Social Media
Large-Scale Research Shows Social Media Does Not Cause Teen Harm
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Large-scale scientific studies have found no clear causal link between social media use and widespread harm among teenagers, challenging narratives that single out platforms as…
X Faces Second Global Outage in a Week, Users Report Widespread Issues
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Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) faced a major global outage on Friday, marking the second disruption in less than a week, leaving tens of…
Indonesia & Malaysia Ban Musk’s Grok AI Over Explicit Deepfakes
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Indonesia and Malaysia have officially blocked access to Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok. This marks the first time governments have formally banned the tool. The…
5 Social Media Apps That Could Fade into Irrelevance by 2026 (And Why)
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Social media changes rapidly, with platforms rising and falling as user preferences evolve. These apps heavily rely on algorithms which need to adjust as trends…
Punjab Highway Patrol Launches Cyber Patrol Unit to Curb Online Misinformation
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The Punjab Highway Patrol (PHP) has officially expanded its operations into the digital realm. On Wednesday, December 24, the department established a dedicated Cyber Patrol…
WhatsApp “GhostPairing”: Hackers Can Hijack Your Account Without a Password
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A dangerous new threat is targeting WhatsApp users. Security researchers at Gen Digital recently discovered a sophisticated account takeover method. They are calling it GhostPairing.…
UK Cancels Visa of Pakistani Social Media Influencer Rajab Butt
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The UK Home Department has cancelled the visa of popular social media influencer Rajab Butt, who has been in hiding for months due to ongoing…
Arattai App Becomes India’s Booming Alternative to WhatsApp
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Arattai, the India-made messaging app developed by Zoho Corporation, is experiencing an unprecedented spike in growth. In the past few days, the platform has seen…
YouTube Introduces AI-Driven Age Verification System
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YouTube is introducing a new AI age verification system to estimate the age of users to detect if they have fabricated their birthdays, as age…
TikTok Rolls Out New Parental Control Features
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TikTok is now rolling out several new features, including enhanced parental controls, creator tools, and a new interactive wellbeing feature, to provide a safer and…
Is Pakistan Considering Putting An Age Limit to Social Media Access?
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Caretaker Federal IT Minister Dr. Umar Saif announced that the Ministry of IT and Telecom has proposed a minimum age limit policy for social media…
PTA Blocks 105,296 Blasphemous Links on Websites and Social Apps
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Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked 105,296 URLs containing blasphemous content across websites, apps, and social media platforms. This was revealed to the National…
Pakistani Social Media Accounts Blocked in India Again After Brief Restoration
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Pakistani accounts blocked in India have once again sparked debate, after being briefly visible before digital restrictions were swiftly reimposed. Indian authorities blamed a “technical…
