Meta Says Iran-backed Hackers Targeted Political Figures on WhatsApp
Meta Platforms revealed an Iranian hacker group targeting global political figures on WhatsApp. The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor APT42 used WhatsApp accounts to target individuals in Israel, Palestine, Iran, the U.K., and the U.S.
Meta Warns of Troll Networks From Russia, Iran Ahead of US Elections
Meta has warned of troll networks originating from Russia and Iran ahead of the US elections. According to a report by Meta, Russia remains the top source of disrupted troll networks on Facebook and Instagram, followed closely by Iran.
Meta Nukes Massive Instagram Sextortion Network of 63,000 Accounts
Meta has taken down 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria involved in sextortion scams, including a network of 2,500 accounts linked to 20 individuals targeting adult men in the US.
US Busts Russian AI-Driven Disinformation Operation
The Department of Justice investigated around 1,000 accounts on social media platform X, previously Twitter, which were used by the Kremlin to spread pro-Moscow propaganda created by the AI-driven Meliorator software.
Meta Pauses AI Training on EU User Data Amid Privacy Concerns
Meta has announced that it is delaying the training of its large language models (LLMs) in the European Union using public content shared by adult users on Facebook and Instagram, following a request from the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC).
Snapchat Revises AI Privacy Policy Following UK ICO Probe
Instant messaging app Snapchat its artificial intelligence-powered tool under compliance after the U.K. data regulator said it violated the privacy rights of individual Snapchat users.
X Fixes URL Blunder That Could Enable Social Media Phishing
Users started noticing on Monday that X's programmers implemented a rule on its iOS app that auto-changed Twitter.com links that appeared in Xeets (tweets) to X.com links.
TikTok Faces US Ban as House Votes to Compel ByteDance to Sell
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill requiring ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, to sell the social media platform within 165 days or face a complete ban in the United States.
Meta to Assign Special Teams in Europe to Fight Election Disinformation, AI Abuse
The company plans to set up a team in Europe to identify and mitigate election-related threats on its platforms in real time. It will also expand its fact-checking network with new partners in Bulgaria, France, and Slovakia.
Europe Announces Launch of Formal Probe Into TikTok Under Digital Rights Law
The European Commission is investigating TikTok for potential violations of the Digital Services Act related to child protection, advertising transparency, and harmful content.
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