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Monday, January 6, 2025

Navigating blasphemy laws in the digital age: The case of Lina Mukherjee

An Indonesian Influencer Lina Mukherjee gets jailed for up to five years, accused of blasphemy in her latest video.

Twitter goes from microblogging to an ‘Everything App’ under Elon Musk

Elon Musk's bold vision reshapes Twitter, revolutionising video capabilities and raising anticipation among users and advertisers.

One-of-its-kind gift watch of Cristiano Ronaldo has 388 gemstones

Ronaldo has signed a deal believed to be worth more than 200 million euros. The 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo penned a contract that will take him to June 2025.

Elon Musk looking for a new CEO for Twitter

Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk is looking for a new chief executive to lead the company after the platform’s users voted for him to resign, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing its sources.

Twitter could face ban

The EU has warned Elon Musk that Twitter could face ban unless its strict rules on content moderation are followed, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

Facebook’s parent company uncovers US military-linked propaganda campaign

Facebook’s parent company Meta has acknowledged the discovery of several clusters of fake accounts and pages believed to be linked to individuals “associated with the US military,” according to the company’s latest adversarial threat report published this week.

Twitter employees quit en masse after Elon Musk’s ultimatum

Hundreds of Twitter employees resigned Thursday ahead of Elon Musk's 5 p.m. ET deadline in which the social media company's new CEO demanded an "extremely hardcore" cultural reset with more work and longer hours.

Social media restricts Kanye West accounts over anti-Semitic posts

Instagram and Twitter said they have restricted the accounts of US rapper Kanye West over posts slammed as anti-Semitic.

Twitter rolls out tweet editing feature for ‘Blue subscribers’

The tool will let users edit a tweet up to five times within 30 minutes of initially posting

BBC announce to cut numerous World Service jobs

Company says freezing of license fee has led to 'tough choices,' including shutting BBC Radio Arabic, Persian

How to secure YouTube channel and other social media accounts?

As the YouTube channel of Imran Riaz Khan, a renowned journalist, has been hacked for the second time in just a few months, @OSINT_Insider shares tips for YouTubers and journalists to keep their Youtube channels and other social media accounts secure.

Facebook whistleblower starts nonprofit to make social media secure

Haugen's nonprofit said it will collaborate with groups including Common Sense Media and Project Liberty that share a "commitment to supporting healthier social media."