Demand for VPN has exceptionally increased in Russia after Facebook-Instagram block

Since the Russian government blocked Instagram and Facebook in the country, users have rushed to download Virtual Private Networks (VPN), exceeding the demand for VPNs up to 2692% higher than usual. In answer to Russia's war crimes and human rights violations committed against Ukrainian citizens,...

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Microsoft Required Hardware For Windows 11 Is Making Many PCs Unaccessible For Upgrade

It's already been six months since Microsoft started working on Windows 11, and they still haven't explained the new device compatibility for their later OS version. New Windows 11 hardware specifications from Microsoft place a high premium on end users. The UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware...

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YouTube takes a look at the Frequently asked Questions of its creators and shares insight about its algorithm

YouTube was launched in 2005 and quickly became the go-to place for millions of users to watch videos. Because of these many users and creators on the app, there were bound to be questions about how the app works. The users and creators have started trying to understand how the app works and what...

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Cybercriminals hiding malware in places you can’t imagine and this time it was in the YouTube descriptions

With the advancing tech, there isn’t a doubt that people can get hacked in various areas. All of us have to be cautious of the fact that anywhere a malware can pop up and then you’d know all your accounts are being logged in by a person, who apparently isn’t you! Sounds terrifying, no? However...

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Youth and Cybercrime: Save your teen from being dragged down to the wrong track

When we say help your child from Cybercrime in teenagers, it is particularly relevant in the context of protecting them from online threats. That could include installing appropriate parental control software on our child's devices to prevent them from approaching any harmful content. It's also a...

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Meta restrict users from posting death threats and hate speech against Russians on Facebook

Meta urges Facebook users to refrain from targeting Russians and spreading violence against them. In the current scenario, Russian forces are destroying Ukraine’s infrastructure which causes a high number of casualties and injuries of Ukrainian people. The dispute is still unresolved. On social...

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Is TikTok the Biggest Platform for Influencers? This Report Has the Answers

Influencer marketing has become a bit of a mainstay in the world of advertising because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up allowing brands to increase their sales by collaborating with creators that already have a lot of reach. A new report by eMarketer breaks...

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