- India
Govt to raise CSAM, account issues with Meta global team
New Delhi: The government will raise a number of issues, including lapses in tackling of CSAM as well as wrongful action on prominent account during the upcoming meeting with Meta’s global team,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad DCP shifted over Meta India cases after BJP pressure
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Cyber Crime Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) V Aravind Babu was relieved of his duties on Friday evening, July 31, and directed to report to the state police headquarters, days after…
- India
Govt to question Meta global team on issues around algorithmic bias
New Delhi: Meta’s global team, which has been summoned by the government after the social media company restricted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post, will be questioned on issues around algorithmic bias…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Cybercrime Police summons Meta over AI scam videos
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime Police have summoned Meta and sought a detailed explanation on the measures taken by Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram to detect and prevent investment scams involving artificial intelligence (AI)-generated…
- Top Stories
Meta summoned over PM’s deleted video; says ‘removed in error’
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Tuesday, July 28, summoned Meta’s global head of public policy after the social media company removed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook…
- Middle East
Kashmiri nurse returns after Saudi detention over Khamenei post
Srinagar: A 29-year-old Kashmiri nurse has returned home after spending nearly three months in detention in Saudi Arabia in a case allegedly linked to a Facebook post featuring late Iranian leader Ayatollah…
- Bangalore
Deepfake video of Nirmala Sitharaman used to cheat Bengaluru man
Bengaluru: A 66-year- old Bengaluru resident was allegedly cheated of Rs 6.88 lakh after fraudsters used a deepfake video of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to promote a fake investment scheme on…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Traffic Police seize bike with fake number plate
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Traffic Police detected a motorcycle with a fake registration number during a special traffic enforcement drive at Afzalgunj T-Junction under the limits of Goshamahal Traffic Police Station. The rider…
- Technology
Former executive sues Meta over attempts to silence her memoir
A former Meta executive whose memoir, “Careless People,” provides an explosive insider account of her time at the social media giant, has sued the company for attempting to “silence” her. The lawsuit,…
- 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…
