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Kedarnath Yatra Helicopter Booking Online Scam: Uttarakhand Police STF Reportedly Cracks Down on Cybercriminals
Kedarnath Yatra, a pilgrimage journey for one of the four Dhams for Hindu devotees, has witnessed a rise in online scams in recent years. The Uttarakhand government is cracking down on fake helicopter ticket booking scams. Fraudsters have been creating fake ticket booking websites and are advertising them via social media pages, to lure devotees lo...
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Fact Check: Altered Amul Ad Shared To Claim It Mocked Rahul And Priyanka Gandhi
A photo of a purported advertisement banner of Amul was recently shared on social media, with users claiming that it featured cartoons depicting Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and mocked the Congress party.
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2 Post Fake Ads Offering Money To 'Impregnate' Woman In Haryana, Arrested: Cops
Two men were arrested for allegedly duping people by posting fake advertisements offering money to 'impregnate' women, police said on Saturday.
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Elon Musk's Twitter Takes Legal Action Against Body That Tracks Hate Speech, Fake News
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday sued a nonprofit that fights hate speech and disinformation, accusing it of asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform.
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Delhi Man Dupes People By Posting Fake Job Advertisements, Arrested: Cops
A 38-year-old man was arrested for allegedly duping job seekers by posting fake advertisements on social media platforms about recruiting "playboys and masseurs", police said on Friday.
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UK Gurudwara Issues "Scam Alert" After Fake Job, Visa Ads Target Indians
The Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend posted a copy of the scam advertisement with the words "Scam Alert" on its website and social media platforms, warning its promise of "Ticket Free, Visa Free, Food Free Job Alert" was fake.
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Elon Musk Appeals to Twitter Advertisers With Plan to Curb Bot Accounts, Hints at Potential Payment Features
Elon Musk on Wednesday appealed to Twitter advertisers, telling them and over 100,000 listeners on Twitter's Spaces feature that he aimed to turn the social media platform into a force for truth and stop fake accounts. He also promised a faster evolution of the Twitter service, opening the possibility of allowing peer-to-peer payments, money market...
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Beware Of Fake IT Job Offers In Thailand, Government Says
"The target groups are IT skilled youth who are duped in the name of lucrative data entry jobs in Thailand through social media advertisements as well as by Dubai and India based agents," the foreign ministry advisory said.
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Elon Musk Says Twitter’s Legal Team Accused Him of NDA Violation for Revealing Company’s Sample Size
Elon Musk on Saturday tweeted that Twitter’s legal team accused him of violating a nondisclosure agreement by revealing that the sample size for the social media platform's checks on automated users was 100.
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Delhi: Man Arrested For Cheating People By Fake Ads On Social Media
The police have arrested a man from Rajasthan for allegedly cheating people by posting on social media fake advertisements claiming to deliver liquor at home during the COVID-19-induced lockdown and inducing them to pay for it in advance, officials said on Thursday.
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Khadi Commission Files Case Against Chandigarh Woman For Selling Fake Masks
Taking strict note of "fake" masks being sold in the name of khadi and advertised on the social media, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Monday lodged a complaint with the police against a Chandigarh resident.
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Facebook Sues Indian Techie for Running Deceptive Ads, Fake News on Coronavirus
Facebook has filed a lawsuit against an Indian man for running a software company that pushed deceptive advertisements and misinformation about coronavirus outbreak on social media platforms by bypassing its advertising review process.
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Facebook Sues Indian Techie For Running Deceptive Ads, COVID-19 Fake News
Facebook has filed a lawsuit against an Indian man for running a software company that pushed deceptive advertisements and misinformation about coronavirus outbreak on social media platforms by bypassing its advertising review process.
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Facebook Brings Stricter Ads Rules to Countries With Big 2019 Votes
As the largest social media service in nearly every big country, Facebook since 2016 has become a means for politicians and their adversaries to distribute fake news and other propaganda.
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Why Fake News Spreads So Quickly on Facebook
The very nature of social media networks could be making us peculiarly vulnerable.
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Kedarnath Yatra Helicopter Booking Online Scam: Uttarakhand Police STF Reportedly Cracks Down on Cybercriminals
Kedarnath Yatra, a pilgrimage journey for one of the four Dhams for Hindu devotees, has witnessed a rise in online scams in recent years. The Uttarakhand government is cracking down on fake helicopter ticket booking scams. Fraudsters have been creating fake ticket booking websites and are advertising them via social media pages, to lure devotees lo...
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Fact Check: Altered Amul Ad Shared To Claim It Mocked Rahul And Priyanka Gandhi
A photo of a purported advertisement banner of Amul was recently shared on social media, with users claiming that it featured cartoons depicting Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and mocked the Congress party.
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2 Post Fake Ads Offering Money To 'Impregnate' Woman In Haryana, Arrested: Cops
Two men were arrested for allegedly duping people by posting fake advertisements offering money to 'impregnate' women, police said on Saturday.
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Elon Musk's Twitter Takes Legal Action Against Body That Tracks Hate Speech, Fake News
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday sued a nonprofit that fights hate speech and disinformation, accusing it of asserting false claims and encouraging advertisers to pause investment on the platform.
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Delhi Man Dupes People By Posting Fake Job Advertisements, Arrested: Cops
A 38-year-old man was arrested for allegedly duping job seekers by posting fake advertisements on social media platforms about recruiting "playboys and masseurs", police said on Friday.
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UK Gurudwara Issues "Scam Alert" After Fake Job, Visa Ads Target Indians
The Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend posted a copy of the scam advertisement with the words "Scam Alert" on its website and social media platforms, warning its promise of "Ticket Free, Visa Free, Food Free Job Alert" was fake.
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Elon Musk Appeals to Twitter Advertisers With Plan to Curb Bot Accounts, Hints at Potential Payment Features
Elon Musk on Wednesday appealed to Twitter advertisers, telling them and over 100,000 listeners on Twitter's Spaces feature that he aimed to turn the social media platform into a force for truth and stop fake accounts. He also promised a faster evolution of the Twitter service, opening the possibility of allowing peer-to-peer payments, money market...
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Beware Of Fake IT Job Offers In Thailand, Government Says
"The target groups are IT skilled youth who are duped in the name of lucrative data entry jobs in Thailand through social media advertisements as well as by Dubai and India based agents," the foreign ministry advisory said.
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Elon Musk Says Twitter’s Legal Team Accused Him of NDA Violation for Revealing Company’s Sample Size
Elon Musk on Saturday tweeted that Twitter’s legal team accused him of violating a nondisclosure agreement by revealing that the sample size for the social media platform's checks on automated users was 100.
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Delhi: Man Arrested For Cheating People By Fake Ads On Social Media
The police have arrested a man from Rajasthan for allegedly cheating people by posting on social media fake advertisements claiming to deliver liquor at home during the COVID-19-induced lockdown and inducing them to pay for it in advance, officials said on Thursday.
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Khadi Commission Files Case Against Chandigarh Woman For Selling Fake Masks
Taking strict note of "fake" masks being sold in the name of khadi and advertised on the social media, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Monday lodged a complaint with the police against a Chandigarh resident.
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Facebook Sues Indian Techie for Running Deceptive Ads, Fake News on Coronavirus
Facebook has filed a lawsuit against an Indian man for running a software company that pushed deceptive advertisements and misinformation about coronavirus outbreak on social media platforms by bypassing its advertising review process.
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Facebook Sues Indian Techie For Running Deceptive Ads, COVID-19 Fake News
Facebook has filed a lawsuit against an Indian man for running a software company that pushed deceptive advertisements and misinformation about coronavirus outbreak on social media platforms by bypassing its advertising review process.
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Facebook Brings Stricter Ads Rules to Countries With Big 2019 Votes
As the largest social media service in nearly every big country, Facebook since 2016 has become a means for politicians and their adversaries to distribute fake news and other propaganda.
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Why Fake News Spreads So Quickly on Facebook
The very nature of social media networks could be making us peculiarly vulnerable.
