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TikTok ordered to explain failure to block AI-generated fake account insulting King

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's internet regulator issued a statutory demand to TikTok on Thursday after a fake account allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to insult the country's king, including posts falsely claiming he ate pork and manipulated images pairing his face with animal bodies.

Bangkok Post

Election security is moving backward

Despite GOP talk of election integrity, the midterms could be less secure than 2024

Salon

Cockroach Janta Party to Parasitic Front: How political memes are taking over the internet

Online satire groups, the Cockroach Janta Party and National Parasitic Front, have surged in popularity following controversial remarks about unemployed youth. These movements, born from social media outrage, use parody manifestos and meme-driven campaigns to voice frustrations. Their rapid, participatory rise signals a new era of digital political expression in…

The Economic Times

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Woman Can’t Stand Her Boyfriend Over His Weird And Entitled Behavior: “This Triggers Me So Much”

Dating someone with a learning disability can, at times, be incredibly challenging. If you can’t communicate with them properly, if you always feel on different pages and out of sync, it can lead to lots of frustration, guilt, and even anger. You start to wonder whether the relationship is even…

Bored Panda

Can banks block your mobile in case of loan default? RBI lays down rules for restricting services; Rs 250/hour compensation in this case

If the lender bank decides to deploy any technology-based mechanism for restricting or disabling the functionalities of a mobile device of a borrower, it shall ensure adopting a graduated approach rather than disabling the device, ab initio; it can’t disable essential services like internet access, incoming calls, emergency SOS, and…

The Economic Times

Who is GrammaCrackers? 81-Year-Old Minecraft Streamer Raided by SWAT Team While Fans Watched Live

GrammaCrackers, an 81-year-old Minecraft streamer, was swatted during a live broadcast. Despite the ordeal, she maintained a positive attitude, gaining widespread attention and support from her online community.

International Business Times UK

Ex-Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg tells Gen Z the 10-year career plan is dead thanks to AI: 'Don't script your career when the future is uncertain'

The former Meta says rigid career plans will backfire: "If I had one, I would have missed the internet," Sheryl Sandberg warned Gen Z.

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Why Gen Z Is Suddenly Backing This Viral Party

It started as satire. A strange name, meme-style content, and online sarcasm that looked like another internet trend destined to disappear within days. But suddenly, millions of young people started joining it. The Cockroach Janta Party is no longer being treated like a joke online. What began as a satirical…

MyLifeXP

Jeff Bezos Just Cried Foul Over A Billionaire Tax & The Internet Is Sharpening Its Guillotine

“The French had a solution for this.”

Pedestrian.tv

Australian court upholds $465,000 fine against Elon Musk's X

An Australian federal court upheld on Thursday a fine against Elon Musk's X for failing to comply with child internet safety regulations, capping a three year legal fight between the tech giant and Canberra. A federal court ruled in October 2024 that X was required to respond to the notice…

The Economic Times

The Better Internet Habit: How Readers Are Choosing Online Entertainment With More Intention

Most people do not want their free time to feel like another task. They want to sit down, find something worthwhile, and feel that the choice made sense

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SpaceX IPO filing lays bare losses and Elon Musk control as it stakes future on AI

SpaceX has filed for its IPO, revealing substantial losses in its artificial intelligence division. The company's future hinges on unproven technologies like space data centers. Starlink, its satellite internet service, remains the only profitable segment. The IPO could be the largest ever, valuing SpaceX at a record amount.

The Economic Times

Beverly Hills Rooftop Restaurant Just Hit a Couple With a $110 Bill for Cutting Their Own Cake and the Internet Can’t Decide Who’s the Villain

The charge has sparked a debate about standard pricing and transparency.

The Mary Sue

Digital bottleneck: How Iran wants to use internet access as leverage in the war

Tehran is floating the idea of charging the world’s largest tech companies – including Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon – for using the undersea internet cables crossing the Strait of Hormuz in a new attempt to exploit its control over the critical waterway to ratchet up economic pressure on the…

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The Mary Sue

Lifehack & Being Young on the Internet | Georgie Farmer, Jessica Reynolds, Yasmin Finney, Roman Hayeck-Green Interview

LifeHack is out in theaters now. And, The Mary Sue sat down with the stars of the film. Georgie Farmer, Jessica Reynolds, Yasmin Finney, Roman Hayeck-Green and broke down LifeHack. Director Ronan Corriga crafted a truly unique feature. The screenlife heist movie might pull from some fan-favorite crime films. But,…

The Mary Sue

Now Men Online Are Celebrating How Little Women Are in Movies? “Has Zero Female Speaking Roles”

It’s weird being a woman on the Internet. Over the weekend, a post from an X account called World of Statistics went viral, for sharing a “fun fact” about the 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption. As the tweet reads, “there are only two female speaking roles, totaling about 10 seconds…

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MIL Picks The Worst Possible Dress To Son’s Wedding, Gets Offended They Edit Her In The Photos

This MIL was given specific instructions not to dress in white. But, in the age-old toxic mother-in-law tradition, she broke the rules and showed up in a silvery-white dress. After the bride shared the wedding pics online, it didn't take long for the Internet to start roasting the MIL and…

AAP

Press Release: ICANN Announces Next Major Internet Security Update

LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that it is planning to change the trust anchor for the Domain Name System (DNS) on 11 October 2026. This change, known as a rollover, is an important step in maintaining the…

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International Business Times UK

Is 'Missing' Lee Andrews Drama Fake? Katie Price Pushes Back Against Internet Rumours Following Husband's Disappearance

Katie Price refutes claims that her husband's disappearance in Dubai is a publicity stunt, asserting the situation is real and reported to UK and UAE authorities.

International Business Times UK

Bonnie Blue Under Fire After Viral Clip Shows Her Drinking With Rumoured Baby Bump

Bonnie Blue sparked massive backlash after a viral nightclub video showed her drinking with a rumoured baby bump, but the shocking truth behind the controversy left the internet divided.

The Conversation

For the first time in a decade, the next election could be less secure than the one preceding it

With the 2026 midterms less than six months away, the Election Security Group would normally be busy helping prepare the nation’s election infrastructure. The federal task force typically briefs Congress on upcoming threats and engages with state and local leaders to game out scenarios ranging from ransomware to critical infrastructure…

Euronews

As Iran mulls tariffs on Hormuz internet cables, how might the fees threaten Europe?

The move could raise connectivity costs and create greater digital vulnerability for Europe, but some experts argue that the continent has enough backup bandwidth to survive without access to the cables in the Strait of Hormuz.

Euronews

Tehran's tiered internet leaves most Iranians in the dark 82 days on

Iran's 82-day internet blackout has created a multi-tiered system, granting officials and businesses some access while ordinary citizens pay up to 12 times as much for VPNs, Iranians back home told Euronews.

Creative Bloq

I revisited Tumblr’s concept art archives, and I don't want to leave

This hidden side of the uncurated internet can still inspire.

Tom’s Guide

I hate that I love Google’s new AI-powered search bar — it makes the internet easier to digest, but my career is cooked now

I went eyes-on with Google’s radical AI search overhaul at Google I/O. While the generative UI and predictive agents make the internet easy to digest, its threat to referral traffic could trigger an existential crisis for journalism.

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