- 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…
- 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…
