BARCELONA, Spain – Google is “very, very proud” of cyberactivist Wael Ghonim, a young executive at the company who emerged as a leading voice of the Egyptian uprising, company boss Eric Schmidt said Tuesday. Ghonim, Google?s head of marketing for the Middle East and North Africa, administered a Facebook page…
BUDAPEST (AFP) – Thousands of people protested against Hungary’s controversial new media law on Friday, demanding the legislation — which has come under widespread fire internationally — be withdrawn. The rally, organised via online social networks and blogs, was the second such protest to be held in front of the…
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