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16 December 2011

PalConnect: Palestine's First-Ever Social Media Conference

Written by Jillian York · Feature, Conference

Palestine had its first-ever social media conference on December 4-6, 2011. It brought together Palestinian social media activists from across Palestine with the goal of supporting the development of local digital activism.

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13 November 2010

Palestinian blogger arrested for criticism of Islam on Facebook

Written by Sami Ben Gharbia · Advocacy, Arrest and Harassment

Palestinian blogger, Waleed Khalid Hasayin (pen name: Waleed Al-Husseini), a 26-year-old barber from the West Bank city of Qalqilya, has been arrested by the Palestinian authorities for creating a facebook...

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7 May 2010

Facebook: Interested in Palestine? Not anymore.

Written by Jillian York · Advocacy

When Facebook rolled out its latest feature, “Connections,” in April 2010, many users were confused by the changes. The opt-in feature, intended to create a broader sense of community around...

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