IS recruiting terrorists through social media and gaming platforms, warns UN counter-terrorism unit

IS recruiting terrorists through social media and gaming platforms, warns UN counter-terrorism unit

United Nations (UN): IS poses an increasing threat to global security. The head of the counter-terrorism at the United Nations, Vladimir Voronkov, has warned about IS using online platforms like social media and games to spread hate propaganda and recruit terrorists. Expanding the organisation in the Sahel and other parts of Africa is a big […]

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Russia to procure US weapons from the Taliban – Claims on Russian social media

Russia to procure US weapons from the Taliban – Claims on Russian social media

Kabul: Russia has prepared to recognise the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. But in return, Russia’s condition was that the Taliban should hand over the weapons left behind in Afghanistan when the US army withdraws. It has been claimed on social media that the Taliban will soon decide on this. Information regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s […]

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Threat of terrorism through cyberspace, social media increased – Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai

Threat of terrorism through cyberspace, social media increased – Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai

New Delhi: The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, has said that the risk of terrorist attacks using cyberspace and social media has increased to a scale like never before. Intelligence agencies of countries hostile to India are fuelling radicalization and propaganda through borderless cyberspace. The Union MoS for Home Affairs also […]

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India has evidence social media platforms are being used to raise terror funds – NIA chief claims

India has evidence social media platforms are being used to raise terror funds – NIA chief claims

New Delhi: “Social media platforms are used to fund terrorists. India has evidence of this,” said Dinkar Gupta, Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The ‘No Money for Terror’ conference begins in New Delhi on Friday. The meeting will be attended by 73 countries worldwide and will see the participation of ministers from […]

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Will act against those spreading misinformation on social media: Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar   

Will act against those spreading misinformation on social media: Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar   

New Delhi: – Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister of State for Information Technology, said legal actions would be initiated against those spreading misinformation and malice on social media. Since the last few days, it has been exposed that certain people have been actively spreading misinformation and malice on social media against the country. The Indian media […]

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China collecting information from the social media sites using advanced ‘Data Surveillance Systems’, claims US daily

China collecting information from the social media sites using advanced ‘Data Surveillance Systems’, claims US daily

Washington/Beijing – The US daily ‘The Washington Post’ has claimed that China’s ruling communist regime gathers information from Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms. The US daily says it is being used to identify anti-China targets abroad. The issue has come to the fore after studying and analysing documents related to various projects of […]

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Social media sites act against Chinese propaganda on Corona and other issues

Social media sites act against Chinese propaganda on Corona and other issues

Washington/Beijing: – Twitter, Instagram and Facebook have taken action against the misinformation campaign being run by China on the Coronavirus Uyghur and other issues. Twitter has closed more than 2,000 accounts. Moreover, Facebook and Instagram have taken action against more than 600 accounts. It is being said that this action by social media exposes the […]

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Trump announces new social media network claiming to challenge oppression by the ‘Big Tech’

Trump announces new social media network claiming to challenge oppression by the ‘Big Tech’

Washington: – Former US President Donald Trump has announced a new social media network to challenge the oppression by the big tech companies. Trump said that the website would be operational next year and play an aggressive role as a competitor to the Liberal Media Consortium, currently operating in Silicon Valley. Leading social media networks, […]

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