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PETALING JAYA: Several individuals who used a “troll farm” to create wrong perceptions over issues online have been identified by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), says Fahmi Fadzil.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has been linked to a troll farm that promotes the government and criticises its detractors, according to a report by tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has rubbished the allegation that it is linked to a pro-government troll farm.
(Reuters) - Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, said on Tuesday that he founded and financed and the Internet Research Agency, a company Washington says is a "troll farm" which meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has been linked to a troll farm that promotes the government and criticises its detractors, according to a report by tech giant Meta.
KUALA LUMPUR: The police are still scrutinising allegations by Meta Platform Incorporated, which alleged that there were several fake social accounts linked to the police.
(Reuters) - Facebook said on Monday that last month it removed a troll farm with more than 1,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts which it was said was run by the Nicaraguan government and the country's ruling party, the Sandinista National Liberation Front.
Austria, the birthplace of Adolf Hitler, is set to welcome its first far-right Chancellor since World War II, in the form of Freedom Party head Herbert Kickl.
LONDON (Reuters) - The British Foreign Office said on Sunday Russia is using a troll factory to spread disinformation about the war in Ukraine on social media and target politicians across a number of countries including Britain and South Africa.
The country may “close down” Facebook if it is only being used by “trolls” to overthrow the government or attack its critics, Sen Richard Gordon said.
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Philippines may close down Facebook if it is only being used by “trolls” either to overthrow the government or attack its critics, Senator Richard Gordon said on Wednesday (July 28).
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid the cascade of U.S. sanctions imposed Thursday on Russian cybersecurity companies and officials alleged to be operating on behalf of the Kremlin's intelligence services, one company stood out: the Fresh Air Farm House in Karachi, Pakistan.
News highlights from the Asean Plus section on Wednesday (Aug 14)
(Reuters) - A false claim circulating on social media that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed after an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a covert Russian disinformation operation, according to new research by Microsoft.
KUALA LUMPUR: The laws concerning cyberbullying will be reviewed by the authorities, including re-examining the appropriate fine for the crime, says Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
PETALING JAYA: A mere RM100 penalty was imposed on a woman who committed communication offences linked to the death of Hindu rights activist Esha because there is no specific law for cyberbullying in the country, say NGOs and lawyers.
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of social media platform X, on April 15 proposed a small fee for new users to write, reply to, or like posts.
The Kremlin is using a new troll factory to spread disinformation on social media and in comment sections of popular websites to try to manipulate public opinion about its war in Ukraine, a UK government-funded report showed.
Citing an “immediate threat to human life”, Cloudflare has dropped the notorious stalking and harassment site Kiwi Farms from its Internet security services following an online campaign started by transgender Twitch streamer Clara Sorrenti to pressure it to do so.
A Russia-based provider cut web protection services on Sept 5 to Kiwi Farms, becoming the second provider in two days to abandon the notorious stalking and harassment site and leaving it inaccessible on the public Internet.
