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What's Real Anymore? How AI Blurs Truth In The Middle East War
Meme-driven AI content that trivialises conflict as it spreads misinformation is increasingly crowding out reality on digital platforms.
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Hungary Says Ready To Host Ukraine Peace Talks
Hungary has offered to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine twice, and the offer still stands, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a podcast broadcast on Facebook on Thursday.
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Strange Case Of Evgeniya Mayboroda: Putin's Fan In Prison For Opposing Ukraine War
Evgeniya Mayboroda -- who comes from the Rostov region bordering Ukraine -- was accused of sharing "false information" on the Russian army on social media.
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Massive Youtube Glitch Reported In Russia, Thousands Affected
Russian internet monitoring service Sboi.rf said that there had been thousands of glitches reported about YouTube in Russia. Users said they could only access YouTube via virtual private networks (VPNs).
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"Somebody Tell CIA": Moscow Mocks US For Posting Video To Recruit Russian Spies On X
Mr Peskov suggested the CIA was wasting its time by trying to reach Russians on X, which is banned in Russia and can be accessed only by using a virtual private network, many of which are also banned. Facebook is also blocked in Russia.
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WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...
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Wikipedia Owner Fined for Failing to Delete Alleged Extremist Content
The Wikimedia Foundation, owner of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, was fined by a Russian court on Thursday for failing to delete content considered extremist as Moscow pursues a drive to crack down on independent sources of information. Wikipedia, which says it offers "the second draft of history", is one of the few surviving fact-checked sourc...
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Russia Resorting To Spam Tactics In Online War Against Ukraine: Meta
Russia is resorting to spammer tactics to spread Ukraine war propaganda after more sophisticated influence operations at Facebook and Instagram have been thwarted, Meta said on Thursday.
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US Lawmakers Question Meta on Sensitive Facebook User Data Access Granted to Chinese, Russian Developers
Meta was questioned by two US senators on Monday over the access to personal user information granted to developers in China and Russia that could be used for espionage. The letter sent to Meta said that even though Facebook has never been able to operate in China, nearly 90,000 developers had access to users' profile data, photos, and private mess...
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Russian Lawmaker Urges WhatsApp Ban, Advocates Use of Domestic Software
A Russian lawmaker on Wednesday urged state institutions to stop using WhatsApp messenger and the industry ministry sought to promote domestically produced software as Russia tries to wean itself off Western technology. WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms was found guilty of "extremist activity" in Russia in March and later added to financial monitoring ...
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What's Real Anymore? How AI Blurs Truth In The Middle East War
Meme-driven AI content that trivialises conflict as it spreads misinformation is increasingly crowding out reality on digital platforms.
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Hungary Says Ready To Host Ukraine Peace Talks
Hungary has offered to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine twice, and the offer still stands, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a podcast broadcast on Facebook on Thursday.
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Strange Case Of Evgeniya Mayboroda: Putin's Fan In Prison For Opposing Ukraine War
Evgeniya Mayboroda -- who comes from the Rostov region bordering Ukraine -- was accused of sharing "false information" on the Russian army on social media.
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Massive Youtube Glitch Reported In Russia, Thousands Affected
Russian internet monitoring service Sboi.rf said that there had been thousands of glitches reported about YouTube in Russia. Users said they could only access YouTube via virtual private networks (VPNs).
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"Somebody Tell CIA": Moscow Mocks US For Posting Video To Recruit Russian Spies On X
Mr Peskov suggested the CIA was wasting its time by trying to reach Russians on X, which is banned in Russia and can be accessed only by using a virtual private network, many of which are also banned. Facebook is also blocked in Russia.
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WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...
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Wikipedia Owner Fined for Failing to Delete Alleged Extremist Content
The Wikimedia Foundation, owner of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, was fined by a Russian court on Thursday for failing to delete content considered extremist as Moscow pursues a drive to crack down on independent sources of information. Wikipedia, which says it offers "the second draft of history", is one of the few surviving fact-checked sourc...
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Russia Resorting To Spam Tactics In Online War Against Ukraine: Meta
Russia is resorting to spammer tactics to spread Ukraine war propaganda after more sophisticated influence operations at Facebook and Instagram have been thwarted, Meta said on Thursday.
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US Lawmakers Question Meta on Sensitive Facebook User Data Access Granted to Chinese, Russian Developers
Meta was questioned by two US senators on Monday over the access to personal user information granted to developers in China and Russia that could be used for espionage. The letter sent to Meta said that even though Facebook has never been able to operate in China, nearly 90,000 developers had access to users' profile data, photos, and private mess...
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Russian Lawmaker Urges WhatsApp Ban, Advocates Use of Domestic Software
A Russian lawmaker on Wednesday urged state institutions to stop using WhatsApp messenger and the industry ministry sought to promote domestically produced software as Russia tries to wean itself off Western technology. WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms was found guilty of "extremist activity" in Russia in March and later added to financial monitoring ...
