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Bumble and Match stop advertising on Instagram amid disturbing content placement row

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Bumble and Match stop advertising on Instagram amid disturbing content placement row

[ad_1] Advertising on social media generates huge revenue for various brands. However, it can be risky for them if their ad is being shown next to inappropriate content as it diminishes the brand value and creates a negative association. It also runs the risk of targeting the wrong demographic, which can further damage the brand. Recently, in a shocking revelation, online dating platforms Bumble and Match have decided to suspend their advertising on Instagram after a report by The Wall Street Journal found their ads to be displayed next to content of explicit nature and child abuse content within the platform's Reels feeds. Check here to know all about the incident:Bumble and Match to stop advertising on Instagram?Dating apps including Bumble and Match have stopped advertising on Instag...

Indian Cruise Employee Jailed In US For Distributing Child Abuse Material

[ad_1] Angelo Victor Fernandes is from Goa (Representational)Washington: A 34-year-old Indian national, working on a cruise ship, has been sentenced by a federal district court to 188 months in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material, the US Department of Justice said on Thursday.Angelo Victor Fernandes, who hails from Goa, in 2022 sent 13 child pornography videos through an instant messaging application to Daniel Scott Crow.Fernandes also communicated with Crow about arranging for Crow to travel to engage in sexual activity with minor children.During a separate communication with an unidentified person, Fernandes talked about sexual abuse of minor children and his ability to obtain children for sex, federal prosecutors alleged.Crow pled guilty to one count of enticement of a...

Australia tells Twitter, Google to give information on handling online child abuse

[ad_1] An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to Twitter and Google telling them to hand over information about their efforts to stop online child abuse, drawing them into a crackdown that has already put pressure on other global tech firms.The action by the country's e-safety commissioner keeps a spotlight on the anti-exploitation practices at Twitter under the ownership of billionaire Elon Musk, who called child protection his top priority while also laying off more than half its employees since taking over last October. "With Elon Musk declaring child sexual abuse a top priority, this is an opportunity for him to explain what he is indeed doing," e-safety commissioner Julie Inman Grant told Reuters in an interview, referring to several of Musk's tweets. She said it was in Tw...