- World
Facebook and Instagram down, users report issues globally
New Delhi: Users of Facebook and Instagram across several countries reported widespread disruptions on Friday, June 12, with thousands complaining that the Meta-owned platforms were either not loading properly or failing to…
- Hate Crime
Rajasthan man claims he can wipe out Muslim community in Tonk
Tonk: A resident of Tonk, Rajasthan, Ajay Tiwari, publicly called for the genocide of Muslims, claiming he could eliminate the minority community if granted just “one second of permission” from authorities. A…
- India
Fake Facebook user booked for posing as Shia cleric over hate content in UP
Lucknow: A Facebook user posing as a Shia cleric has been booked for allegedly inciting animosity, hatred, and hostility between communities, police said on Tuesday. Case registered after complaint The action came…
- Bangalore
10 years later, man gets life term for murdering Facebook friend
Bengaluru: A local court awarded life imprisonment to a man convicted of murdering a woman he had met through Facebook before fleeing with her valuables and bank cards. The Bengaluru Rural Principal…
- Pakistan
Pakistani Muslim earns millions of views spreading anti-Islam hate in UK
A man who has memorised the entire Quran has been earning USD 1,500 a month, from a single Facebook page alone, spreading anti-Muslim hate videos to British audiences using artificial intelligence (AI)…
- India
Bengal woman gets rape threat for sharing anti-BJP post, confronts man
Kolkata: A woman in West Bengal confronted a man who sent her rape threats for sharing a social media post that said “no vote to BJP.” A video circulating online showed the…
- Top Stories
Mumbai nurse duped of Rs 1 lakh in online dress scam via Facebook ad
Mumbai: A nurse working at a private hospital in Mumbai was allegedly cheated of Rs 1 lakh after she tried to purchase a dress for Rs 299 online, police said on Saturday,…
- Hate Crime
Uda du kya: Video shared on Facebook targets woman in burqa
A burqa-clad woman unknowingly became the latest target of online harassment after a right-wing woman shared a video of her online, asking her followers, “Uda du kya,” implying whether she should kill…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad techie duped of Rs 2.36 cr in investment fraud
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad based software engineer was duped of Rs 2.36 crore by a cyber fraudster posing as a woman on Facebook who lured the victim into online trading investment in August…
- 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…
