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KARACHI: Pakistan’s social media sensation Qandeel Baloch, who was murdered by her brother last week, has been edited out from her social media handles.

MENLO PARK: Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest accounts have been resecured, a spokesman from the social media platform said on Monday, responding to questions about weekend media reports that the founder's sites had been hacked.

WASHINGTON: Twitter said Friday it suspended more than 125,000 accounts, most of them linked to the Islamic State group, as part of increased efforts to eradicate "terrorist content" on the popular messaging platform.

DOHA, Qatar: The US embassy in Qatar on Monday warned web users about fake social media accounts in the name of its ambassador created "to scam people out of money".

CALIFORNIA: Twitter Inc suspended two high-profile accounts that posts highlights while games are on, after major U.S. sports leagues protested, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested a three-member gang involved in blackmailing girls by hacking into their Facebook accounts, ARY News reported.

TEHRAN: Hackers took over the social media accounts of Iran's Al-Alam television Sunday and posted material supportive of the Saudi-led air war against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen, the Arabic-language channel said.

WASHINGTON: At least 46,000 Twitter accounts have been linked to supporters of the Islamic State in late 2014, a research report released in Washington showed.

BEIJING: China has closed 50 websites and social media accounts for violations ranging from pornography to "publishing political news without a permit", Beijing's cyberspace watchdog said on Tuesday.

NEW YORK: Google Inc is considering allowing online accounts for children under the age of 13 and give their parents control over how the service is used, according to media reports.

MOSCOW: Russia asked Twitter on Monday to block access to a dozen accounts it deems "extremist", the head of the country's telecoms watchdog said,...