Founder and chief executive Pavel Durov lashed out at claims that ‘Telegram is some sort of anarchic paradise’ Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Friday announced a range…
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On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world
Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for a court hearing, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 22, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File The blocking of social media platform…
Team develops AI-powered tool to detect hate speech in Southeast Asian languages
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The internet, and particularly social media, have grown exponentially over the last decades. The nature of social media allows anyone to go online and create content…
Turkey blocks access to Instagram
Meta-owned Instagram was blocked in Turkey on Friday following accusations it censorship. Turkey on Friday blocked access to the Instagram social media network, the national communications authority said without explanation,…
OpenAI to challenge Google with new search functionality
OpenAI says that it will weave what it learns from its ‘SearchGPT’ prototype into ChatGPT to add online search capabilities. OpenAI on Thursday said it was putting its artificial intelligence…
In U-turn, Google sticks with tracking ‘cookies’
Credit: PhotoMIX Company from Pexels Google on Monday said it was ditching its long mooted plan to block tracking “cookies” on its Chrome browser after years of resistance from online…
Trusted TV doctors ‘deepfaked’ to promote health scams on social media
Credit: AI-generated image Some of the UK’s most recognizable TV doctors are increasingly being “deepfaked” in videos to sell scam products across social media, finds The BMJ today. Trusted names…
Meta lifts restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a rally in Doral, Florida. Meta said Friday it was lifting restrictions on US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, ending…
China launches online crackdown on ‘harmful’ content targeting children
China says the new internet curbs are aimed at protecting children. China on Saturday announced a new crackdown on its tightly controlled internet, taking aim at video apps and social…
Tapping social media and AI to speed supply chain assistance during disasters
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A doctoral candidate at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is lead author of a study in the International Journal of Production Research investigating the…
