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Internet and mobile services restored in Afghanistan
Reuters, Published on 01/10/2025
» KABUL - Mobile phone and internet services were restored in Afghanistan on Wednesday, local residents said, just 48 hours after diplomats and industry sources said connectivity was abruptly cut on the orders of the Taliban administration.
AI porn victims see Hong Kong unprepared for threat
AFP, Published on 12/08/2025
» HONG KONG - For Hong Kong law student "C", AI-made pornography was a distant danger until a university classmate created graphic images of her and multiple other women.
AI-powered ‘nudify’ apps fuel deadly wave of blackmail
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - After a Kentucky teenager died by suicide this year, his parents discovered he had received threatening texts demanding $3,000 to suppress an AI-generated nude image of him.
Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, XVideos targeted in EU probe
Reuters, Published on 27/05/2025
» BRUSSELS — Adult content platforms Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos will be investigated for suspected breaches of European Union online content law, EU regulators said on Tuesday.
Trump signs bill cracking down on deepfake revenge porn
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/05/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump signed a bill to force social media companies to remove non-consensual sharing of explicit sexual imagery online, calling it a "horribly wrong" situation.
Francis: radical leader who broke the papal mould
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a more compassionate Catholic Church while stopping short of overhauling centuries-old dogma.
'Form of violence': Across globe, deepfake porn targets women politicians
AFP, Published on 06/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - From the United States to Italy, Britain, and Pakistan, female politicians are increasingly becoming victims of AI-generated deepfake pornography or sexualized images, in a troubling trend that researchers say threatens women's participation in public life.
Myanmar’s war has forced doctors and nurses into prostitution
The New York TImes, Published on 16/12/2024
» After seven years of medical school in Myanmar, May finally achieved her goal of becoming a doctor. But a month after she graduated and found a job, her dreams started unravelling.
Malaysian lawmakers approve broader internet controls
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2024
» Malaysian lawmakers have voted in favour of broadening the government’s control over the internet, unmoved by criticism that the law risks suppressing dissent and free speech.
On these apps, the dark promise of mothers sexually abusing children
The New York TImes, Published on 08/12/2024
» The promotional photo showed a mother affectionately hugging and kissing her daughter. The girl, around 8 years old, smiled into the camera.