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Twitter Accounts Hijacked With ‘Nazi’ Hashtags In Turkish

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A diplomatic spat between Turkey, the Netherlands and Germany spread online on Wednesday when a large number of Twitter accounts were hijacked and replaced with anti-Nazi messages in Turkish. The attacks, using the hashtags #Nazialmanya (NaziGermany) or #Nazihollanda (NaziHolland), took over accounts of high-profile CEOs, publishers, government agencies, politicians and also some ordinary Twitter users. … Read more

EU Commissioner Apologizes For Remarks On China

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European Commissioner Guenther Oettinger issued a formal apology on Thursday for remarks that China took offence to but which the German conservative politician had declined to withdraw for several days. In a statement issued by the EU executive on his behalf, the digital affairs commissioner who had referred to Chinese people as “slit eyes” during … Read more