Elon Musk proposes small fee for new X users to combat fake accounts
Elon Musk said such a measure would be unavoidable in order to "curb the relentless onslaught of bots" on the website.
Tue Apr 16 2024
Sakawa Boys: Meet Ghana's online romance scammers
They comb through FB and Instagram, swiping photos of influencers, actresses and adult film actors to create fake accounts on dating sites.
Sat Aug 26 2023
Twitter lawyer tells court Musk has not backed up claims of fake accounts
Musk and Twitter are locked in a court fight and Twitter is seeking an order directing Musk to close the deal at $54.20 per share
Wed Sep 28 2022
Elon Musk decides to terminate Twitter deal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Friday he was terminating his US$44 billion deal to buy Twitter, blaming the company for withholding information on its number of spam and fake accounts.
Sat Jul 09 2022
Musk threatens to tear up Twitter deal over 'material breach'
Musk warns that he might walk away from his $44 billion deal if Twitter fails to provide the data on spam and fake accounts that he seeks.
Tue Jun 07 2022
Facebook exposes mercenary spy firms that targeted 50,000 people
Meta's report said it was suspending roughly 1,500, mostly fake accounts run by seven organizations across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Fri Dec 17 2021
'Information combat': Inside the fight for Myanmar's soul
The junta is using fake accounts to denounce opponents and press its message that it seized power to save the nation from election fraud.
Tue Nov 02 2021
MCMC urges platform providers to take swift action against fake accounts
MCMC urges platform providers to be more responsible, responsive and to act quickly on any report submitted by the commission.
Mon May 24 2021
Beware of fake social media accounts created for purpose of fraud, sedition - MCMC
Fake accounts can also be identified through too many likes by others on various topics and groups and very few likes on their own page.
Fri Nov 20 2020
KKMM collaborates with international platforms to counter fake accounts
The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia continues to act proactively in collaboration with international platforms to curb the spread of false information by closing nearly 2,000 fake accounts i
Sun Aug 13 2017
Fake social media accounts monitored
The Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will monitor the existence of fake accounts, including to investigate and take the necessary enforcement action.
Wed Jun 21 2017
Philippines calls on Facebook to shut Islamist fighters' accounts
The military's social media-monitoring team identified 63 accounts under fake names that it believed were being used by the Islamic State-allied Maute group and its sympathisers.
Fri Jun 09 2017
Facebook cracks down on 30,000 fake accounts in France
The move is among the most aggressive yet by Facebook to move against accounts that violate its terms of service, rather than simply respond to complaints.
Fri Apr 14 2017
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024