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Gulf Countries Explore Restrictions on Social Media Access to Teenagers

GCC Hamna Farrukh - March 14, 2025

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are in talks with technology companies to restrict social media access to teenagers. The idea is to keep young...

UAE Launches Golden Visa for Content Creators – Are You Eligible?

Entertainment Hamna Farrukh - February 3, 2025

With its Golden Visa for content creators, Dubai heralds a new era of digital creativity. This first project of its kind grants a 10-year...

How a 59-Year-Old Viral Nanny Became a TikTok Sensation?

Entertainment Hamna Farrukh - November 8, 2024

59-year-old Jameela Runo Dikhoro, the Viral Nanny, affectionately known as Mama Jameela, From just proclaiming her passion for cooking, has morphed into a social...

Dh500,000 fine, 5 years in jail for 7 types of online content that are banned in UAE

Social Media Urooj Kamran - August 21, 2024

If you are in the habit of spreading fake information on social media or jumping on the bandwagon of trolling without verifying, you better...

TikTok joins messaging showground with new group chat aspect

Apps Urooj Kamran - August 14, 2024

In the unprecedented wave of diversification, Tiktok – the video-sharing app belonging to the ByteDance company – has leaped into the messaging space as...

Counterfeit QR codes, fraud police officers: How UAE residents are conned by impostors

Banking Urooj Kamran - July 18, 2024

Several years ago, a majority of the fraud victims claimed that they had been financially defrauded after getting their credit cards stolen. Now, scammers...

UAE: Watching films, and playing games while eating could put you at risk for social isolation, and obesity, Studies show

Gaming Urooj Kamran - July 2, 2024

While Gen-Z has suffered from the likes of social network addiction and self-isolation, in a rather shocking revelation, adults have also become addicted to...

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