Are guns available for online sale on Facebook and Instagram? Is Meta violating policiesDespite Meta's strict policies prohibiting the promotion and sale of firearms, gun-related ads continue to appear on its social media platf...
08 Oct, 2024, 11.32 PM IST
Criminal networks in Southeast Asia flourish in Telegram's 'underground markets': UNCriminal networks in Southeast Asia are using Telegram for large-scale illicit activities, says a UN report. The app allows trading of hack...
07 Oct, 2024, 01.13 PM IST
Telegram's Durov announces new crackdown on illegal contentTelegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov said Monday that the messaging platform had removed more "problematic content", weeks afte...
24 Sep, 2024, 09.10 AM IST
Hacker uses Telegram chatbots to leak customer medical reports from Star HealthStolen customer data from India's largest health insurer, Star Health, is accessible via Telegram chatbots. The data includes sensitive inf...
20 Sep, 2024, 10.22 AM IST
Hacker uses Telegram chatbots to leak data of top Indian insurer Star HealthCustomer data from India's largest health insurer, Star Health, has been leaked and is accessible via Telegram chatbots. The data includes ...
20 Sep, 2024, 10.19 AM IST
South Korea police launch probe into whether Telegram abets online sex crimes, Yonhap reportsSouth Korean police have initiated an investigation into the messaging platform Telegram for allegedly aiding in the distribution of deepfa...
02 Sep, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
Explained: Why South Korea is on high alert over deepfake sex crimesSeveral domestic media outlets reported recently that sexually explicit deepfake images and videos of South Korean women were often found i...
30 Aug, 2024, 04.19 PM IST
$30-billion Telegram has only 30 employees, no HR: Harsh Goenka shares Pavel Durov's videoHarsh Goenka’s recent X post about Telegram’s lean operations comes in the wake of Pavel Durov’s arrest in France. Durov faces allegations ...
27 Aug, 2024, 06.09 PM IST
What is Telegram and why was its CEO Pavel Durov arrested in Paris?Telegram's CEO, Pavel Durov, was arrested in Paris on allegations of enabling illegal activities on his platform. Though Durov has yet to b...
27 Aug, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
Telegram Ban in India: Memes say it's 'Dukh Ka Mahaul' among students and free OTT series and movies groupsThe Indian government investigated Telegram over alleged involvement in criminal activities such as extortion and gambling. This came follo...
27 Aug, 2024, 03.40 PM IST
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Arrest: From child pornography to drug trafficking, the charges against the 'Russian Elon Musk'Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been arrested in France on serious allegations related to child pornography, drug trafficking, and money laund...
27 Aug, 2024, 12.10 PM IST
The UK riots were fomented online. Will social media companies act?Prime Minister Keir Starmer called out online companies directly, after false information about the identity of the 17-year-old suspected i...
02 Aug, 2024, 11.51 PM IST
Social media platforms wage war against growing pro-Hamas contentIt found that verified users with Blue badges are the ones spreading the vast majority of misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war on X.
28 Oct, 2023, 05.31 PM IST
Hamas is barred from social media. Its messages are still spreading.Most online platforms have long banned terrorist organizations and extremist content. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X (formerly ...
19 Oct, 2023, 11.32 AM IST
Facebook and Hun Sen: Cambodia election tests content moderationIn the days following a Jan. 9 speech by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen broadcast live on Facebook, in which he threatened opposition mem...
17 Jul, 2023, 10.12 AM IST
Apple gives nod to ChatGPT-driven app amid concernsApple has reportedly approved an AI chatbot-driven app after content moderation assurances from its developer, as concerns rise about ChatG...
04 Mar, 2023, 04.08 PM IST
Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effortResearchers at Reset, a U.K.-based nonprofit, identified more than 15,000 abusive or misinformation-laden Facebook posts from V_V - activit...
19 Aug, 2022, 11.31 AM IST