Mediawatch
Trump's anti-Macron Twitter tirade
We break down Donald Trump's series of critical tweets aimed at Emmanuel Macron, just days after he was hosted in Paris for the centenary commemorations of the end of World War I.
Saud al-Qahtani switches from ‘Mr. Hashtag’ to fall guy in Khashoggi case
Saud al-Qahtani, the once powerful Saudi online media enforcer, was fired amid reports of his personal involvement in Jamal Khashoggi’s killing. But is he simply biding his time,…
Musk tweet costs Tesla 20 million in SEC settlement
Elon Musk will step down as chairman of Tesla and pay a 20 million dollar fine, in a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. He will remain…
Le Pen ordered to undergo psychiatric tests
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen expressed outrage Thursday after being ordered to undergo psychiatric tests for tweeting pictures of atrocities committed by the Islamic…
Mediawatch
Twitter bans Alex Jones for life
Twitter has banned a right-wing conspiracy theorist for life. It was decided the pages for Alex Jones and his Infowars website had violated the site's policy on abusive…
Facebook, Twitter vow ‘fight back’ against foreign abuse
Facebook and Twitter executives pledged on Wednesday to better protect their social media platforms in the 2018 elections and beyond, and told Congress of aggressive efforts to…
Media tricked into announcing ‘death’ of Costa-Gavras
One of the internet’s most notorious hoaxers on Thursday tricked media all over the world into breaking news on the death of Costa-Gavras, forcing the Franco-Greek filmmaker to…
The Debate
Algorithm anxiety: Trump accuses tech giants of political bias
President Trump has accused Google, Facebook and Twitter of bias. He singled out Google in particular over search engine results that he claims unfairly point to unflattering…
The World This Week
Zimbabwe elections and Trump vs Iran
The World This Week looks at Zimbabwe, where incumbent President Emerson Mnangagwa called his election "a new beginning" for the country. But is it? The first vote since the…
Media Watch
French Twitter is in a flap over fakes
French Twitter is reeling after an overnight cull of fake accounts and bots—and the suspension of many legitimate users, too. Some are chalking it up to censorship or a political…
Iranian minister tweets back at Trump: 'BE CAUTIOUS!'
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hit back on Monday at threats from US President Donald Trump on Twitter, warning him to "BE CAUTIOUS!"
French football team score win on pitch and social media
France’s 2018 World Cup-winning team sang, danced, cheered -- and posted it live on social media sites, bagging both the football and popularity contests.