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RIYADH: Mental health is still often considered a taboo subject in the region and across the world, with explanations ranging from the superstitious to the criminal, but it is now being highlighted and normalized by Saudi filmmakers with their movies and television shows. In her most recent work, Saudi writer, director, and actress Sarah Taibah packs a collection of laughs, empathy, and thought-provoking elements into the TV series “Jameel Jeddan.” The show is a coming-of-age story… Source link

LONDON: Anti-vaxxer groups are using carrot emojis to evade automated moderation tools used by social media networks to detect news that does not comply with the platform policies, the BBC reported on Friday. An investigation revealed multiple Facebook groups in which the carrot emoji was substituted for the word “vaccine.” Because Facebook’s algorithm normally concentrates on words rather than emojis, members were able to sidestep the platform’s automatic content moderation… Source link

LAS VEGAS: In four decades of writing about the Las Vegas underworld and government corruption, investigative reporter Jeff German took on plenty of powerful and dangerous people. The hard-bitten newsman was once punched by an organized crime associate and received veiled threats from mobsters. Nothing seemed to faze him as he doggedly went about his work. So German characteristically didn’t express concern when Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, a virtually unknown… Source link

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger said on Wednesday the entertainment giant had determined that a “substantial portion” of Twitter’s users were “not real” in 2016, when Disney was weighing a purchase of the social network.Iger said the Walt Disney Co. and Twitter Inc. boards were prepared to enter negotiations when he got cold feet. He said that, with Twitter’s help, Disney had learned that “a substantial portion — not a majority -” of users were fake.“I remember discounting… Source link

NEW YORK: John Miller, who has held major jobs in both justice agencies and journalism, is joining CNN as chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst, the network said on Tuesday.Miller has worked at both ABC News and CBS News during his career. He also worked at the FBI and most recently was the deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism for the New York Police Department.As a journalist, he covered the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and, prior to that while at ABC… Source link

DUBLIN: Ireland’s Data Protection Commission on Monday said it had fined Instagram a record $402 million (405 million euros) for breaching regulations on the handling of children’s data.“We adopted our final decision last Friday and it does contain a fine of 405 million euros,” the DPC said in a statement. Full details of the decision will be published next week, it added.The DPC launched an investigation in late 2020 into concerns about how the image-sharing social media platform… Source link

LONDON: Twitter said Thursday it was testing a new edit button, a feature long demanded by users. “If you see an edited Tweet, it’s because we’re testing the edit button. This is happening and you’ll be OK,” the company tweeted. The new feature, which is still in the trial stage and expected to be rolled out in the coming weeks, will only be available to some users. “Later this month, the platform will be expanding Edit Tweet access to Twitter Blue subscribers. As part of their… Source link

DUBAI: The Dubai Business Women Council organized the “Women in Media” forum in collaboration with MBC Group, to discuss the role that media organizations can play in increasing the representation and accountability of women in media. The event is part of the council’s #DBWCFORUMS initiative, which includes a series of talks that aim to raise awareness about the challenges and opportunities for women in different industries.  During the event, MBC Group and DBWC signed a… Source link

MANILA: Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN Corp. said on Thursday it has terminated a deal to acquire a minority stake in local operator TV5 Network Inc, weeks after some lawmakers questioned the legality of the plan.ABS-CBN, which has been broadcasting content mostly online since losing its rights to operate radio and television frequencies in 2020, gave no reason for the scrapping of the deal, which it said was a mutual decision.The termination follows concern from some legislators at an… Source link

LONDON: A French administrative court announced on Tuesday the decision to expel Moroccan Imam Hassan Iquioussen from France for spreading hate speech and extremism. France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced the court ruling on his Twitter account, saying that Iquioussen “will be expelled from national territory” in “a great victory for the republic.”  The decision comes after weeks of court battles and statements by Darmanin that he is prepared to change the law to… Source link