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Kremlin-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on all smartphones sold in Russia

London  —  The Russian government will require the state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on all smartphones and tablets sold in the country, in a move that could increase surveillance of Russian citizens. According to an official statement Thursday, Max will be installed on devices from September 1. The RuStore app, a homegrown rival …

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Egypt Independent August 24, 2025

‘You never want to leave:’ TikTok employees raise concerns about the app’s impact on teens in newly unsealed video

New York  —  Current and former TikTok employees have raised concerns internally about how the app’s popular algorithm could hurt young users’ mental health, a newly unsealed video presented as evidence in a North Carolina lawsuit against the company shows. The comments stand in contrast to repeated public statements by the company that it believes …

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Egypt Independent August 21, 2025

Trump says he has a TikTok buyer. Here are the players who have been vying to buy the app

New York CNN  —  After months of speculation and multiple bids from would-be American buyers, TikTok may finally be getting a new owner. President Donald Trump teased over the weekend that there is a buyer for TikTok, whom he will announce in two weeks, which could secure the app’s long-term future in the United States. …

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Egypt Independent July 1, 2025

Muslim Dating App ‘Salams’ faces boycott calls over owner’s pro-Israel stance

With over seven million Muslims worldwide seeking a husband or wife, the dating app “Salams” aims to help form families based on Islamic principles, by facilitating introductions between users based on information they provide about themselves. However, Spencer Rascoff, the CEO of the company “Match Group” which recently acquired the app, has sparked outrage on …

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Egypt Independent April 4, 2025

Egypt launches Kitab app to promote digital culture

Ahmed Fouad Henna, Minister of Culture, and Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, launched the free Kitab (Book) application as a tool to promote digital culture, under the slogan: ‘Your book, wherever you want, whenever you want’, during the opening of the 56th Cairo International Book Fair at the Egypt International Exhibition Center …

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Egypt Independent January 26, 2025

Yes, a TikTok ban is closer than ever. No, your app probably won’t just disappear

New York CNN  —  TikTok’s fate in the United States is now in the hands of the Supreme Court. And things are not looking good for the app. The Supreme Court on Friday heard oral arguments over the law that could ban TikTok in the United States. The law, signed by President Joe Biden in …

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Egypt Independent January 13, 2025

TikTok and its owner ask for temporary block to law that could result in the app’s US ban

Chinese-based ByteDance and its short-video app TikTok asked an appeals court Monday to temporarily block a law that would require parent company ByteDance to divest TikTok by January 19 or face a ban in the United States, pending a review by the US Supreme Court. The companies filed the emergency motion with the US Court …

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Egypt Independent December 11, 2024

What’s next for TikTok now that the app might get banned?

New York CNN  —  TikTok’s US-based users could have only a few more weeks to enjoy scrolling through their For You Page before the app is banned in the country starting on January 19, 2025. A US appeals court on Friday upheld the law that requires TikTok to be sold off from its Chinese parent …

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Egypt Independent December 9, 2024

Will eSIM service in Egypt affect the InstaPay application?

The Head of the Communications Committee in the House of Representatives Ahmed Badawi said that the launch of  eSIM service in Egypt during December has no direct relationship with the “InstaPay” application for money transfers. During a phone interview with MBC Masr channel on Tuesday, Badawi explained that InstaPay is affiliated with the Central Bank …

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Egypt Independent December 5, 2024