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Scammers, Fake Accounts, Controversial Figures: Bluesky's Many Struggles
Bluesky, a social media platform in its nascent stage, is facing a series of challenges while its user base continues to grow. With over 25 million sign-ups, it is gaining mainstream attention but also facing criticism and controversy.
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Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification
Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.
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"Sickening, Disgraceful": White House On Trump's "Unified Reich" Post
The White House on Tuesday condemned a video posted by Donald Trump's social media account showing fake headlines about a "unified reich" if he wins the 2024 presidential election.
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Amit Shah Fake Video: Congress Leader In 3-Day Custody, Party Protests
Congress leader Arun Reddy, who handles the 'Spirit of Congress' X account and is the national coordinator for social media of the party, has been sent to 3-day Police custody in connection with Union Home Minister Amit Shah's doctored video case.
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"Bringing Laws To Make Social Media Accountable": Minister On Deepfakes
The government is bringing laws and is taking other steps to make social media platforms more accountable for any slanderous content posted on their platforms, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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Zerodha Founder Once Sent Fake Cops To Raid His Company's Office, See Video
Mr Kamath also shared a video of the prank on his social media account in 2019.
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Man Posts Woman's Pics Online After She Rejected Marriage Offer, Arrested
The Delhi Police has arrested a man for allegedly creating fake social media accounts and posting pictures of a 20-year-old female acquaintance with derogatory comments, a senior officer said on Saturday.
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Google Sues Scammers Over Fake Bard AI Chatbot That Downloads Malware
Alphabet’s Google is suing five unidentified scammers who tricked people looking for Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Bard into downloading malware onto their computers. In a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California, Google claimed the scammers set up social media accounts encouraging people to download a fake version of Bar...
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''Thank You Meta'': Israel After Mark Zuckerberg Calls Hamas Attacks ''Pure Evil''
Israel's official X account on Saturday thanked Mark Zuckerberg for his stance on Hamas attacks.
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UP Man Creates Fake Account Of Woman Singer, Shares Her Obscene Pictures: Cops
A 31-year-old man accused of sending obscene pictures of a woman singer and creating a fake social media account in her name was arrested in this Uttar Pradesh district on Thursday, police said.
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AI-Generated Naked Images Of Minor Girls Spark Outrage In Spanish Town
The pictures were taken from the girls' social media accounts and then processed by an AI app that created a fake image of the person without clothes.
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X Requested to Suspend Fake Account of Japan’s Top Finance Diplomat
Japan's Ministry of Finance warned of a fake account for its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on social media X, formerly known as Twitter, as the market fears a currency intervention amid the yen's drop to a one-month-low. The account, under the name "Masato Kanda", appeared to have been created in March and made only four posts to date.
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Fake Facebook Accounts From China "Evolving" In Push For Influence: Meta
Networks of fake Facebook accounts run from China are "evolving" and adopting new tactics in their quest to sow discord overseas, the social media platform told Australian lawmakers today.
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China Shuts Down Over 1,00,000 Fake News Social Media Accounts, Ramps Up Content Cleanup
China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts over the past month that misrepresented news anchors and media agencies, its cyberspace regulator said.
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Elon Musk Defends Pay Model for Twitter Amid End to Free Verified Blue Ticks
Elon Musk on Friday defended his controversial pay model for Twitter, claiming that any social media platform that didn't follow suit would fail because they would be swarmed by bots. Musk made his prediction on the eve of Twitter's April 1 ultimatum that verified accounts with the cherished blue tick that had not forked over cash would lose it.
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Scammers, Fake Accounts, Controversial Figures: Bluesky's Many Struggles
Bluesky, a social media platform in its nascent stage, is facing a series of challenges while its user base continues to grow. With over 25 million sign-ups, it is gaining mainstream attention but also facing criticism and controversy.
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Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification
Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.
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"Sickening, Disgraceful": White House On Trump's "Unified Reich" Post
The White House on Tuesday condemned a video posted by Donald Trump's social media account showing fake headlines about a "unified reich" if he wins the 2024 presidential election.
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Amit Shah Fake Video: Congress Leader In 3-Day Custody, Party Protests
Congress leader Arun Reddy, who handles the 'Spirit of Congress' X account and is the national coordinator for social media of the party, has been sent to 3-day Police custody in connection with Union Home Minister Amit Shah's doctored video case.
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"Bringing Laws To Make Social Media Accountable": Minister On Deepfakes
The government is bringing laws and is taking other steps to make social media platforms more accountable for any slanderous content posted on their platforms, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.
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Zerodha Founder Once Sent Fake Cops To Raid His Company's Office, See Video
Mr Kamath also shared a video of the prank on his social media account in 2019.
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Man Posts Woman's Pics Online After She Rejected Marriage Offer, Arrested
The Delhi Police has arrested a man for allegedly creating fake social media accounts and posting pictures of a 20-year-old female acquaintance with derogatory comments, a senior officer said on Saturday.
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Google Sues Scammers Over Fake Bard AI Chatbot That Downloads Malware
Alphabet’s Google is suing five unidentified scammers who tricked people looking for Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Bard into downloading malware onto their computers. In a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California, Google claimed the scammers set up social media accounts encouraging people to download a fake version of Bar...
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''Thank You Meta'': Israel After Mark Zuckerberg Calls Hamas Attacks ''Pure Evil''
Israel's official X account on Saturday thanked Mark Zuckerberg for his stance on Hamas attacks.
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UP Man Creates Fake Account Of Woman Singer, Shares Her Obscene Pictures: Cops
A 31-year-old man accused of sending obscene pictures of a woman singer and creating a fake social media account in her name was arrested in this Uttar Pradesh district on Thursday, police said.
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AI-Generated Naked Images Of Minor Girls Spark Outrage In Spanish Town
The pictures were taken from the girls' social media accounts and then processed by an AI app that created a fake image of the person without clothes.
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X Requested to Suspend Fake Account of Japan’s Top Finance Diplomat
Japan's Ministry of Finance warned of a fake account for its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on social media X, formerly known as Twitter, as the market fears a currency intervention amid the yen's drop to a one-month-low. The account, under the name "Masato Kanda", appeared to have been created in March and made only four posts to date.
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Fake Facebook Accounts From China "Evolving" In Push For Influence: Meta
Networks of fake Facebook accounts run from China are "evolving" and adopting new tactics in their quest to sow discord overseas, the social media platform told Australian lawmakers today.
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China Shuts Down Over 1,00,000 Fake News Social Media Accounts, Ramps Up Content Cleanup
China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts over the past month that misrepresented news anchors and media agencies, its cyberspace regulator said.
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Elon Musk Defends Pay Model for Twitter Amid End to Free Verified Blue Ticks
Elon Musk on Friday defended his controversial pay model for Twitter, claiming that any social media platform that didn't follow suit would fail because they would be swarmed by bots. Musk made his prediction on the eve of Twitter's April 1 ultimatum that verified accounts with the cherished blue tick that had not forked over cash would lose it.
