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Apr 27, 2025 07:49 PM IST The Dehradun police said a Facebook user named Sahil Khan made an objectionable post on the temple located in Dharampur and the Pahalgam terror attack The Dehradun police have arrested a man for allegedly making an objectionable comment on Facebook on Pahalgam terror attack, officials said. The accused, Sahil Khan, in police custody. The man, identified as Sahil Khan (20), is a resident of Deep Nagar near Shiv Mandir under Nehru Colony police station. In a video doing rounds on social media, some men can be seen beating the accused and parading him in the public with blackened face, before he was handed over to the police. HT could not independently verify the authenticity of the video. Dehradun senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ajai Singh said, “On April 26, Deepnagar resident Karan gave a complaint to the Nehru Colony police station that one Facebook user named Acharya Rajesh Badoni uploaded a video and photos of the demolition of the illegal mazaar in Doon Hospital. It was shared by another Facebook user Saurabh Thakur.  » Read More

LAS VEGAS – Virginia wrestling assistant coach Ian Paker placed third at the CLAW U.S. Open on Saturday (April 26), posting a 7-1 record at 70kg. With his finish, Parker qualifies for the U.S. World Team Trials. He got the next best thing. Ian Parker finishes strong earning 🥉 at 70kg. He took out Will Lewan CKWC 2-1 in bronze medal match. #wahoowa #2025usopen pic.twitter.com/7UeAaD9zVW — Cavalier Wrestling Club (@CavalierWRSTL) April 26, 2025 Parker opened the day with a tech fall victory over Devin Tortorice of Team Tortorice Wrestling before facing off against NCAA All-American Daniel Cardenas of Stanford (California RTC) in the third round. Cardenas posted a tech fall to send Parker to the consolation bracket. Parker then tore through the consolation bracket on the way to his third place finish. He posted back-to-back tech falls over Dean Noble and Drew Roberts before taking a decision over three-time NCAA qualifier Doug Zapf. The Cavalier assistant closed the day strong in his final three bouts.  » Read More

PUBLISHED : 26 Apr 2025 at 12:08 Listen to this article A general view of the Parliament House in Singapore on June 2, 2016. (File photo: Reuters) SINGAPORE - Singapore has ordered Facebook parent Meta to block Singaporeans' access to posts made by foreigners, ahead of a national election under rules restricting their social media posts.The Infocomm Media Development Authority issued the orders after some posts by foreigners were deemed as "intended to promote or prejudice the electoral success or standing of a political party or candidate", the Elections Department and Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement on Friday. The Southeast Asian city-state's election on May 3, the first under the social media rules put in place by the government in 2023, is almost certain to be dominated by the People's Action Party, which has won the most seats in every vote since independence in 1965. The rules bar foreigners from publishing online election advertising,  » Read More

A man from West Bengal was detained for questioning after he shared photos of himself with his "friends from Pakistan", posing with firearms on social media, officials said on Saturday.The photos, uploaded by the man from Nadia district on his Facebook story, showed him with others holding what seemed to be AK-47-style rifles. The story was captioned "Pakistani bhaiya", triggering alarm bells as the country remains on high alert following the recent Pahalgam terror attack.Police swung into action after screenshots of the photos were flagged to senior officials. "He was called for questioning in Krishnagar. After questioning the youth, no direct terror connection or anything alarming was found. None of his direct involvement into any group has been established yet. He is still being questioned and surveillance ," a top official of the West Bengal Police told India Today.According to police sources, "the youth was immediately identified by sources soon after the police received the suspicious photos. He was last seen in his village during the last Eid. His parents are being questioned by the police.  » Read More

$750 is a magic number for deceptions. I followed one Facebook ad this week pitching $5,600 “tariff relief benefits.” It took me to a website that ...  » Read More

Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work Author: Sarah Wynn-Williams ISBN-13: 978-1035065929Publisher: MacmillanGuideline Price: £16.99With Careless People: A Story of Where I used to Work, Facebook’s former director of global public policy Sarah Wynn-Williams provides a shocking but fascinating exposure of Facebook’s utterly dystopian dysfunctionality.Careless People reveals that everything is far, far worse than we ever could have suspected, despite all the past investigative reporting, international hearings and other recent books on Facebook/Meta’s failings. This is a horror scream-fest for anyone who cares about democracy, accountability and decency.A former diplomat, Wynn-Williams offers a darkly funny page-turner that shows how insanely powerful, detached and, yes, evil these wealthy tech overlords and their companies have become. With her insider view and knowledge of the company’s catastrophic global affairs manoeuvrings, she provides a convincing immediacy compared to more distanced journalistic or tech-perspective books about Meta.She spent seven years within then-Facebook’s management team,  » Read More

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - Des Moines police are issuing a warning to everyone after a Facebook marketplace sale ended in a carjacking at gunpoint.Police said it started when a 19-year-old woman was trying to sell a 2017 Dodge Challenger.She met up with a potential buyer in a Des Moines parking lot for a test drive.As soon as that potential buyer put the car in drive, he took off speeding out of the parking lot.A few blocks later, he’s accused of pointing a gun at the woman and telling her to get out of the car.Police found the car in Ames and arrested a 17-year-old. The car was badly damaged.Sergeant Paul Parizek with the Des Moines police department said there’s a smart way to sell expensive items on the Facebook marketplace.“Pick a place like our police station, you know, come to the police station, we’ve got cameras, there’s cops all over the place,” Parizek said.  » Read More

The European Commission has fined Apple €500m (£429m) and Meta €200m for breaking rules on fair competition and user choice, in the first penalties issued under one of the EU’s landmark internet laws.The fines under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA), which is intended to ensure fair business practices by tech companies, are likely to provide another flashpoint with Donald Trump’s administration, which has fiercely attacked Europe’s internet regulation.The commission fined Apple €500m for restricting app developers from distributing apps outside the company’s App Store. It said app developers could not fully benefit from alternative channels, so consumers could not discover cheaper offers.The commission ordered the company to remove the restrictions within 60 days or risk further fines. Apple said it would appeal against the fine.Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, was fined €200m over its “consent or pay model” introduced in November 2023, which was an attempt to comply with EU data privacy rules.Under this model, EU users of Facebook and Instagram had a choice between consenting to their data being used for advertising,  » Read More

April 23, 2025 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to Meta’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg following reports that the company has allowed black market groups on Facebook with over 22,000 members to fraudulently sell access to rideshare and delivery service accounts, allowing individuals to bypass background checks and driver’s license requirements.  Last year, Senator Blackburn’s investigation into unvetted illegal immigrants accessing courier accounts on Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub resulted in all three companies updating their policies and enhancing safety protocols. Meta Has Failed to Remove Black Market Facebook Groups Buying and Selling Access to Rideshare and Delivery Service Accounts “I write to express my concern at the reports that Meta has failed to remove black-market groups operating on Facebook wherein individuals buy and sell access to rideshare and delivery service accounts. The unvetted use of these accounts is incredibly dangerous for American consumers, specifically women and children, and I urge you to immediately remove each of these Facebook groups and better enforce existing rules against fraud and deceptive practices.” Blackburn Previously Led Probe into Illegal Aliens Buying Access to Couriers’ Accounts on Food Delivery Services “In April 2024,  » Read More

JONESBORO, Ark. (4/23/25) – After shattering his own school and conference records in the decathlon over the weekend, Arkansas State track and field standout Colby Eddowes was named this week's Sun Belt Conference Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday. Eddowes totaled 7,681 points in the two-day event at the Mt. SAC Relays, finishing as the No. 2 collegian. He recorded career-best marks in four of the 10 events en route to posting the top mark by an Australian this year. Wednesday's recognition marks Eddowes' third career weekly award and his second in an outdoor season. The Canberra, Australia, native not only leads the Sun Belt in the decathlon, but also ranks seventh in the NCAA. His score was No. 2 among the USTFCCCA's Top-10 Marks of the Week list released Monday.   Eddowes is the third weekly honoree for the Red Wolves this outdoor season, joining Bradley Jelmert and Jacob Pyeatt who were honored on April 2. NEXT UP The Red Wolves return home to host the second-annual Alumni Classic,  » Read More