeen Walk is one of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings. It is a pilgrimage undertaken by millions of Muslims—predominantly Shia, but increasingly also Sunni Muslims, Christians, Yazidis, and people of other backgrounds—to commemorate Arbaeen, the fortieth day after the…

The hundreds of millions who use Meta-owned messenger WhatsApp to chat with family, friends or businesses will no longer need to share phone numbers under a coming update, the company said Monday.

The man seen violently beating a woman at a restaurant has been arrested, but the incident has reignited debate over domestic violence amid warnings that such abuse can increase during periods of war.

The European Union accused Meta on Wednesday of failing to stop underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram, in violation of the bloc's tough digital rules that require social media sites to protect minors.

By Jihed Abidellaoui, Zohra Bensemra and Khalil Ashawi NABATIEH, Lebanon, June 26 (Reuters) - Chanting rhythmically in the summer sun, the men marched through the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh as part of their annual tradition to mark Ashura, the holiest day in the Shi'ite Muslim calendar. This year, they walked through a city in…

Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in Instagram's parental supervision program.

TEHRAN — The procession moved with solemn purpose through streets that barely resembled a city. Flanked by mounds of pulverized concrete and snarled metal, the crowd chanted and beat their chests.

Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people's use of Instagram, his congressional testimony and internal advice he's received about being "authentic" and not "robotic."

At a cemetery in southern Lebanon, Ghada Hussein clutched images of her son, a Hezbollah fighter killed in an Israeli strike and buried in a temporary grave because the family cannot return to her border village. In a section just above the regular cemetery in Haret Saida, dozens of graves have been dug into the…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched his country as a central player in the global artificial intelligence ecosystem, saying it aims to build technology at home while deploying it worldwide.

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Like medication, grief technology should be approached experimentally: if it causes harm or fails to help, users should stop. But that choice is theirs to make By: ...

Russia has blocked popular messaging service WhatsApp for failing to abide by Russian legislation, the Kremlin said Thursday.

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, June 3 (Petra) -- Under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Alia Bint Al Hussein, a regional workshop entitled "Promoting Positive Community Behavior to ...

Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms.

(MENAFN) An average of 11 children were killed or injured each day in Lebanon during the past week, according to UNICEF, which expressed alarm over the growing toll on children as military strikes ...

Meta has failed to disclose what it knows about the harmful effect of its platforms on children in violation of New Mexico's consumer protection laws, a state prosecutor said Monday as a trial began over the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media.

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Alsama has developed an accelerated education model tailored for teenagers; through its curriculum, students can progress to university in around six years By: Nandini ...

Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by dueling narratives from the plaintiffs and the two remaining defendants, Meta and YouTube.

(MENAFN) Jabal Amel Hospital in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre remains operational despite ongoing Israeli bombardment, with medical staff continuing to treat wounded civilians while the ...

In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system. Soldiers in Austria are using open source office software to write reports after the military dropped Microsoft Office. Bureaucrats in a German state have also turned to free software for their administrative work.

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) QNA Doha, Qatar: Assistant Secretary-General for Relief and International Development at the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), Mohammed Badr Al Sada, said the 2026 Adahi ...

The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of breaching the bloc's digital rules with "addictive design" features that lead to compulsive use by children, in preliminary charges that strike at the heart of the popular video sharing app's operating model.

(MENAFN - Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka: Bangladeshi migrant workers in the Gulf are facing mounting uncertainty over jobs, wages, and safety as the ongoing Middle East conflict disrupts regional ...

As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like "eyebrows" and offering to shake your hand with its grippers, it looks nothing like the sleek and intimidating humanoids built by companies like Tesla.

(MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Doing around 8,500 steps a day can help people keep weight off after dieting, according to new research.To be presented at the 'European Congress on Obesity' ...

At least 25 women have been killed and 109 injured in Lebanon in the three weeks since a ceasefire took effect on April 17, highlighting the continuing risks faced by civilians despite the truce, a senior UN Women official said Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking from Lebanon via video link to reporters in Geneva, Moez…

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) AFP Beirut, Lebanon: More than half of Lebanon's population depends on humanitarian aid, a European Union official said on Friday, as Israel continues its attacks on the ...

نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net . لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. Hantavirus has returned to global headlines following reports of confirmed infections aboard a cruise ship, prompting renewed attention to the rare but potentially deadly virus. Health experts stress that while hantavirus infections remain uncommon, some strains can cause severe…

Oliver Farry welcomes Antoine Kallab, AUB Associate Director and Advisor to Lebanon's Ministry of Industry. In a region ravaged by war, displacement, and political collapse, a long-term environmental crisis is rapidly unfolding. Beneath those ruins lie heavy metals, toxic materials, collapsing infrastructure, and the prospect of irreversible contamination. “A disaster is never over until we’ve…

By Catherine Cartier and Emilie Madi BEIRUT, May 6 (Reuters) - Mohammed's life as a gay man in conservative south Lebanon was already rife with challenges. But Israeli strikes on his hometown in March were the final straw, pushing him to flee to a rare shelter in Beirut hosting LGBT people. Most of the more…

(MENAFN) Experts and legal advocates sounded the alarm Tuesday over a deepening crisis facing media workers in Lebanon, warning that deadly attacks, pervasive surveillance, and a near-total absence ...

Journalists in Lebanon face increasing threats, including deadly attacks, surveillance, and legal gaps, experts warned Tuesday, calling for urgent accountability and stronger protections, Anadolu reports. Speakers at a hybrid briefing, including representatives from Human Rights Watch and legal and media groups, told reporters in Geneva that violence against journalists is part of a broader pattern.…

By Ahmad Al Kerdi and Raghed Waked BEIRUT, May 5 (Reuters) - A private school in the heart of Beirut converted into a wartime shelter has become a flashpoint for social tensions brewing across Lebanon over the mass displacement caused by the war between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Seeing the man struggling at the roadside, Naeem Abbas Muhammad stepped in, gently guiding him across traffic and staying by his side until he reached safety By: ...

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) They rented an apartment to use as a hideout and to store stolen cash, and prepared a vehicle to execute the crimes as part of an organised plan By: Afkar Ali Ahmed ...

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) From warehouse staff to award-winning labourers, workers across the UAE speak of trust, safety and stability during a period of regional uncertainty By: SM Ayaz Zakir ...

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) She needed quick medical attention and evacuation was a major challenge because of the remote, rugged terrain near the country's border area By: Ajanta Paul A UAE ...