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Grok Banned in Indonesia and Malaysia Following Deepfake Image Concerns
Grok has been temporarily suspended in Indonesia and Malaysia. The xAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot received global criticism after it began editing images of users posted publicly on X (formerly Twitter). The feature was widely exploited by some users to generate sexually inappropriate images of others without consent, and many countri...
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Australia's Social Media Ban Push Teens To Less Regulated Apps: Meta
Tech giant Meta said Wednesday Australia's ban on social media for under-16s is sending youngsters to less regulated platforms, making them less safe.
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Taliban Blocks Instagram, Facebook, X Amid New Social Media Crackdown
A week after a two-day blackout, the Taliban announced new social media restrictions, blocking access to popular platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and X across Afghanistan.
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After Mass Nepal Prison Break, 1 Inmate Knocks To Get Back In. Here's Why
At least 15,000 prisoners escaped from more than two dozen prisons across Nepal after mass jailbreaks as Gen-Z protestors took to the streets to protest against corruption and the government's ban on several social media apps
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"Not Possible To Stand With Government": Nepal Ministers Quit Amid Protests
Nepal Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung on Tuesday said Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will not resign, even as massive protests continued to rock Kathmandu for a second consecutive day, and a few ministers so far pulled out from the Cabinet.
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Nepal Lifts Ban On Social Media Apps After Deadly Protests
The Nepal government was the first to blink. In a late-night decision, the government lifted the ban on social media apps after protests, led by Gen Z, turned violent, resulting in clashes with the police that led to the death of 19 people.
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Nepal On The Boil, PM KP Sharma Oli Refuses To Lift Ban On Social Media Apps: Sources
NepalPrime Minister KP Sharma Oli has refused to lift the ongoing ban on 26 apps, violent protests over which have resulted in at least 19 deaths so far, according to sources.
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"Government Failed To Tackle Situation": Former Nepal Minister On Protests
The young people in Nepal are suffering from unemployment, which is at the bottom of the massive protests in which 19 people have died. What is now needed, said Nepal's former Foreign Minister NP Saud, is a legal solution.
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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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Uttarakhand Okays Revisions In Stricter Anti-Conversion Law With Heavy Fines
The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the anti-conversion law to make it harsher, with stringent provisions like punishment up to life imprisonment and heavy fines being added to the new bill.
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Grok Banned in Indonesia and Malaysia Following Deepfake Image Concerns
Grok has been temporarily suspended in Indonesia and Malaysia. The xAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot received global criticism after it began editing images of users posted publicly on X (formerly Twitter). The feature was widely exploited by some users to generate sexually inappropriate images of others without consent, and many countri...
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Australia's Social Media Ban Push Teens To Less Regulated Apps: Meta
Tech giant Meta said Wednesday Australia's ban on social media for under-16s is sending youngsters to less regulated platforms, making them less safe.
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Taliban Blocks Instagram, Facebook, X Amid New Social Media Crackdown
A week after a two-day blackout, the Taliban announced new social media restrictions, blocking access to popular platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and X across Afghanistan.
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After Mass Nepal Prison Break, 1 Inmate Knocks To Get Back In. Here's Why
At least 15,000 prisoners escaped from more than two dozen prisons across Nepal after mass jailbreaks as Gen-Z protestors took to the streets to protest against corruption and the government's ban on several social media apps
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"Not Possible To Stand With Government": Nepal Ministers Quit Amid Protests
Nepal Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung on Tuesday said Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli will not resign, even as massive protests continued to rock Kathmandu for a second consecutive day, and a few ministers so far pulled out from the Cabinet.
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Nepal Lifts Ban On Social Media Apps After Deadly Protests
The Nepal government was the first to blink. In a late-night decision, the government lifted the ban on social media apps after protests, led by Gen Z, turned violent, resulting in clashes with the police that led to the death of 19 people.
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Nepal On The Boil, PM KP Sharma Oli Refuses To Lift Ban On Social Media Apps: Sources
NepalPrime Minister KP Sharma Oli has refused to lift the ongoing ban on 26 apps, violent protests over which have resulted in at least 19 deaths so far, according to sources.
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"Government Failed To Tackle Situation": Former Nepal Minister On Protests
The young people in Nepal are suffering from unemployment, which is at the bottom of the massive protests in which 19 people have died. What is now needed, said Nepal's former Foreign Minister NP Saud, is a legal solution.
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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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Uttarakhand Okays Revisions In Stricter Anti-Conversion Law With Heavy Fines
The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the anti-conversion law to make it harsher, with stringent provisions like punishment up to life imprisonment and heavy fines being added to the new bill.
