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Facebook has confirmed the removal of 185 accounts run by the Thai military and allegedly involved in information-influencing. The social media giant says the accounts were deleted for engaging in what it calls, “coordinated inauthentic behaviour”. In total, 77 accounts, 72 pages, and 18 groups have been removed from the platform, in addition to 18 Instagram accounts. It’s the first time Facebook has taken such action against accounts linked to the Thai government. The accounts were associated with the Thai military and were targeting people in the southern provinces, Facebook said its regular report on coordinated inauthentic behavior. The south of the country has been the scene of decades-long conflict , with insurgent groups in the majority-Muslim, Malay-speaking region calling for independence. To date, around 7,000 people have died in the ongoing struggle. Facebook says the deleted accounts were most active last year and used both fake and real accounts to manage pages and … [Read more...] about Facebook removes “information-influencing” pages linked to Thai military

IMD expects day temperatures to remain above-normal in select regions across the country between March and May 2021. IMAGE: A woman carries her son in a bucket after collecting water from a municipal water tanker on the outskirts of Chennai. Photograph: P Ravikumar/Reuters Consumer durable makers, especially cooler, air conditioner and refrigeration system manufacturers are looking at raking in the moolah as temperatures are set to rise in north India over the next few months. According to a summer forecast for the period March to May 2021 issued on Monday, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that it expects day temperatures to remain above-normal in select regions across the country. “During the upcoming hot weather season (March to May), above normal seasonal maximum temperatures are likely over most of the subdivisions of north, northwest and northeast India, few subdivisions from eastern and western parts of central India and few coastal subdivisions … [Read more...] about Cool prospects for consumer durable firms as temperature set to soar

If there's one thing that ties all your digital experiences together, it's your browser — let's presume it's Chrome . Maybe you use it on mobile in addition to desktop. It gets to know you, and you, it. But everyone has a few tricks up his or her sleeve. SEE ALSO: 7 Fantastic Calendar Apps To Keep You on Schedule We did a little recon and found quite a few Chrome extensions that impact and enhance the way we use social media. See, most social sites try to keep things simple — if they add too many features, it would start to confuse people, especially new users. Other sites are plain lazy and haven't added that one feature everyone wants. But it might exist in extension form, and while you cannot impose it on others, you can apply it to your trusty Chrome browser. Have you tried any of these Chrome extensions? Let us know what you think in the comments. 1. Instagram For Chrome While it doesn't support Instagram videos quite yet, the Instagram extension easily … [Read more...] about 11 Chrome Extensions to Improve Your Social Media Experience

THE man wrongly accused of killing Rachel Nickell is reportedly working at a Tesco store years after picking up a £700,000 payout. Colin Stagg was falsely charged with murdering the young mum on Wimbledon Common in the summer of 1992. The former model, 23, was walking with her dog Molly and two-year-old son Alexander when she was attacked and stabbed 49 times. The young child was later found clinging to his mum's blood-soaked body pleading for her to wake up . Stagg was later the target of a honey trap operation involving a blonde undercover cop tasked with getting him to "confess" to a murder he did not commit. He never admitted to killing Rachel, however, and even though there was no worthwhile evidence against him, police still charged him with her murder. The case was eventually thrown out at the Old Bailey in 1994 by Mr Justice Ognall, who refused to put the undercover officer's evidence before a jury. He said police had shown "excessive zeal" and had … [Read more...] about Colin Stagg is working at Tesco after £700,000 payout for being wrongly accused of Rachel Nickell’s murder

If you've already filed your tax return and have some cash to spend on games and collectibles, GameStop has been hosting a Tax Day sale all week with deals on 2020 hits for PS5/PS4 and Xbox Series X/Xbox One. Round two of the Tax Day sale kicks off this Sunday, and while there are some new deals, a lot of the current deals carry over. The big change in the second week of the Tax Day sale comes on Nintendo Switch games. While this week's highlighted Switch deal was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for $50 (not really a deal), next week's offerings are pretty good. You can get four popular Nintendo Switch exclusives for $39 each: Luigi's Mansion 3 , Super Mario Maker 2 , Super Mario Party , and Mario Tennis Aces . There are also some solid multi-platform deals. Four recent Ubisoft titles are discounted to excellent prices. Watch Dogs: Legion leads the way at $25, which is the lowest price we can recall. You can also snag Immortals Fenyx Rising for $30, … [Read more...] about GameStop’s Tax Day Sale Round 2 Begins This Sunday