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Gurugram Bank Employee Opens Fake Accounts For Fraudsters To Meet Targets, Arrested
Police have arrested a deputy manager of a private sector bank from Mumbai who allegedly opened fake bank accounts for fraudsters to meet his targets, officials said.
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"Pose As Lawyers, Activists": How Chinese Accounts Spread Fake News In India
A recent report by Meta has highlighted the growing menace of fake Facebook accounts originating from China spreading fake news about India.
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X Requested to Suspend Fake Account of Japan’s Top Finance Diplomat
Japan's Ministry of Finance warned of a fake account for its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on social media X, formerly known as Twitter, as the market fears a currency intervention amid the yen's drop to a one-month-low. The account, under the name "Masato Kanda", appeared to have been created in March and made only four posts to date.
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Did Firms Lose Billions Due To Fake Twitter Accounts With Blue Tick? Theories Fly
Amid Elon Musk's change overdrive, some Twitter users say "policy" tweets by impersonators led to share price fall for major companies; other argue "not everything is about Twitter"
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Elon Musk Subpoenas Former Twitter Head Jack Dorsey; Requests Court to Dismiss Lawsuit
Elon Musk has subpoenaed Twitter co-founder and former head Jack Dorsey to seek relevant information about the effect of spam accounts on the social media firm’s business. The billionaire has also sought to get Twitter’s lawsuit against him dismissed at Delaware's Chancery Court.
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Google, Twitter, Meta Agree to Adopt Strict Measures Against Spam Bots to Follow EU’s New Code of Conduct
Google, Twitter, Microsoft and others agreed to take a tougher line against disinformation including deep fakes and fake accounts under an updated EU code of practice, Ignoring the code can end up in hefty fines.
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Elon Musk Gets Support as Texas AG Launches Probe Against Twitter for Alleged Misinformation of Bots
Following Elon Musk’s allegation on Twitter over false information on bots,Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has announced an investigation of the social media firm. The announcement came soon after Musk accused Twitter of refusing to disclose the extent of its spam bot and fake accounts.
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Elon Musk Says Will Drop Twitter Deal if Data on Spam Accounts Not Provided
Elon Musk says that he may walk away from his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter if the social media network fails to provide data on spam and fake accounts, according to a letter he sent to the social media company.
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Facebook Did Not Block Fake Accounts Linked To BJP MP: Whistleblower
A former data scientist at Facebook has claimed the social networking giant took selective action against fake accounts in the run-up to last year's Delhi elections.
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LinkedIn Blocked in Kazakhstan Over Alleged Fake Accounts, Gambling Advertisements
Kazakhstan has blocked access to Microsoft subsidiary LinkedIn, over what the Central Asian country's government said were online casino advertisements and fake accounts.
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Facebook Says Took Down 1.3 Billion Fake Accounts In October-December
Facebook Inc said on Monday it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December and that it had over 35,000 people working on tackling misinformation on its platform.
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Twitter Suspends Accounts Claiming to Be Black Trump Supporters Over Spam, Manipulation
Twitter said it had suspended a number of accounts that claimed to be owned by Black supporters of President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign, saying the accounts broke its rules on spam and platform manipulation.
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Facebook Blocks Groups Spreading Pro-Trump Posts From Fake Accounts
Facebook on Friday said it took down a network of accounts using fake identities while spreading pro-Trump messages at the social network and Instagram.
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Facebook Removes 5.4 Billion Fake Accounts
Facebook on Wednesday said it has nixed 5.4 billion fake accounts already this year, in a sign of a persistent battle on social media against manipulation and disinformation.
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Removed Hundreds Of Accounts From Indonesia, UAE, Nigeria, Egypt: Facebook
Facebook Inc has announced it removed hundreds of pages, groups and accounts on its platforms for "coordinated inauthentic behavior" linked to three operations in Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Nigeria.
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Gurugram Bank Employee Opens Fake Accounts For Fraudsters To Meet Targets, Arrested
Police have arrested a deputy manager of a private sector bank from Mumbai who allegedly opened fake bank accounts for fraudsters to meet his targets, officials said.
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"Pose As Lawyers, Activists": How Chinese Accounts Spread Fake News In India
A recent report by Meta has highlighted the growing menace of fake Facebook accounts originating from China spreading fake news about India.
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X Requested to Suspend Fake Account of Japan’s Top Finance Diplomat
Japan's Ministry of Finance warned of a fake account for its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on social media X, formerly known as Twitter, as the market fears a currency intervention amid the yen's drop to a one-month-low. The account, under the name "Masato Kanda", appeared to have been created in March and made only four posts to date.
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Did Firms Lose Billions Due To Fake Twitter Accounts With Blue Tick? Theories Fly
Amid Elon Musk's change overdrive, some Twitter users say "policy" tweets by impersonators led to share price fall for major companies; other argue "not everything is about Twitter"
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Elon Musk Subpoenas Former Twitter Head Jack Dorsey; Requests Court to Dismiss Lawsuit
Elon Musk has subpoenaed Twitter co-founder and former head Jack Dorsey to seek relevant information about the effect of spam accounts on the social media firm’s business. The billionaire has also sought to get Twitter’s lawsuit against him dismissed at Delaware's Chancery Court.
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Google, Twitter, Meta Agree to Adopt Strict Measures Against Spam Bots to Follow EU’s New Code of Conduct
Google, Twitter, Microsoft and others agreed to take a tougher line against disinformation including deep fakes and fake accounts under an updated EU code of practice, Ignoring the code can end up in hefty fines.
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Elon Musk Gets Support as Texas AG Launches Probe Against Twitter for Alleged Misinformation of Bots
Following Elon Musk’s allegation on Twitter over false information on bots,Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has announced an investigation of the social media firm. The announcement came soon after Musk accused Twitter of refusing to disclose the extent of its spam bot and fake accounts.
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Elon Musk Says Will Drop Twitter Deal if Data on Spam Accounts Not Provided
Elon Musk says that he may walk away from his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter if the social media network fails to provide data on spam and fake accounts, according to a letter he sent to the social media company.
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Facebook Did Not Block Fake Accounts Linked To BJP MP: Whistleblower
A former data scientist at Facebook has claimed the social networking giant took selective action against fake accounts in the run-up to last year's Delhi elections.
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LinkedIn Blocked in Kazakhstan Over Alleged Fake Accounts, Gambling Advertisements
Kazakhstan has blocked access to Microsoft subsidiary LinkedIn, over what the Central Asian country's government said were online casino advertisements and fake accounts.
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Facebook Says Took Down 1.3 Billion Fake Accounts In October-December
Facebook Inc said on Monday it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December and that it had over 35,000 people working on tackling misinformation on its platform.
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Twitter Suspends Accounts Claiming to Be Black Trump Supporters Over Spam, Manipulation
Twitter said it had suspended a number of accounts that claimed to be owned by Black supporters of President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign, saying the accounts broke its rules on spam and platform manipulation.
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Facebook Blocks Groups Spreading Pro-Trump Posts From Fake Accounts
Facebook on Friday said it took down a network of accounts using fake identities while spreading pro-Trump messages at the social network and Instagram.
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Facebook Removes 5.4 Billion Fake Accounts
Facebook on Wednesday said it has nixed 5.4 billion fake accounts already this year, in a sign of a persistent battle on social media against manipulation and disinformation.
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Removed Hundreds Of Accounts From Indonesia, UAE, Nigeria, Egypt: Facebook
Facebook Inc has announced it removed hundreds of pages, groups and accounts on its platforms for "coordinated inauthentic behavior" linked to three operations in Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Nigeria.
