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Beating The Blackout: The Clandestine Network Smuggling Starlink Into Iran
Last month, Iranian media reported that four people including two foreign nationals had been arrested for "importing satellite internet equipment"
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Lego-Style Trump Meme Make Rounds Of Internet After Ceasefire Announcement
A viral AI-generated video circulated on social media depicts Trump with a flaming backside holding a sign that reads, "VICTORY! I am a loser."
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Iran Is The First US War Of The Social Media Age. It's A Black Box
With the US-Israeli war on Iran - the first major military engagement with American involvement of the social-media era - the world is facing an information black box.
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Russia Promotes Max Messenger App As WhatsApp, Telegram Face Bans
Russians are being urged to use Max Messenger in the name of "technological sovereignty".
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What Is "Blackout Challenge"? All About Deadly Trend That Took Life Of Texas Girl
While this may appear to some as merely a challenge, it is, in reality, extremely hazardous and poses serious health risks.
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Texas Girl, 9, Dies Doing 'Blackout' Social Media Challenge, Parents Issue Warning: 'Check On Your Child'
JackLynn Blackwell, 9, died participating in the blackout challenge on social media, which involves restricting oxygen until one passes out.
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Is Taliban's Social Media Ban Based on China Model? Here's The Inside Story
The Taliban plunged Afghanistan into a 48-hour internet blackout last week, and now access is restricted to several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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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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Internet Blackout Hits Afghanistan As Taliban Enforce Morality Crackdown
An internet blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, with local media reporting a potential nationwide cut of fiber-optic services as part of a Taliban crackdown on immorality.
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8,000% Spike In VPN Sign-Ups In Nepal After Social Media Ban
Nepal's sudden social media blackout triggered an unprecedented rush for virtual private networks (VPN), with sign-ups from the country skyrocketing 6,000 per cent in three days.
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"Isn't The Moment For Panic": Punjab Kings' "Humble Appeal" To Media After IPL Suspension
The match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was called-off in Dharamsala after a blackout protocol came into operation
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Power Outage In Cuba As Electrical Grid Collapses For 2nd Time Within Hours
Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again early on Saturday morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a second time just hours after authorities announced they had begun reestablishing service.
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TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl's Death: US Court
A US appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves until they passed out.
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50 Killed In Fierce Winter Storms, Schools Shut, Blackouts In US
Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and US media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops.
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Imran Khan's Name, Image Disappear From Pakistani Media: Report
Coverage of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has disappeared from all mainstream news channels in the country after the media regulator asked networks to block out
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Beating The Blackout: The Clandestine Network Smuggling Starlink Into Iran
Last month, Iranian media reported that four people including two foreign nationals had been arrested for "importing satellite internet equipment"
-
Lego-Style Trump Meme Make Rounds Of Internet After Ceasefire Announcement
A viral AI-generated video circulated on social media depicts Trump with a flaming backside holding a sign that reads, "VICTORY! I am a loser."
-
Iran Is The First US War Of The Social Media Age. It's A Black Box
With the US-Israeli war on Iran - the first major military engagement with American involvement of the social-media era - the world is facing an information black box.
-
Russia Promotes Max Messenger App As WhatsApp, Telegram Face Bans
Russians are being urged to use Max Messenger in the name of "technological sovereignty".
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What Is "Blackout Challenge"? All About Deadly Trend That Took Life Of Texas Girl
While this may appear to some as merely a challenge, it is, in reality, extremely hazardous and poses serious health risks.
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Texas Girl, 9, Dies Doing 'Blackout' Social Media Challenge, Parents Issue Warning: 'Check On Your Child'
JackLynn Blackwell, 9, died participating in the blackout challenge on social media, which involves restricting oxygen until one passes out.
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Is Taliban's Social Media Ban Based on China Model? Here's The Inside Story
The Taliban plunged Afghanistan into a 48-hour internet blackout last week, and now access is restricted to several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
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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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Internet Blackout Hits Afghanistan As Taliban Enforce Morality Crackdown
An internet blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, with local media reporting a potential nationwide cut of fiber-optic services as part of a Taliban crackdown on immorality.
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8,000% Spike In VPN Sign-Ups In Nepal After Social Media Ban
Nepal's sudden social media blackout triggered an unprecedented rush for virtual private networks (VPN), with sign-ups from the country skyrocketing 6,000 per cent in three days.
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"Isn't The Moment For Panic": Punjab Kings' "Humble Appeal" To Media After IPL Suspension
The match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was called-off in Dharamsala after a blackout protocol came into operation
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Power Outage In Cuba As Electrical Grid Collapses For 2nd Time Within Hours
Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again early on Saturday morning, state-run media reported, plunging the entire country into blackout for a second time just hours after authorities announced they had begun reestablishing service.
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TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl's Death: US Court
A US appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves until they passed out.
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50 Killed In Fierce Winter Storms, Schools Shut, Blackouts In US
Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and US media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops.
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Imran Khan's Name, Image Disappear From Pakistani Media: Report
Coverage of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has disappeared from all mainstream news channels in the country after the media regulator asked networks to block out
