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arabic

venmo freaking out

PayPal and Venmo’s anti-terrorism regulations are causing headaches for average businesses

You are always at the mercy of PayPal and Venmo.

On Nov 11, 2019 by Elisa Shoenberger

Tech

Where the Arab world goes to find the dankest memes

'Arab people love to laugh.'

On Feb 6, 2017 by Matt Silverman, chris boylan

Tech

YouTube prankster Adam Saleh claims Delta kicked him off flight for speaking Arabic

He claims he and his friend were removed because the language made other passengers uncomfortable.

On Dec 21, 2016 by Jaya Saxena

IRL

Trans activist exposes violent Arabic threats on Twitter

A Kuwaiti man shows how intense the anti-LGBT climate is across the Middle East.

On Jul 29, 2016 by Mary Emily O'Hara

IRL

Arabic hashtag shows global solidarity on Transgender Day of Visibility

Yes, there are trans people in the Middle East.

On Mar 31, 2016 by Mary Emily O'Hara

IRL

Lindsay Lohan thought the Arabic word for ‘donkey’ meant ‘beautiful’

Did they not give girl an Arabic-English dictionary on the set of 'The Parent Trap'?

On Apr 22, 2015 by EJ Dickson

Streaming

U.S. Embassy criticizes Muslim Brotherhood for conflicting tweets

The English and Arabic Twitter accounts of Egypt's ruling party had very different messages about recent attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.

On Sep 14, 2012 by Kevin Collier

Tech

Twitter begins adding Arabic support

First step: Recruiting volunteers to translate the site's user interface.

On Jan 26, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

Internet Culture

Twitter in Arabic: “Top priority”

Twitter's hundreds of thousands of users in the Arab world will have to wait a little longer.

On Jan 3, 2012 by Owen Thomas

Internet Culture

Twitter adds four more languages—but not Arabic

Danish, Finnish, Polish, and Norwegian are now on Twitter's menu.

On Dec 22, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

Internet Culture

New study: Most of Twitter doesn’t speak English

Less than 4 in 10 tweets are written in English now. Arabic is the fastest-growing language lately.

On Nov 28, 2011 by Fernando Alfonso III

Internet Culture

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