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  • Robbers loot social media influencer who flaunted wealth in posts

    Robbers loot social media influencer who flaunted wealth in posts

    Muggers looted over Rs 84.8 million from a Hong Kong social media influencer after she flaunted her wealth online.

    According to details, 25-year-old So Mei-yan, who has 86,000 followers on Instagram, became famous for showing off her luxury lifestyle. Sharing details of the incident, Mei-yan said that three men burst into her home in Hong Kong with knives while she and her son were sleeping. They tied her, her six-month-old baby boy and his 45-year-old nanny up and then robbed her blind.

    Following the incident, she appealed to thousands of her followers for help and to bring the robbers to justice, offering £194,000 as an incentive.

    In a statement, police said: “As the doorbell rang, the maid opened the door and three men rushed into the unit.”

    As per reports, Mei-yan was sleeping in the master bedroom of her flat while her baby was in the sitting room with the helper at the time of the incident.

    The police spokesman then said that two of the robbers were either carrying a ‘fruit knife or a wooden rod.’

    The robbers then tied her and the child’s helper up with the tape and pushed them into the babies room, where one stood guard and the other two searched the flat.

    But the robbers became increasingly frustrated when they couldn’t find any cash and returned to Mei-yan, punching her in the face and repeating their demands.

    Mei-yan went on to explain, “One of them returned and pulled my hair asking where I put my money.”

    It is thought that the robbers could have gained all the information about her wealth via her social media account where she is famous for flaunting her goods.

    Eventually the displeased thieves settled for her luxury items which she says were worth hundreds of thousands.

    After the thieves had left, she managed to wriggle out of her restraints and call the police.

  • Sherry Rehman says the new rape ordinance makes minors ‘more vulnerable’

    Sherry Rehman says the new rape ordinance makes minors ‘more vulnerable’

    Senator and senior PPP leader Sherry Rehman has disapproved of the new laws against rapists approved by the cabinet, earlier this week. The new laws call for strict punishment, including chemical castration of the rapist.

    Replying to The Current’s post, which includes the tally of rape cases being reported every day (acquired from various sources), Sherry expressed her displeasure over lowering the statutory age for rape to 13 from 16.

    “The age of alleged ‘consent’ has been moved to 13 from 16 in the new ordinance, which is terrible,” commented the lawmaker. “How will an adolescent be responsible for ‘consent’. This makes younger children even more vulnerable.”

    She also expressed her concern over the matter on Twitter.

    A total of 127 rape cases have been reported from October 12 to November 27 (today).

  • Sheheryar Munawar hits back at troll who called him ‘ghareebon ka Bradley Cooper’

    Sheheryar Munawar hits back at troll who called him ‘ghareebon ka Bradley Cooper’

    Not one to lose his cool, Sheheryar Munawar recently hit back at a troll(s) who called him “Ghareebon k Bradley Cooper”.

    Responding to the user Nasir Ali, who posted the comment on Sheheryar’s post, the actor said: “Ghareeb isn’t a stigma. Thank you for associating me with a group that works hard day and night to earn for themselves and their families.”

    For reference, this the picture from the actor’s recent shoot under which Ali had posted the comment.

    Read more – Syra Yousuf, Sheheryar Munawar turn up the heat with their latest photoshoot

    Meanwhile, responding to another social media user who advised him to say his prayers, Sheheryar said: “Alhumdulliah. 5 waqt partha hoon. Kabhi kabhar rab ki meharbani se tahajud bhi naseeb ho jaati hai.”

    The actor further said that the matter is between him and his God and that his work is also a form of worship for him.

    Munawar also advised the social media user to stop judging people on Instagram and focus on his own deeds.

  • Shafqat Mehmood becomes the new hero for Pakistani students

    Shafqat Mehmood becomes the new hero for Pakistani students

    Soon after Federal Minister for Education, Shafqat Mehmood announced that educational institutes across the country will be closed from November 26 to January 1 in a bid to control the COVID-19 spread, Pakistani social media was filled with memes as students rejoiced over the decision.

    Read more – A new meme trend is breaking the internet

    https://twitter.com/Abyy_chal/status/1330783745452990466?s=20
  • A new meme trend is breaking the internet

    A new meme trend is breaking the internet

    Who does not like memes? Memes not only lighten up our mood but make social media exciting and interesting and we wish this meme culture never dies at least as long as the internet exists. Recently, ‘Xavier memes’ have started doing the rounds on social media and we must say that they are hilarious.

    Read more – ‘Rasode Me Kaun Tha’ memes break the internet

  • Social media divided over ‘IBA students’ inappropriate activity in Karachi University parking’ report

    Social media divided over ‘IBA students’ inappropriate activity in Karachi University parking’ report

    Netizens are divided over a Times of Karachi report from Sunday wherein the media organisation had claimed initiation of action against at least four male and female students of the port city’s Institute of Business Administration (IBA) over “inappropriate activity”.

    According to the report, the four students, including two girls, were questioned by Karachi University (KU) guards over “inappropriate activity” in a vehicle with tinted windows, which was parked within the premises of the Karachi University (KU) on Sunday.

    “The KU administration will write a letter to IBA on Monday to ask them to investigate why students came to the university on Sunday and parked their tinted car at an abandoned place,” the report quoted sources as saying.

    While no official statement confirming or denying the incident has as of yet been issued by either of the two institutions, here’s what social media users have to say about it…

    TWITTER:

    https://twitter.com/iSadiaSheikh/status/1325475695775059968
    https://twitter.com/dsyedasad/status/1325475475511152640

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  • 24 hours: Over three billion images, 0.7 million hours of video… can you spot the fake ones?

    24 hours: Over three billion images, 0.7 million hours of video… can you spot the fake ones?

    Over the past few days, Twitter has tagged as “manipulated” a video showing United States (US) Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden supposedly forgetting which state he’s in while addressing a crowd.

    Biden’s “hello, Minnesota” greeting contrasted with prominent signage reading “Tampa, Florida” and “Text FL to 30330”.

    A fact check by the Associated Press (AP) confirmed the signs were added digitally and the original footage was indeed from a Minnesota rally. But by the time the misleading video was removed it already had more than one million views, The Guardian reported.

    If you use social media, the chances are you see (and forward) some of the more than 3.2 billion images and 720,000 hours of video that are shared daily. When faced with such a glut of content, how can we know what’s real and what’s not?

    While one part of the solution is increased use of content verification tools, it’s equally important we all boost our digital media literacy. Ultimately, one of the best lines of defence — and the only one you can control — is you.

    Misinformation (when you accidentally share false content) and disinformation (when you intentionally share it) in any medium can erode trust in civil institutions such as news organisations, coalitions and social movements. However, fake photos and videos are often the most potent.

    For those with a vested political interest, creating, sharing and/or editing false images can distract, confuse and manipulate viewers to sow discord and uncertainty (especially in already polarised environments). Posters and platforms can also make money from the sharing of fake, sensationalist content.

    Only 11-25% of journalists globally use social media content verification tools, according to the International Centre for Journalists (ICJ).

    Consider this photo of rights champion Martin Luther King Jr:

    This altered image clones part of the background over King Jr’s finger, so it looks like he’s flipping off the camera. It has been shared as genuine on Twitter, Reddit and white supremacist websites.

    In the original 1964 photo, King flashed the “V for victory” sign after learning the US Senate had passed the civil rights bill.

    Beyond adding or removing elements, there’s a whole category of photo manipulation in which images are fused together.

    Earlier this year, a photo of an armed man was photoshopped by Fox News, which overlaid the man onto other scenes without disclosing the edits, the Seattle Times reported.

    https://twitter.com/ZanderYates/status/1271620044837941250

    Similarly, the image below was shared thousands of times on social media in January, during Australia’s Black Summer bushfires. The AFP’s fact check confirmed it is not authentic and is actually a combination of several separate photos.

    Cropping can greatly alter the context of a photo, too.

    We saw this in 2017, when a US government employee edited official pictures of Donald Trump’s inauguration to make the crowd appear bigger, according to The Guardian. The staffer cropped out the empty space “where the crowd ended” for a set of pictures for Trump.

    Opposition parties in Pakistan have also time and again been accused of using these tactics.

    A historical example of another technique — using colour adjustment tools — is when in 1994 Time magazine’s cover considerably “darkened” sportsman and murder accused OJ Simpson in his police mugshot.

    This added fuel to a case already plagued by racial tension, to which the magazine said that “no racial implication was intended by Time or by the artist”.

    Follow this link to fact check like a pro.

    Data Compiled By: The Conversation

  • VIDEO: Reporter robbed of phone on live TV

    VIDEO: Reporter robbed of phone on live TV

    A news reporter in Argentina was robbed of his phone while he was preparing to go live on television.

    The entire incident was caught live on camera and the video of the incident is now doing the rounds on social media.

    The video shows Diego Demarco, a reporter at an Argentine news outlet, about to go live when a man snatches his phone and runs off. The incident happened when Demarco was fixing his face mask and preparing for his live telecast.

    Locals, including children, can be seen running behind the man in the video.

    According to reports, the people who ran behind the robber caught him and returned the phone to the reporter.

  • Woman pushed into well by Instagram friend for rejecting marriage proposal

    Woman pushed into well by Instagram friend for rejecting marriage proposal

    A 22-year-old woman in the Indian state of Bengaluru spent three days in an open 60-foot-deep well without food or water after an Instagram friend of hers allegedly pushed her into the well for rejecting her marriage proposal. Indian media reported that the incident took place in a village near Devanahalli.

    According to details, on October 13, a villager heard someone shouting from the well, upon which the villagers called the fire and rescue department. A team of police, fire, and emergency officials reached the spot with a crane and rescued the woman. The woman’s hand was fractured during the fall.

    The woman revealed that she came to meet her 22-year-old Instagram friend named Adarsh. The two had become friends on Instagram a month back. Adarsh wanted to meet her personally, so the woman took a bus from her village and arrived in Devanahalli on October 10.

    “I reached Devanahalli around 5.30 pm, and he picked me up on his scooter. He told me that he would show me his farmhouse and took me there. He started expressing his desire to marry me. I rejected his proposal, saying I’m already married and have a son. But he didn’t listen and started forcing me to marry him. He threatened to kill me if I rejected his proposal and pushed me into the well. He fled the spot, cursing me that I would die there,” she told police.

    The police later arrested her ‘friend’, who said that he was upset because the woman rejected his marriage proposal.

    Police said the woman luckily survived the fall because of the bushes in the well. They took her to a nearby hospital for the treatment of the injuries she sustained.

  • TikToker Ali Khan Hyderabadi under fire for allegedly making fun of a dark-skinned girl

    TikToker Ali Khan Hyderabadi under fire for allegedly making fun of a dark-skinned girl

    People are bashing Tiktoker Ali Khan Hyderabadi on social media for allegedly making fun of a dark-skinned girl.

    According to details, Ali, during a live session to engage with his followers on Instagram, made fun of a girl’s complexion. In the video, Ali can be heard saying that the kid with him is getting scared and asked the girl to ‘clean her camera’. 

    The video clearly shows Ali saying,”bol raha hai kaali larki” as he insensitively joked about the girl’s skin colour.

    Soon after, the video went viral on social media and people started bashing the TikToker.

    Youtuber Saad ur Rehman aka Ducky bhai has also criticized Ali Khan.

    https://twitter.com/duckybhai/status/1316453358652346374?s=20

     Ali has gained immense fame after making TikTok videos especially with his signature walk that went viral on TikTok.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CGLP69XjwDP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CGFGTjWjobW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CF9aow2jzbt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

    Some people highlighted that the girl might have done it on purpose as her ‘skin colour of face and hands is different’.