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Now playing Next The Cube Mosques ask Twitter to ban far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders The Turkish Islamic Cultural Federation has sent a formal request to Twitter asking that anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders be removed from the platform. 06/11/2018
Now playing Next France French gender equality minister donates hair to cancer patients The politician said she had been reluctant to go public with the personal action, but wanted “to make this initiative known to all those who can and want to contribute”. 01/11/2018
Now playing Next world news Instagram kidnap: could it happen to you? Olia Kedik, also known as Olia Moda, is a Russian fashion blogger based in San Francisco, California. Her Instagram account was hacked in early August 2018, and hackers bribed her to pay 350 dollars to get it back. 01/11/2018
Now playing Next France Over 100 arrested in France after police ‘purge’ call goes viral Police reportedly deployed 15,000 officers across the country in anticipation of violence on Halloween. 01/11/2018
Now playing Next Saudi Arabia Khashoggi was victim of Saudi internet trolls, friend tells Euronews Saudi dissident and friend of Jamal Khashoggi said he was a victim of Saudi internet "flies". 23/10/2018
Now playing Next France French teachers share their stories of harassment and abuse at school In France, the viral video of a student threatening his professor with a fake gun has led teachers to share their own harassment stories on social media and ask for more support from school authorities 22/10/2018
Now playing Next Italy Milan restaurant gives away meals to popular Instagram users Instagram users with 1,000 followers or more get one free dish at the This Is Not a Sushi Bar restaurant, while those with more than 100,000 can eat for free. 19/10/2018