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Baidu Sues Apple, Other App Developers Over Fake Copies of Ernie Bot App
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed lawsuits against "relevant" app developers and Apple over fake copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple's App Store. The company's artificial intelligence powered Ernie bot, launched last month, has been touted as China's closest answer to the US-developed chatbot ChatGPT.
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In Rs 300 Crore Fraud, 15 Fake Chinese Apps Offer Low-Interest Loans
A fraud of Rs 300 crore through 15 fake Chinese applications has come to light after the Uttarakhand police busted a syndicate of cyber criminals where callers were offered low-interest rate loans.
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Meta Disrupts Chinese Propaganda Operation Across Facebook, Instagram Ahead of US Midterm Elections
Meta on Tuesday said that it had disabled a China-based propaganda operation that was aimed at users in the US ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in November, serving them political content on the company's platforms. The firm said that the propaganda network had fake accounts on both Facebook and Instagram, as well as on rival service Twitter...
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Fake Twitter Accounts Found Spreading Chinese Propaganda: Report
US-based intelligence company Nisos says it uncovered more than 600 fake Twitter accounts spreading a positive narrative of China's far-western Xinjiang region, as Beijing was being accused of human rights abuses and locking up hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities there.
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Facebook, Instagram Remove Chinese Accounts Over Fake 'Swiss Biologist' COVID-19 Origin Claims
Meta said on Wednesday that it has blocked Facebook and Instagram accounts of an influence operation originating in China that promoted claims of a fake "Swiss biologist" saying the United States was interfering in the search for COVID-19's origins.
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Amazon Shuts 3,000 Online Stores Backed by 600 Chinese Brands to Fight Fake Reviews: Report
Amazon has reportedly cracked down on 600 Chinese brands on its platform. The world's largest e-commerce company reportedly said on Friday that it had closed about 3,000 merchant accounts that were backed by these brands.
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Alibaba, Tencent, Others Summoned by Chinese Regulators Over Deepfake Tech
Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, and some other companies were recently summoned by Chinese regulators for talks on use of 'deepfake' technologies on their content platforms, stepping up scrutiny of the sector.
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Alibaba, Jack Ma Summoned by Indian Court on Former Employee's Complaint
An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former employee in India says he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps, documents seen by Reuters showed.
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Fake TikTok Malware Being Spread Through WhatsApp, Maharashtra Cyber Cell Warns
The government advisory says that miscreants are now taking advantage of the popularity of TikTok by promoting a malware app called TikTok Pro. The offenders are calling TikTok Pro as an alternative to the banned app. They are sending text messages via various social media platforms, encouraging users to download the app from external links.
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Chinese Apps: Government Denies Passing Order to Ban TikTok, CamScanner, Others From Google Play, App Store
The government on Friday refuted a viral message claiming that that the Ministry of Electronics & IT (Meity) has put restrictions on several "Chinese applications" in India.
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Fake Chinese Apple store has even staff fooled
The fake Apple store opened in China is so convincing even the staff think they work for Steve Jobs.
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Baidu Sues Apple, Other App Developers Over Fake Copies of Ernie Bot App
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed lawsuits against "relevant" app developers and Apple over fake copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple's App Store. The company's artificial intelligence powered Ernie bot, launched last month, has been touted as China's closest answer to the US-developed chatbot ChatGPT.
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In Rs 300 Crore Fraud, 15 Fake Chinese Apps Offer Low-Interest Loans
A fraud of Rs 300 crore through 15 fake Chinese applications has come to light after the Uttarakhand police busted a syndicate of cyber criminals where callers were offered low-interest rate loans.
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Meta Disrupts Chinese Propaganda Operation Across Facebook, Instagram Ahead of US Midterm Elections
Meta on Tuesday said that it had disabled a China-based propaganda operation that was aimed at users in the US ahead of the upcoming midterm elections in November, serving them political content on the company's platforms. The firm said that the propaganda network had fake accounts on both Facebook and Instagram, as well as on rival service Twitter...
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Fake Twitter Accounts Found Spreading Chinese Propaganda: Report
US-based intelligence company Nisos says it uncovered more than 600 fake Twitter accounts spreading a positive narrative of China's far-western Xinjiang region, as Beijing was being accused of human rights abuses and locking up hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities there.
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Facebook, Instagram Remove Chinese Accounts Over Fake 'Swiss Biologist' COVID-19 Origin Claims
Meta said on Wednesday that it has blocked Facebook and Instagram accounts of an influence operation originating in China that promoted claims of a fake "Swiss biologist" saying the United States was interfering in the search for COVID-19's origins.
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Amazon Shuts 3,000 Online Stores Backed by 600 Chinese Brands to Fight Fake Reviews: Report
Amazon has reportedly cracked down on 600 Chinese brands on its platform. The world's largest e-commerce company reportedly said on Friday that it had closed about 3,000 merchant accounts that were backed by these brands.
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Alibaba, Tencent, Others Summoned by Chinese Regulators Over Deepfake Tech
Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, and some other companies were recently summoned by Chinese regulators for talks on use of 'deepfake' technologies on their content platforms, stepping up scrutiny of the sector.
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Alibaba, Jack Ma Summoned by Indian Court on Former Employee's Complaint
An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former employee in India says he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps, documents seen by Reuters showed.
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Fake TikTok Malware Being Spread Through WhatsApp, Maharashtra Cyber Cell Warns
The government advisory says that miscreants are now taking advantage of the popularity of TikTok by promoting a malware app called TikTok Pro. The offenders are calling TikTok Pro as an alternative to the banned app. They are sending text messages via various social media platforms, encouraging users to download the app from external links.
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Chinese Apps: Government Denies Passing Order to Ban TikTok, CamScanner, Others From Google Play, App Store
The government on Friday refuted a viral message claiming that that the Ministry of Electronics & IT (Meity) has put restrictions on several "Chinese applications" in India.
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Fake Chinese Apple store has even staff fooled
The fake Apple store opened in China is so convincing even the staff think they work for Steve Jobs.
