RUSSIAN LAWMAKERS URGE WHATSAPP BAN FOR SECURITY REASONS

Sat 19 July 2025: Anton Gorelkin, First Deputy Chair of the Duma Committee on Information Policy, stated in a written announcement that WhatsApp, as a Meta product, could soon be included in the list of apps from “unfriendly countries” subject to restrictions. He commented, “It’s time for WhatsApp to prepare to leave the Russian market.” […]

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JOINT GLOBAL OPERATION TAKES DOWN PRO-RUSSIAN HACKING GROUP

Thu 17 July 2025: NoName057(16) had carried out thousands of attacks on Ukraine and its supporters. An international operation spanning North America and Europe has taken down a pro-Russian cybercrime group linked to thousands of attacks on Ukraine and its allies. In recent days, law enforcement working together in 19 countries jointly dismantled the operations […]

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AI CHATBOT GROK SPARKS DEBATE OVER BIAS AND RELIABILITY AFTER POSTING VULGARITY, DISINFORMATION, HATE

Sun 13 July 2025: Billionaire Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, developed by his firm xAI, has drawn global attention for using profanity, insults, hate, and spreading disinformation on X, sparking renewed debate over the reliability of AI systems and the dangers of placing blind trust in them. Sebnem Ozdemir, a board member of the […]

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POPE CALLS FOR GLOBAL AI GOVERNANCE TO UPHOLD HUMAN DIGNITY, FOSTER DIALOGUE

Sat 12 July 2025: Pope Leo XIV has called on the international community to establish coordinated frameworks and ethical governance for artificial intelligence, urging that the technology be used in the service of humanity and peace. In a message delivered Thursday by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin to the UN’s AI for Good Summit […]

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EU OPENS PROBE INTO TIKTOK DATA TRANSFER TO CHINA

Fri 11 July 2025: An Irish regulator helping police European Union data privacy said Thursday it had launched an investigation into TikTok over the transfer of users’ personal data to China. The Data Protection Commission said it was informed by TikTok in April “that limited EEA (European Economic Area) user data had in fact been stored on servers in China”, […]

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GAMING BLURS LINE BETWEEN REAL LIFE AND VIRTUAL WORLD

Fri 11 July 2025: Video games were once considered light entertainment or child’s play, but today they’re cultural institutions shaping careers, social habits and even psychological well-being. With augmented reality, the metaverse and virtual platforms growing rapidly, the divide between gaming and real life is narrowing, and experts say the shift is just beginning. Creating […]

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PAKISTAN SEEKS YOUTUBE BAN ON 27 OPPOSITION AND JOURNALIST CHANNELS

Thu 10 July 2025: Pakistan court order pushes the platform to block channels critical of the government and state institutions. Alphabet-owned YouTube has informed more than two dozen critics of the Pakistani government that it is reviewing a court directive seeking to block their channels for allegedly being “anti-state”. The channels at risk of being […]

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