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Radical social media operator arrested in Kashmir for spreading extremist content

J&K Police arrested a former stone-pelter, Showkat Ahmad Dar, from Srinagar for allegedly running a radical social media handle on Facebook to disseminate extremist content and glorify terrorism.

Mar 18, 2025

Hackers use OTP APIs for SMS bombing, 44 Indian APIs exposed

Significant surge in Fake News and Deepfakes Alarms India

A study by the Indian School of Business and CyberPeace reveals a surge in fake news and deepfakes in India, with social media platforms being the primary source. Political fake news accounts for the most significant share, with Twitter and Facebook identified as the leading platforms for spreading misinformation.

Dec 20, 2024

Social media ban gives companies responsibility to protect children: Australian PM

Social media ban for children under 16 now becomes 'law' in Australia

With bipartisan support, the bill of social media ban for children under 16 passed the Senate of Australia. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared Friday that social media companies have a social responsibility to protect children after parliament passed laws banning under-16s from using their platforms.

Nov 29, 2024

Facebook India's net profit up 43 pc to Rs 505 crore in FY24

Facebook India saw its profit surge by 43 per cent in the last fiscal (FY24), riding on digital advertising and support services offered to its parent company Meta in the US.

Nov 2, 2024

Meta purges over 37 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Insta in India in Oct

Meta said that it took down over 33.6 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 3.4 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in October.

Jun 29, 2024

Facebook hit with another data leak of 1 lakh users, claim cyber security researchers

Cybersecurity researchers have reported an alleged data leak involving at least one lakh users of Facebook which appeared on a data breach forum.

Jun 10, 2024

Meta Removes 17 Million Pieces of Harmful Content in India

In the digital age, the responsibility of tech giants to maintain the integrity of their platforms has become a pressing issue. Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has been at the forefront of this challenge, particularly in India, where it has taken significant steps to remove harmful content from its platforms, Facebook and Instagram.

Jun 2, 2024

Meta introduces most capable Llama 3 AI model

Meta on Thursday introduced Llama 3, its next generation of open source large language model (LLM) in the AI era.

Apr 19, 2024

Elon Musk takes a dig at Meta as it suffers massive outage across platforms

As Meta suffered a massive outage on Tuesday across its platforms, Elon Musk took a dig at Mark Zuckerberg-run services, posting a meme where X is seen as the captain leading the team of Instagram, Facebook and Threads as Penguins.

Mar 6, 2024

Meta suffers mega outage as FB, Instagram, Messenger stop working for millions

In one of the worst outages for Meta in years, its entire family of apps -- Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads -- went down for millions across the globe, including in India, as users were thrown out from their account

Mar 6, 2024

Fact Check: Deepfake video on Narayana Murthy reveals the business side of misinformation

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy's two new deepfake videos, which are being shared on social media, purportedly promoting a so-called investing platform "Quantum AI", claiming that the user of this new tech will be able to earn $3,000 (around Rs 2.5 lakh) on the first working day.

Dec 14, 2023

WhatsApp testing new feature that lets you search users by their username

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature, which will allow you to search for users by their username on Android.

Dec 2, 2023

WhatsApp's new feature lets users link email address with their accounts

Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature which allows users to link their account to an email address.

Nov 21, 2023

WhatsApp AI tool shows kids with guns when prompted with 'Palestine'

Meta-owned WhatsApp's artificial intelligence (AI) feature that allows users produce stickers based on their search displays a picture of a gun or a boy with a gun when prompted with the terms "Palestinian", "Palestine" or "Muslim boy Palestinian", media reported.

Nov 6, 2023

Zuckerberg undergoes surgery for ligament injury during MMA training

The much-awaited cage fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg may not happen very soon as the Meta founder has injured himself while training and underwent a surgery.

Nov 4, 2023

WhatsApp rolling out 'protect IP address in calls' option on Android, iOS

Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a new option on Android and iOS to make it harder for hackers to infer users' location by protecting their IP address in calls.

Oct 14, 2023

WhatsApp working on 'secret code' creation feature for locked chats on Android; Or lock with simple emoji

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a secret code creation feature, which will allow users to choose a custom password for their protected chat folder.

Oct 9, 2023

Delhi Metro Expands WhatsApp-Based Ticketing System To All Lines

Delhi Metro: Text 'Hi' to this WhatsApp number to purchase metro tickets for all lines

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday announced the expansion of its innovative WhatsApp-based ticketing system to all lines, covering the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), including the Gurugram Rapid Metro in collaboration with Meta and their authorised partner Pelocal Fintech Pvt Ltd.

Oct 5, 2023

Meta now lets you create 4 additional personal profiles on FB

Meta has started to roll out a "multiple personal profiles" feature that will allow users to create up to four additional profiles on Facebook.

Sep 22, 2023

Rogue Amazon employees peddling bad review removals on social media: Report

Some rogue Amazon employees are reportedly helping third-party sellers by removing bad reviews on their products on the e-commerce platform via secret groups on Telegram, WhatsApp and Facebook.

Aug 2, 2023

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