- Hyderabad
Morphed photos, videos of Hyderabad woman go viral, complaint filed
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad woman alleged that her photos and videos were morphed using AI and Deepfake technology and circulated on multiple social media platforms. According to the police complaint received on March…
- Technology
Facebook owner Meta to buy AI chips in deal worth up to USD 100 billion
New York: Facebook owner Meta Platforms will buy artificial intelligence (AI) chips from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in a deal that will also give it the opportunity to buy up to a…
- India
Journalist arrested for objectionable Facebook post on UP CM in Ballia
Ballia: Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested a journalist from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district for allegedly uploading an objectionable and provocative image of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Facebook, officials said on Tuesday,…
- Technology
After Andhra Pradesh, Goa now exploring social media ban for children
After Andhra Pradesh set up a panel to explore a ban on social media for children under the age of 16, Goa is now mulling the same, with both states taking cues…
- Technology
149 million login credentials of Gmail, Instagram, Facebook leaked: Report
New Delhi: Login credentials, including usernames, passwords, of over 149 million accounts of internet firms, including Gmail, Instagram, Facebook, and Netflix, have allegedly been leaked, a report published by ExpressVPN said. The…
- Business
Meta pauses teen access to AI characters
San Francisco: Meta is halting teens’ access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday. Meta Platforms Inc, which own Instagram and WhatsApp, said that…
- India
‘I’m on unpaid leave’: Thousands of H-1B visa holders stranded in India share their woes
Thousands of Indian H-1B holders are left stranded in India after US consulates abruptly cancelled or postponed their renewal appointments, with many of them sharing their ordeal online. The disruptions follow the…
- Technology
Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week
Melbourne: Social media platforms must report monthly how many children’s accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week, a minister said Wednesday. Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat,…
- World
US court filings claim Meta hid evidence of Facebook’s mental health harms
California: In a major discovery, unredacted files in a lawsuit against top social media platforms revealed Meta stopped internal research, which allegedly found that users had lower rates of anxiety and depression…
- Technology
Woman lawyer gets online threats from rape accused, HC seeks Facebook’s response
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court has directed Facebook and other social media platforms to present their side before it in a case involving online threats made to a female advocate. A division…
- Hyderabad
‘Facebook friend’ cheats Hyderabad man of Rs 10 lakh; case registered
Hyderabad: A 42-year-old man from Hyderabad’s Langar Houz lost Rs 10.21 lakh after being trapped in an online investment scam by a woman he met on Facebook. Police said the victim befriended…
- India
Akhilesh Yadav’s Facebook account restored; IT minister says no role in ‘suspension’
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav’s official Facebook account, which was allegedly suspended earlier, has been restored, party sources said on Saturday. Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said…
- India
Hyderabad police book FB page admin for defaming ex-CJI Ramana
Hyderabad: A case was registered against the administrator of a Facebook page for allegedly falsely attributing certain remarks to former Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana, police said on Sunday.…
- India
UP: Congress workers file complaint over Facebook post abusing Rahul Gandhi
Amethi: Congress workers in Amethi on Friday submitted a complaint to police seeking action against a social media user for allegedly abusing their leader Rahul Gandhi on Facebook. The post has triggered…
- India
‘Objectionable’ cartoons on PM, RSS: SC gives anticipatory bail to cartoonist
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave anticipatory bail to cartoonist Hemant Malviya who is accused of sharing allegedly objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS workers on social…
