Powerful criminal networks in Southeast Asia extensively use the messaging app Telegram which has enabled a fundamental change in the way organised crime can conduct large-scale illicit activity, the United Nations said in a report this week. The report represents the latest allegations to be levied against the controversial encrypted app since France, using a … Continue reading Telegram app hosts ‘underground markets’ for Southeast Asian crime gangs -UN
South Korean authorities said on Wednesday (Aug 28) they plan to ask Telegram and other social media platforms to more actively help with the deletion and blocking of sexually explicit deepfake content, part of measures aimed at tackling the growing problem. The steps come amid public and political outrage after several domestic media outlets reported … Continue reading Digital sex crimes: S Korea to request help from Telegram, other social media firms
Less than a day after her first speech as the presumptive Democratic nominee, a deepfake depicting the US vice president as a sex worker have begun circulating online. The Internet is already creating deepfakes of US Vice President Kamala Harris, less than 24 hours after her first campaign trail speech for the Democrats’ presidential nomination. … Continue reading DEEPFAKE DEBUNKED: Was Kamala Harris a sex worker?
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