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Does Clubhouse have the staying power to go beyond a pandemic fad? Ragheb Malli is not so sure.
Comment: In India, an increasingly authoritarian government combined with Twitter's willingness to put stakeholders before users raises questions over freedom of speech, writes Jillian C. York.
Deplatforming Trump is no atonement for tech's sins abroad
Comment: Debate over deplatforming Trump misses the point: That from India to Myanmar, Silicon Valley has failed to police hate speech for years, writes Jillian C. York.
Tech fuelled the Arab Spring, then helped quash it
Comment: Social media played an important role in the Arab uprisings, but over the last decade, authoritarian regimes have embraced this ...
Turkey fines social media companies $3.8 million
Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and other major social media companies have failed to comply with Turkish Internet regulations which human rights ...
Arab and Muslim candidates take on local US politics
In-depth: Aside from winning their races, Arab and Muslim politicians also have to win over sceptics.
Saudi-Israel ties in the spotlight after UAE normalization deal
Despite the fact that Saudi Arabia has made no official comment on the UAE’s normalization deal with Israel, its covert ties to Israel are now ...
Kuwait says won't budge from 'fixed' anti-normalisation stance: reports
Despite a UAE-Israel so-called peace deal announced on Thursday, Kuwait said it would not change its stance on normalisation.
Saudi Arabia will 'inevitably' normalise ties with Israel: Kushner
Jared Kushner envisages that Saudi Arabia will normalise ties with Israel.
YouTube culls prominent white supremacist channels over hate speech
YouTube has shut down six channels promoting white supremacy - including those of David Duke and Richard Spencer - as social media sites begin ...
Trump to extend US work visa freeze until year-end
Trump will prolong a ban on US employment permits until the end of 2020, and broaden it to include H-1B visas used widely by tech companies and ...
The human cost of Saudi Arabia's dystopian Neom megacity
The killing of a tribal activist has shone a spotlight on the Western firms helping to build Saudi Arabia's Neom megacity.
Digital diplomacy could reshape politics in the Middle East
Could digital diplomacy be the answer to inequality and war in the Middle East?
Rare Saudi resistance hits futuristic megacity project
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's dream project hit a new roadblock when a member of the local Huwaitat tribe was gunned down after he ...
The impact of Artificial Intelligence in the GCC
Estimated to contribute as much as $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, Artificial Intelligence is considered a game changer and could ...
'Multi-billion projects in the pipeline' at Saudi investment forum
Some of the biggest corporate names and top government officials that had boycotted Davos in the Desert last December are returning to the same forum again this year.
Iranian hackers targeted US presidential campaign: Microsoft
Iran-linked hackers attempted to gain access to hundreds of accounts associated with US presidential campaigns, Microsoft said Friday.
How the private sector supports Arab authoritarians (II)
Comment: The international private sector has aided authoritarian regimes and dictators for decades, with a combination of arms, advice, ...
Tech giant Intel set to invest billions into Israel
Intel is set to invest around $10 billion in a new tech site in Israel.
Saudi Arabia's crisis: Climate change opportunity
Comment: Now is the time to force western companies to give up the fossil-fuel profits that Saudi Arabia is investing in them, write Sunjeev ...
Newly-released Khashoggi interview reveals fears of MBS’ 'authoritarian rule'
Speaking off the record to a Newsweek journalist working on a story about the Saudi leadership, Khashoggi said he just wanted a 'better Saudi ...
Society: With one in five relationships starting online, marriage app muzmatch hopes to revolutionise how Muslims around the world look for ...
Sophia has more rights than Saudi Arabia's migrant workers
Comment: Robot Sophia presents us with a future where robots are recognised as human, while migrants continue to toil with no basic rights, ...
King Salman launches construction of Saudi Arabia's 'Disneyland'
Saudi Arabia's King Salman was set to launch the entertainment city's construction on Wednesday, which was delayed without a reason given.
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