Russian messaging app Telegram has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court challenging the Indian government's temporary ban on the platform. The ban was imposed ahead of the NEET-UG re-test due to concerns over exam-related content circulation.
A 45-year-old woman was robbed of S$50,000 after arranging a currency exchange online. She met a man near Bayfront Avenue, Singapore, and was taken to a hotel room where a second man was waiting. The police are investigating.
A 45-year-old woman was robbed of S$50,000 after arranging a currency exchange via a messaging app. She met two men at a hotel near Bayfront Avenue, Singapore, where the incident occurred.
UK regulator Ofcom is updating its codes of practice to compel social media platforms and online forums to detect and remove intimate image abuse, including AI-generated deepfakes. The new guidelines aim to protect women and girls from non-consensual image sharing, with campaigners urging for stronger enforcement measures.
Ofcom has launched an investigation into Telegram to determine whether the messaging platform is failing to prevent the sharing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), potentially breaching the UK's Online Safety Act. The regulator received evidence from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, while research identified 150 channels globally sharing AI-generated deepfake nudes and 24,671 users in Italy and Spain sharing non-consensual intimate images including CSAM.
