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Telegram founder warns of new AI-powered threat that can force apps like Instagram removed from Playstore; calls it 'takedown extortion'Telegram founder Pavel Durov has warned app developers of an emerging cyber threat he calls takedown extortion, after Apple briefly removed...- Telegram says app restored on Apple's App StoreTelegram announced its messaging application has been restored on the App Store. The app was temporarily unavailable for users worldwide ea...
- South Korea's women web sleuths fight AI deepfake pornUnder banners emblazoned "Solidarity" and "We stand together with victims", a group of South Korean women digital detectives dredges the in...
- Been played by deep play? How FIFA World Cup 2026 shapes the modern football fanDespite the shadow of controversy, numerous football enthusiasts engaged with this year's Fifa World Cup. The expanded format highlighted b...
- ETtech in-depth: Pay Rs 99 via UPI, get access to Telegram’s privacy abuse economyTelegram has long been known as a place where pirated films, books, newspaper PDFs, exam material and banned content resurface quickly afte...
- How global scammers use US tech to fleece peopleIndian scammer Safeer Koorimannil reveals how AI from American tech giants fuels global fraud rings in Myanmar. Trafficked to a scam center...
- For sale on Facebook: monkeys, rhino horn and dead pangolinsThe ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognisable in the Facebook post offering it for sale. Some of the co...
- Telegram vs MeitY: From takedown orders to temporary ban, a look at the history of clashes with the social media platformMeitY’s most severe platform-wide intervention latest flashpoint in long history of clashes between Telegram and authorities in India.
- India 'proactively monitoring' Telegram over concerns about illegal content, government report showsAn Indian government investigation has revealed Telegram's extensive use for child abuse material and financial scams. The Home Ministry's ...
- How India sparred with Telegram days ahead of blocking the appIndia's ban on Telegram stemmed from a dispute over alleged NEET exam paper leaks, with the government accusing the messaging platform of f...
- India Telegram Ban Update: Founder Pavel Durov says 'ban hasn't stopped anything, leaks just moved...'Telegram ban India: Telegram founder Pavel Durov criticized India's temporary ban on the messaging app, arguing it punishes over 150 millio...
- Two phones and an app: How Russians skirt Putin's digital iron curtainSince the Kremlin ratcheted up control over the internet this year, Russians have been turning to increasingly convoluted technical solutio...
- Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
- Parimatch probe takes ED to Zepto's doorstepThe Enforcement Directorate is investigating offshore betting platform Parimatch. The agency has questioned quick commerce app Zepto regard...
- Social media as bad for children as smoking, British doctors sayBritish doctors warn social media poses dangers to children, comparing it to smoking. The government is now considering measures like bans ...
- Brazil moves to tighten platform oversight, strengthen online safetyBrazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed new laws to increase control over digital platforms. These measures require platfor...
- Telegram's Durov questioned in France over alleged illegal content on appTelegram founder Pavel Durov faced questioning by investigating magistrates in Paris on Monday about the platform's alleged complicity in c...
- Deepfake menace: Govt issues advisory to social media platforms to comply with IT rulesMeitY said in the advisory that content not permitted under the IT Rules must be communicated to internet users along with penal provisions...
- Tik-ing the wrong boxes: Apps to face more scrutinyFirms such as Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Bigo Live will face even more regulatory scrutiny in future.
- China shuts down 18 illegal live streaming appsSome app operators were punished for the lack of a mechanism to censor content and some anchors used the platforms to spread illegal conten...
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