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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday threatened Turkish media with reprisals if they disseminated content that damaged the country’s core values, in a move that might be a prelude to further censorship in the sector. In a notice…
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Several media outlets published pictures of the child known as the "smallest smoker" in the world, and explained how he looks now and his daily life. According to the newspaper, "Daily Star", it has become difficult to know what the…
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A Lebanese judge rejected on Monday a request by the Order of Press Editors to ban all activities of the Lebanese Alternative Press Syndicate, citing an insufficient “sound legal basis.” The Alternative Press Syndicate is a group of…
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Australia will introduce legislation to make social media giants provide details of users who post defamatory comments, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday. The government has been looking at the extent of the responsibility of…
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The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Turkish authorities to release Syrian journalist Majed Shamaa and end deportation proceedings against him. Shamaa, a reporter for the Dubai-based broadcaster Orient TV, was arrested by Turkish…
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Wide controversy on social media in Turkey after rumors spread about the health of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, some of which reached confirmation of Erdogan's death. A large number of social media users circulated news about the…
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The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday condemned Iranian authorities for imprisoning journalist Manoochehr Aghaei, and called for his immediate and unconditional release. Aghaei is the editor-in-chief of the independent, social…
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New Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi reiterated on Monday his desire to restrict press freedoms, saying the media cannot “assault the dignity of politicians.” During his meeting with a delegation from the Lebanese Press…
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Facebook Inc. has told Australian publishers it has stopped negotiating licensing deals, an email to the industry seen by Reuters showed, a move which came just six months after the passing of a law designed to make tech giants pay for news…
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Israeli media reports say two more of the six Palestinian who broke out of a maximum-security prison this week have been arrested at dawn Saturday, leaving two prisoners at large. The prisoners captured included Zakaria Zubeidi, a…
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