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Meta announces new policy for advertisers to curb AI-curated misinformation

The policy also asks for altered media depicting a realistic event that allegedly occurred, but that is not a true image, video, or audio recording of the event, to be disclosed

Katrina Kaif's morphed image went viral after Rashmika's video, fans react

Indian actress Katrina Kaif's morphed image also went viral from the Tiger 3 movie. This raises concern among the film industry and fans. Here's all you need to know about deepfake

MeitY issues advisory to social media cos after Rashmika's controversy

This comes after a controversy regarding a deep fake video of Actress Rashmika Mandhani had surfaced

Social media cos must remove misinformation: MoS IT on actress' fake video

Social media companies are bound to remove any misinformation and ensure that if any misinformation reported to them by any user or the government it is taken down within 36 hours, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar tweeted on Monday. The comments from the minister came in response to the circulation of a deepfake video of actress Rashmika Mandanna on social media platforms. "Under the IT rules notified in April 2023 it is a legal obligation for platforms to ensure no misinformation is posted by any user and ensure that when reported by any user or govt, misinformation is removed in 36 hrs," he said. "Deepfakes are the latest and even more dangerous and damaging form of misinformation and need to be dealt with by platforms," he said. Mandanna expressed concern over her fake video in circulation. "I feel really hurt to share this and have to talk about the deepfake video of me being spread online. Something like this is honestly, extremely scary not only

54 cases registered for spreading instigative content after blast in Kerala

Kerala Police on Saturday said it has registered 54 cases for spreading communally instigative contents through social media in the aftermath of the recent blasts at a Christian prayer meet near Kalamassery in Kochi. Police said the most number of 26 cases was registered in Malappuram district, followed by 15 in Ernakulam and five cases Thiruvananthapuram. Thrissur City and Kottayam have reported two cases each, while Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Palakkad and Kozhikode Rural have one case each. Police, in a release, said they have identified numerous fake profiles which have been used to share posts that can instigate communal hatred. "Requests have been made to Facebook, Instagram, X, WhatsApp and other social media platforms to identify the IP addresses of such fake profiles. The cyber cell in the state is functioning round the clock to identify such handles," the release said.

MP: As campaign goes social, shops selling campaign material face losses

There are around 20 small and big shops of election campaign materials in the state capital Bhopal, where party flags, cut-outs of leaders, posters, badges, scarfs, caps, t-shirts

LinkedIn hits one billion users, rolls out AI features for premium members

The platform will also introduce real-time job eligibility suggestions to users as a part of its premium membership

Must avert toxicity of social media for AI to represent goodness: MoS IT

The toxicity and weaponisation represented by social media must be overcome and steps should be taken to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) represents goodness, safety and trust, Union Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. Addressing the opening plenary session of the AI Safety Summit in Buckinghamshire near London, the minister laid out the government's vision for innovative technology as the driving force of economic growth. The Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics and Technology dubbed AI as the kinetic enabler of the country's already accelerating and expanding digital economy as he called for greater accountability of tech platforms. We have learned in the last 10-15 years as governments that by allowing innovation to get ahead of regulation, we open ourselves to the toxicity, misinformation and weaponisation that we see on the internet today, represented by social media, and we certainly can agree today that .

Elon Musk's X is worth less than half of the price he paid for Twitter

Since the takeover, most of Twitter's staff was laid off or resigned. Musk renamed the company X, changed some of its content rules and lost more than half of its advertising revenue

Ratan Tata refutes reports of promising to pay Rashid Khan Rs 10 crore

WhatsApp forwards and videos were floating on social media that had fraudulently claimed that Ratan Tata had announced a Rs 10 crore reward for Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan

TMS Ep552: Market trends, social media, convenience fee, Li Keqiang index

s more pain in store for the Indian markets? Is it time to regulate social media for kids? Is convenience fee becoming too inconvenient? What is the Li Keqiang index? All answers here

Sebi turns up heat on unregistered influencers giving tips on social media

The regulator's order is at least the third high-profile crackdown on a financial influencer this year

'Addictive, manipulative': Here's why over 40 states in US are suing Meta

The lawsuit follows the release of documents in 2021 that showed that Meta had data showing that Instagram was addictive and worsened body image issues for some teen girls

You will soon be able to make audio and video calls on Elon Musk's X

In a post on October 25, X seemingly teased the new feature and said, 'Ready for it…?'

Social media giants step up vigil as India gears up for election season

Experts also underline the importance of platforms maintaining internal capabilities for fact-checking through human reviewers

Donald Trump fined $5,000 for derogatory post on campaign website

The post published by Trump mocked her as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) "girlfriend" and included personally identifying information about her

Elon Musk announces details of upcoming subscription plans for X: Know more

The more affordable subscription plan would be ads supported, but gets all premium features

X coming with two premium tiers, one ad-free, confirms Elon Musk in a post

The first of these subscription tiers will be priced lower, targeting users seeking a cheaper way to access all of X's premium features

Meta to roll out broadcast channels to Facebook, Messenger after WhatsApp

Social media firms are bringing in more features to shore up engagement across apps in a highly competitive online environment

Woman uses skipping rope while riding bicycle, video gets mixed reactions

The internet occasionally witnesses recordings of people trying unsafe stunts, driven either by natural capacity, the quest for adrenaline, or the desire for online fame