EU fines X $140 million for breaching online content rules, TikTok settles with concessionsEU tech regulators have fined Elon Musk's social media company X 120 million euros for breaching online content rules under the Digital Ser...
05 Dec, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
For fake's sake, get real: The grand industrial complex of digital deceptionThe proliferation of AI-driven bot networks poses a significant threat to businesses, manipulating online sentiment and distorting market i...
25 May, 2025, 10.56 PM IST
'Tool for grifters': AI deepfakes push bogus sexual curesHolding an oversized carrot, a brawny, shirtless man promotes a supplement he claims can enlarge male genitalia -- one of countless AI-gene...
12 May, 2025, 08.32 AM IST
They sold their likeness to AI platforms and regretted itActors like Simon Lee are discovering their AI-generated avatars being misused in misleading adverts and propaganda, after licensing their ...
16 Apr, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
Before you fall in love this Valentine's Day, read these tips to save yourself from a heartbreakValentine's Day scams: People celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14 to express love and gratitude. But unfortunately, many people became...
14 Feb, 2025, 08.08 PM IST
When tech turns terrible: From Rashmika Mandanna to Tom Hanks & Scarlett Johansson, celebs who have been victims of deepfakeThe entertainment industry is facing a surge in deepfake controversies, with celebrities like Rashmika Mandanna and Katrina Kaif falling vi...
08 Nov, 2023, 11.39 AM IST
Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants have kicked in, here's how they workGoogle, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe must comply with one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up...
25 Aug, 2023, 11.14 AM IST
Digital Services Act: Here's how Europe is cracking down on Big TechThe Digital Services Act aims to protect European users when it comes to privacy, transparency and removal of harmful or illegal content.
25 Aug, 2023, 10.47 AM IST
Gap grows between TikTok users, lawmakers on potential banThe disconnect illustrates the uphill battle that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle face in trying to convince the public that China c...
26 Mar, 2023, 07.05 PM IST
US FTC asks social media, video streaming firms information on misleading adsMeta Platforms Inc, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube have been asked to provide this information.
17 Mar, 2023, 12.32 PM IST
Fad or miracle cure for all your beauty problems? The truth about the health benefits of sea mossGen Z is convinced that sea moss is the ultimate beauty hack there is, but is there any truth to it?
03 Feb, 2023, 05.25 PM IST
Microsoft building global products in India: CEO Satya Nadella; seed funding shone in 2022Microsoft, which has historically built products elsewhere and sold them in India, is now building global products in the country, which ho...
05 Jan, 2023, 08.13 AM IST
Ex-TikTok gaming head Jason Fung to launch blockchain games startupThe 34-year-old left TikTok last month after two years with the firm, and his exit comes as TikTok and its Chinese owner ByteDance have bee...
05 Jul, 2022, 06.03 PM IST
Scammer use YouTube Shorts for posting stolen videos from TikTok: ReportScammers can generate a relatively healthy income by duping users of social media websites to click links pinned at the top of the comments...
13 Jan, 2022, 06.19 PM IST
Meet the finfluencers: TikTok's investment gurusThe hashtag "StockTok" has 1.7 billion views and counting, while "FinTok" (financial TikTok) has more than 500 million. Variations on "inve...
04 Nov, 2021, 01.42 PM IST
Covid-related fake news, online scams and ransomware dominate 2020According to a report by digital security and products firm Avast, the raging coronavirus pandemic was used by cybercriminals to spread sca...
04 Dec, 2020, 06.24 PM IST
Politics, pornography and Pakistan: How the three Ps are interlinking in India's WhatsApp groupsWithin the chat groups, content interlinking politics, pornography and Pakistan is ringing some alarm bells.
05 Mar, 2019, 06.44 PM IST