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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov delivers a keynote speech during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, in February 2016. Photo: Reuters

Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France

Investigators allege the Russian-born billionaire’s platform has been used for money laundering and drug trafficking, among other offences.

  • Investigators allege the Russian-born billionaire’s platform has been used for money laundering and drug trafficking, among other offences

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Pakistan’s internet slowdown decried by investors and activists

AI has made Hongkongers more vulnerable to fraud but is also used to fight back

Nearly 100 dead as renewed anti-government protests rock Bangladesh

Bangladesh tightened a nationwide curfew and ordered a shutdown of mobile internet services to quell deadly protests.

Men run past a shopping centre which was set on fire by protesters in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: AP

Opinion | China’s tourism policy must now go beyond visa-free travel

China must make it easier for foreigners to experience the country and citizens to travel abroad if it wants to reconnect with the world.

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Ex-BBC anchor Huw Edwards pleads guilty to indecent child images charges

Edwards was the BBC’s highest paid journalist and top news anchor until he quit in April, following allegations he had paid a young person thousands of pounds for sexually explicit photos

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TikTok fails to reverse EU decision that labelled it a ‘gatekeeper’ platform

TikTok owner ByteDance has lost a legal challenge that sought to reverse a European Union decision that the firm should not favour its own service over rivals.

The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the TikTok home screen, March 18, 2023. Photo: AP

EU warns Meta over paid ad-free option on Instagram, Facebook

The company could face fines worth 10 per cent of its annual global revenues for breaching the Digital Markets Act.

Explainer | How to stay safe online with fraudsters targeting Hong Kong users of Instagram

Post examines the latest trends and ways to guard against online fraudsters.

‘This is dangerous’: Ulu Tiram attack spotlights Malaysia’s Isis sympathisers

Initial reports linked Friday’s ‘lone wolf’ attack on a police station in Johor Bahru to al-Qaeda affiliate Jemaah Islamiah, but extremism experts say young Southeast Asians prefer pro-Islamic State groups.

An Islamic State flag is seen on a wall in Iraq in 2017. Terrorism experts say young Southeast Asians “prefer to join pro-Isis groups” over Jemaah Islamiah. Photo: AP

Hong Kong teacher ‘visited foot massage parlour not prostitutes on Wuhan trip’

Secondary school teacher was visiting massage parlour in his free time when police conducted a surprise operation there, according to Facebook post.

The teacher had been on a school trip to Wuhan in mainland China. Photo: Handout

Why new Meta AI chatbot could make Instagram, WhatsApp dangerous

Meta AI recently brought assistants powered by generative AI to Instagram and WhatsApp. But beyond helping personalise social media, the technology may threaten democracy, and even freedom of speech.

Apple removes Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads services from China App Store

Chinese regulatory authorities had ordered the removal of those two apps over national security concerns, according to Apple.

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Fraudsters pose as HKMA to part Hongkongers from their money via WhatsApp

Scam operators seemingly thumb their noses at the regulator, which recently launched a campaign warning the public about financial frauds.

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Unsolicited WhatsApp messages are a favourite among scammers for making contact with potential victims. Photo: Shutterstock

Hongkonger in her 80s conned into buying iTunes gift cards in romance scam

Victim fell for the scam after she developed online romantic relationship with swindler posing as Canadian engineer, police say.

An elderly Hongkonger has fallen victim to an online romance scam. Photo: Shutterstock

Online sex abuse of 11-year-old Hong Kong girl sparks police warning to parents

11-year-old girl suffers online sex abuse after she met man on internet gaming site, police say.

English court jails first ‘cyberflasher’ under online safety laws

The first person convicted of cyberflashing in England and Wales was sentenced to 66 weeks in prison after he sent unsolicited explicit photos of his genitals over WhatsApp.

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My Take | Why a walled internet may prove damaging for China’s future

Foreigners having trouble making mobile payments in China is just a trivial issue when it comes to the cost of its walled internet.

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QR codes for various digital payment services at a food store in Shenzhen, China. Photo: Bloomberg

Being scammed? Potential victims to get alerts from Hong Kong police Scameter app

Reported scam losses hit HK$5.49 billion last year with fraudsters changing methods to trick victims.

Apple boosts iMessage encryption to thwart quantum computing attacks

The company says its latest upgrade makes iMessage more secure than WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, QQ, WeChat – or even Signal.

Meta to deploy in-house custom chips this year to power AI drive

Facebook owner Meta Platforms plans to deploy into its data centres this year a new version of a custom chip aimed at supporting its artificial intelligence push, according to an internal company document.

Meta Platforms' artificial intelligence logo is seen in this illustration taken on September 28, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Editorial | Hong Kong hashtag fight against scams needs support

Vigilance of city public essential as the latest offensive against cybercrime and phishing gets under way.

Hong Kong is cracking down on phishing scams by using the prefix “#” to verify the identity of mobile service providers when they send text messages to customers. Photo: Shutterstock

Singapore jails ‘extremely predatory’ man who sent sexual messages to girl, 10

The victim, who told Benedict Tieng she was 14, turned out to be 10 at the time and was studying in a primary school.

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Google launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the global AI race

Google on Wednesday launched project Gemini, an artificial intelligence model trained to behave in humanlike ways, that is likely to intensify the debate about AI’s potential promise and perils.

Scammers steal real social media followers to make fake Hong Kong business page

Hijacked social media pages with real followers cloned to look like legitimate businesses by fraudsters, EGL Tours warns.

A fake social media page designed by scammers to look like legitimate Hong travel agency EGL Tours. Photo: Handout

In India, viral pro-BJP posts telling Hindus to beware ‘evil’ Muslims run rife

Many messages latch onto global and local incidents to warn Hindus that their safety could be at risk from Muslims if Modi’s BJP loses power in next year’s election.

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An Indian Muslim woman holds a placard as she takes part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Chennai last month amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. Photo: EPA-EFE

In the age of WhatsApp, writing a letter is the ultimate luxury

How bespoke stationery brands – and even Cartier – are converting Gen Z to greetings cards and pigeon post correspondence

Malaysia faces heat over faulty ventilators bought ‘on WhatsApp’ during Covid

Officials spent US$100 million on some 8.5 million vaccine doses that went unused, while US$4.2 million was wasted on mostly faulty ventilators, a parliamentary report said.

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