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Meta May Introduce AI-Powered User Accounts on Facebook, Instagram
6 days, 7 hours ago

Meta May Introduce AI-Powered User Accounts on Facebook, Instagram

Deccan Chronicle  

Tech giant Meta might introduce AI bots on its social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. Meta has already introduced AI features to the platforms, and now the social media giant is planning for AI-powered user accounts. “We expect these AIs to actually, over time, exist on our platforms, kind of in the same way that accounts do,” Connor Hayes, vice-president …

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Hackers target LinkedIn, hijack user accounts: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

Hackers target LinkedIn, hijack user accounts: Report

The Hindu  

Cyber threat actors, in successful hacking campaigns, are targeting LinkedIn accounts. The attacks are following a consistent method where user accounts are hijacked by threat actors after which victims are pressured to pay a ransom to regain control of their accounts or face permanent deletion. While LinkedIn is yet to release a statement about the campaign, threat actors appear to …

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TikTok sets new default time limits for minors
1 year, 10 months ago

TikTok sets new default time limits for minors

The Hindu  

TikTok said on Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks. The update also mirrors gaming rules imposed on minors in China, where TikTok's parent company ByteDance is based. TikTok also said on Wednesday that it will also begin prompting teens to …

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WhatsApp says it banned 29 lakh Indian accounts in January
1 year, 10 months ago

WhatsApp says it banned 29 lakh Indian accounts in January

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp banned 29 lakh Indian accounts in the month of January, the microblogging platform said in its user safety monthly report released today. WhatsApp said the report contains details of actions taken by it in response to grievances received from users in India through the official grievance mechanism. The social media giant said that it took action on accounts through …

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Twitter scrambles to fix meltdown as many unable to tweet
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter scrambles to fix meltdown as many unable to tweet

Associated Press  

Many Twitter users found themselves unable to tweet, follow accounts or access their direct messages on Wednesday as the Elon Musk-owned platform experienced a slew of widespread technical problems. Users also had trouble when they tried to follow another Twitter user, getting a message “You are unable to follow more people at this time” with a link to the company’s …

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Gaming platform MPL Has Banned Over 1 Million User Accounts: Here's Why
2 years, 1 month ago

Gaming platform MPL Has Banned Over 1 Million User Accounts: Here's Why

News 18  

Mobile Premier League or MPL on Wednesday said that it has banned over a million user accounts to continue to provide a secure and fair gaming experience to the users. Using multiple accounts by the same user to access the platform, uploading fake or doctored KYC documents, using unauthorised payment methods such as stolen cards, and cheating during gameplay by …

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If Media Can Report About Farmers' Protest, Why Ask Us To Block User Accounts? Twitter Opposes Centre's Blocking Orders In Karnataka HC
2 years, 3 months ago

If Media Can Report About Farmers' Protest, Why Ask Us To Block User Accounts? Twitter Opposes Centre's Blocking Orders In Karnataka HC

Live Law  

US-based microblogging platform Twitter on Monday opposed before the the Karnataka High Court the orders issued by the Central government, asking it to pull down content including several accounts that made posts relating to Farmers Protest and alleged mismanagement during COVID-19.Twitter asked how it could be directed to block user accounts and muffle their freedom of speech, when news. US-based …

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Elon Musk says $63.7 billion Twitter takeover could move ahead with bot info
2 years, 5 months ago

Elon Musk says $63.7 billion Twitter takeover could move ahead with bot info

ABC  

Elon Musk says his planned $US44 billion takeover of Twitter should move forward if the company can confirm some details about how it measures whether user accounts are "spam bots" or real people. Key points: Twitter estimates less than 5 per cent of its user accounts are fake or spam Mr Musk said his deal to buy Twitter would move …

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Hackers use hacked Twitter accounts to target users with phishing attacks
2 years, 11 months ago

Hackers use hacked Twitter accounts to target users with phishing attacks

Op India  

Twitter account hacking has, of late, become a routine occurrence. The user shared screenshots of the Direct Message he has received from an account that was presumably hacked and also shared the profile details of a verified account that had gotten hacked after the user had fallen into the trap of the hackers and entered credentials of his account using …

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WhatsApp banned over 2.2 million Indian accounts in September, as per compliance report
3 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp banned over 2.2 million Indian accounts in September, as per compliance report

India Today  

WhatsApp banned more than 2.2 million Indian accounts, while 560 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform in September, according to its compliance report. “This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp as well as WhatsApp’s own preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform,” the spokesperson added. WhatsApp explained …

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YouTube could soon start deleting accounts that it thinks are not 'commercially viable'
5 years, 1 month ago

YouTube could soon start deleting accounts that it thinks are not 'commercially viable'

Firstpost  

Furthermore, YouTube may or may not alert the user as to the reason for the termination. YouTube’s terms and conditions have been updated to now include a statement that it can delete, at its “sole discretion”, any Google account that it thinks is not “commercially viable”. Specifically, under the ‘Account Suspension and Termination’ section, Google states : YouTube may terminate …

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