Wikipedia Owner Fined for Failing to Delete Alleged Extremist Content

Wikipedia Owner Fined for Failing to Delete Alleged Extremist Content

The Wikimedia Foundation, owner of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, was fined by a Russian court on Thursday for failing to delete content considered extremist as Moscow pursues a drive to crack down on independent sources of information. Wikipedia, which says it offers “the second draft of history”, is one of…

Meta Verified India Pricing for Facebook, Instagram Blue Tick, Other Benefits Reportedly Revealed

Meta Verified India Pricing for Facebook, Instagram Blue Tick, Other Benefits Reportedly Revealed

Meta Verified was launched earlier this year in February. Albeit, inspired by Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue plan, Meta Verified is a subscription-based service that verifies each profile with a legitimate government ID. The program rolled out in Australia and New Zealand previously before launching in the US earlier this month….

Cybercriminals Using ChatGPT Popularity to Spread Malware via Facebook Accounts, CloudSEK Says

Cybercriminals Using ChatGPT Popularity to Spread Malware via Facebook Accounts, CloudSEK Says

Cyber criminals are exploiting popularity of ChatGPT to spread malware through hijacked Facebook accounts, cyber intelligence firm CloudSEK said on Monday. CloudSEK in its investigation has found the presence of 13 Facebook pages or accounts including those with Indian content, totalling over 5 lakh followers, that have been compromised and…

1.2 Crore WhatsApp Users, 17 Lakh Facebook Users Targeted in India’s Massive Data Theft

1.2 Crore WhatsApp Users, 17 Lakh Facebook Users Targeted in India’s Massive Data Theft

A massive data breach that has implications for national security was unearthed by Cyberabad Police here, who arrested seven people of a gang allegedly involved in the theft and sale of sensitive data of the government and important organisations, including details of 2.55 lakh defence personnel as well as the…

Facebook Parent Meta Sued by Kenyan Content Moderators for Unlawful Redundancy

Facebook Parent Meta Sued by Kenyan Content Moderators for Unlawful Redundancy

Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site’s parent company Meta and two outsourcing companies for unlawful redundancy, a rights group said on Monday. The 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union. They…

Amazon to Lay Off 9,000 Employees in Another Round of Job Cuts; Twitch, E-Commerce, HR Sector to Get Affected

Amazon to Lay Off 9,000 Employees in Another Round of Job Cuts; Twitch, E-Commerce, HR Sector to Get Affected

Amazon.com on Monday said it would axe another 9,000 roles to make its operation lean and manage economic uncertainty, marking a new round of job cuts that pile onto the technology sector’s woes. In a remarkable turn for a company long touting its job creation, Amazon will have eliminated 27,000…

Meta Verified India Pricing for Facebook, Instagram Blue Tick, Other Benefits Reportedly Revealed

Meta Verified Service Now Rolls Out in the US at Monthly Charge of $11.99

Meta Platforms on Friday launched its subscription service in the US, which would allow Facebook and Instagram users pay for verification in the same vein as Elon Musk-owned Twitter. The Meta Verified service will give users a blue badge after they verify their accounts using a government ID and will cost…

Meta Verified India Pricing for Facebook, Instagram Blue Tick, Other Benefits Reportedly Revealed

Meta Says It Will End News Access for Canadians on Its Platforms if Online News Act Becomes Law

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Saturday that it would end availability of news content for Canadians on its platforms if the country’s Online News Act passes in its current form. The “Online News Act,” or House of Commons bill C-18, introduced in April last year laid out rules to force…