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Pakistani politician Azma Bukhari is haunted by a counterfeit image of herself – a sexualised deepfake video published to discredit her role as one of the nation's few female leaders.
PHNOM PENH: In recent years, social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok have emerged as powerful forces in shaping public discourse and daily life in Cambodia.
Nicolas Maduro, reeling from protests over his disputed re-election, says Chinese-owned company has suspended his access to the platform.
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Amid the controversies and criticisms surrounding the partly Chinese-owned app TikTok, the platform’s audience shares continue to skyrocket in the Philippines, among the top countries where people seeking instant fame have been gobbling up the technology like crazy.
THE debate on whether the government should regulate social media in the country or leave it to the public to self-regulate is a crucial discourse.
From smartphones and televisions to computers, tablets and smartwatches, these days, it can feel impossible to escape from screens. Globally, screen time is a cause for concern, but it continues to increase.
Vietnam has emerged as one of the most promising shoppertainment markets and is expected to become an e-commerce powerhouse in South-East Asia, says TikTok and reports Nikkei.
Pakistan's post-election X shutdown faces a legal challenge as campaigners decry effect on freedoms and businesses face losses.
AS WWE gear up for their biggest annual premium live event next month, the company continue to harness the power of their social media presence to reach their fans.
JAKARTA: The nation’s presidential candidates and their running mates have turned to the hugely popular video-sharing and live-streaming platform TikTok to solicit the support of young Indonesians, who make up the majority of the voter roll for the February election.
A simple hangout spot for young people when it arrived on the scene 20 years ago, Facebook has since become a battle-hardened behemoth with an insatiable appetite for your attention.
From doctored photos making small crowds big to posts praising government accomplishments that never were, WhatsApp has become the channel of choice for disinformation in Zimbabwe before this month’s elections.
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will probe TikTok's operations in the country from May, as "toxic" content on the short-video platform "poses a threat to the country's youth, culture and tradition", the Information Ministry said on Thursday.
HANOI (Reuters): Vietnam will probe TikTok's operations in the country from May, as "toxic" content on the short-video platform "poses a threat to the country's youth, culture and tradition", the Information Ministry said on Thursday (April 6).
Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will conduct a comprehensive inspection over TikTok's activities in the country from May 15, given its continuous and regular violations, the ministry announced Friday.
THAILAND’s election-winning Move Forward Party had a TikTok advantage: while all the country’s big parties used social media to get their message out, Move Forward did it more effectively and creatively, helping it capture younger voters and outperform pre-balloting polls.
PETALING JAYA: Social media platforms such as TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are being fully exploited as politicians try to gain an edge over each other. Many have dedicated social media handles, but in the battle for 222 parliamentary seats with 945 hopefuls, each candidate, be it a veteran politician or newbie, is embracing the new norm of campaigning.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Scammers are using phishing e-mails to try to steal information from those who lodged complaints with the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case), by directing them to third-party websites to receive updates on their case.
THERE is no denying that online shopping in Malaysia grew exponentially in the last three years due to the pandemic.
