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Rs 20 Payment, File Download: How Mumbai Judge Lost Rs 93,000 To Fake App Scam
The Mumbai city court judge noticed an issue with his phone's screen on March 30, leading him to contact a number listed online as customer care service.
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"With Just One Click...": IPS Officer Warns Of Scam Amid Nano Banana Trend
IPS officer VC Sajjanar on X (formerly Twitter) alerted users about the danger of sharing personal information online. He emphasised that while online trends can be fun, users could face serious risks if they are careless with their private data.
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Researchers Discover Espionage Campaign Targeting Users Via Fake Apps
Researchers have discovered an active espionage campaign 'eXotic Visit', targeting Android users via fake messaging apps that are distributed through dedicated websites and Google Play, a new report said on Wednesday.
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Google Fined $50 Million Over "Fake" Information On Russia-Ukraine War
A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google on Wednesday $50.84 million for failing to delete so-called "fake" information about the conflict in Ukraine and other topics, the TASS news agency reported.
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Twitter Failed to Submit Complete Report on Efforts to Combat Online Disinformation, EU Says
Twitter did not provide a full report to the European Union (EU) on the efforts taken by the microblogging platform to combat disinformation and fake news, according to officials. Twitter said it's "making real advancements across the board" at fighting disinformation in its baseline report, but lagged behind firms like Google, TikTok, Microsoft as...
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Government Asks YouTube to Take Down 3 Channels Spreading Fake News, Sensational Claims
YouTube was asked by the government to take down three channels that were found to have spread fake news online, while making sensational claims about the government's public welfare initiatives. The fact checking unit of the Press Information Bureau had identified three channels using thumbnails and images of TV news channels and their anchors to ...
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WhatsApp, Twitter Show Resistance as Government’s Fight Against Fake News Targets Dissent
Twitter and WhatsApp are pushing back after being targeted as part of the government’s recent actions aimed at rooting out cybercrimes and what it calls “fake news” on social media. As part of the amended IT Rules, executives at companies that don’t comply with content removal requests could face jail time. The government sent YouTube 1,670...
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Meta, Google, Twitter Promise Tougher Action To Fight Fake News
Meta, Alphabet unit Google, Twitter and Microsoft on Thursday agreed to take a tougher line against disinformation including deep fakes and fake accounts under an updated EU code of practice or face hefty fines.
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EU's New Rules May Compel Google, Facebook, Twitter to Counter Deepfakes, Spam Accounts
Google, Facebook, Twitter and other companies may come under compulsion to counter deepfakes, spam accounts once soon after EU announces its updates code of practice this week. Ignoring the rules may attract hefty fines on social media giants.
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Facebook, Social Media Companies Urged by US Groups to Act Against Election Disinformation
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media companies should act to blunt the effect of false information in this year's US midterm congressional elections, requests rights groups. After the 2020 presidential race won by US Democratic President Joe Biden, several social media platforms backed away from designing policies to fight election dis...
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Rs 20 Payment, File Download: How Mumbai Judge Lost Rs 93,000 To Fake App Scam
The Mumbai city court judge noticed an issue with his phone's screen on March 30, leading him to contact a number listed online as customer care service.
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"With Just One Click...": IPS Officer Warns Of Scam Amid Nano Banana Trend
IPS officer VC Sajjanar on X (formerly Twitter) alerted users about the danger of sharing personal information online. He emphasised that while online trends can be fun, users could face serious risks if they are careless with their private data.
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Researchers Discover Espionage Campaign Targeting Users Via Fake Apps
Researchers have discovered an active espionage campaign 'eXotic Visit', targeting Android users via fake messaging apps that are distributed through dedicated websites and Google Play, a new report said on Wednesday.
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Google Fined $50 Million Over "Fake" Information On Russia-Ukraine War
A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google on Wednesday $50.84 million for failing to delete so-called "fake" information about the conflict in Ukraine and other topics, the TASS news agency reported.
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Twitter Failed to Submit Complete Report on Efforts to Combat Online Disinformation, EU Says
Twitter did not provide a full report to the European Union (EU) on the efforts taken by the microblogging platform to combat disinformation and fake news, according to officials. Twitter said it's "making real advancements across the board" at fighting disinformation in its baseline report, but lagged behind firms like Google, TikTok, Microsoft as...
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Government Asks YouTube to Take Down 3 Channels Spreading Fake News, Sensational Claims
YouTube was asked by the government to take down three channels that were found to have spread fake news online, while making sensational claims about the government's public welfare initiatives. The fact checking unit of the Press Information Bureau had identified three channels using thumbnails and images of TV news channels and their anchors to ...
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WhatsApp, Twitter Show Resistance as Government’s Fight Against Fake News Targets Dissent
Twitter and WhatsApp are pushing back after being targeted as part of the government’s recent actions aimed at rooting out cybercrimes and what it calls “fake news” on social media. As part of the amended IT Rules, executives at companies that don’t comply with content removal requests could face jail time. The government sent YouTube 1,670...
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Meta, Google, Twitter Promise Tougher Action To Fight Fake News
Meta, Alphabet unit Google, Twitter and Microsoft on Thursday agreed to take a tougher line against disinformation including deep fakes and fake accounts under an updated EU code of practice or face hefty fines.
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EU's New Rules May Compel Google, Facebook, Twitter to Counter Deepfakes, Spam Accounts
Google, Facebook, Twitter and other companies may come under compulsion to counter deepfakes, spam accounts once soon after EU announces its updates code of practice this week. Ignoring the rules may attract hefty fines on social media giants.
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Facebook, Social Media Companies Urged by US Groups to Act Against Election Disinformation
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media companies should act to blunt the effect of false information in this year's US midterm congressional elections, requests rights groups. After the 2020 presidential race won by US Democratic President Joe Biden, several social media platforms backed away from designing policies to fight election dis...
