September 4, 2026
Amelia Dimoldenberg has announced the end of Chicken Shop Date after 12 years, the deadpan YouTube interview series that began as a youth magazine column in 2014 and drew Billie Eilish, Cher, Andrew Garfield and Jack Harlow.
Veteran Pakistani actress Asma Abbas has slammed social media platforms for spreading misleading and sensational content regarding her sister Bushra Ansari and actor Feroze Khan. Speaking, Asma Abbas explained that Bushra Ansari’s innocent and loving comments were deliberately taken out of context to create controversy. In a clip, Bushra, who is shooting with Feroze Khan, said; “I worked with Feroze Khan for the first time. Initially, he was a little shy and reserved, but later he developed a great bond with me. Now, he hugs me and says, ‘You are so sweet and I can’t live without you.’ Asma Abbas
December 11, 2025
Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit are prohibited from creating or maintaining user accounts under 16 A high school student poses with his cellphone showing his social media apps in Melbourne, Australia Photos: Reuters Australia has banned social media for under-16s in a global crackdown, saying it was time to “take control” from fearsome tech giants. A number of popular apps and websites – Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and X among them – face $33 million in fines if they fail to clean up Australian-based users under 16. Australia is becoming one of the first nations to push back so forcefully
November 22, 2025
D-8 Media Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: Express BAKU: Information Minister Ataullah Tarar on Friday underlined the urgent need for collective action against disinformation, highlighting the transformation of the global information landscape from print to electronic and now digital media. Addressing the D-8 Media Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan, he stressed that Pakistan’s young demographics are driving change and emphasized cooperation among member states to promote responsible communication practices. He said the D-8 platform offers an opportunity to model a code of conduct and ethics while guiding Gen Z in the positive use of social media. Tarar described the divide between
November 21, 2025
. Displaced Sudanese gather and sit in makeshift tents after fleeing the town of Al-Fashir in Darfur, Tawila, Sudan, on October 29, 2025, in this still image taken from Reuters video. PHOTO: REUTERS CAIRO: Sudan’s war is increasingly being fought on the battlefield of social media, where rival factions trade fake news, videotaped videos and triumphalist propaganda, deepening divisions in a country already torn apart by years of conflict, analysts warn. Since April 2023, a power struggle between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who heads the paramilitary Rapid Support Force, has pushed the
Dharmendra Deol. Photo: archive In a dramatic turn of events that exposed the recklessness of Indian media and celebrity fame, the family of veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra Deol was forced to issue multiple clarifications on Tuesday following widespread false reports that the 89-year-old screen legend had died. Esha Deol, the actor’s daughter, took to Instagram to dispel the speculations, confirming that her father was alive, hospitalized and recovering. She then disabled comments on her post to prevent further speculation. “The media seems to be on overdrive and spreading fake news. My dad is stable and recovering. We ask everyone to
Influencers call politics ‘futile’, claim social media posts create ‘fabricated’ images of wealth KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) move to track potential tax evaders through social media has sparked widespread criticism in business and social circles. The tax authority reportedly collected data on thousands of users and issued notices to those flagged for “unexplained wealth”, sparking outrage among traders, financial experts and online influencers who called the move invasive and misguided. FBR officials claim that the measure is part of a well-established “lifestyle-based” assessment method, where visible assets and spending patterns are looked at to measure undeclared income.
October 27, 2025
A drone view shows the destruction in a residential neighborhood, after Israeli forces withdrew from the area, amid a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, October 25, 2025. — Reuters The US-backed plan aims to stabilize the fragile truce in Gaza. Israel rejects the involvement of Turkish troops in the Trump plan. Netanyahu says Tel Aviv will decide which forces enter Gaza. Israeli lawmakers have been told that troops from Pakistan will likely be part of the international force in Gaza, along with soldiers from Indonesia and Azerbaijan, according to a media report. Members of the
October 15, 2025
US Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth speaks to the Pentagon’s experts in June 2025. – AFP/File Washington: USA and international news including New York Times, AP, AFP; Fox NewsOn Tuesday he refused to sign new restrictive rules of the Pentagon’s mass media, which means they will be removed from type credentials. The new rules are coming after the Department of Defense restricts media access to the Pentagon, forced some stores to leave offices in the building and drastically reduce the number of reporters about journalists. Media policy “Gags Pentagon”, threatening retaliation against journalists looking for information that has not been
PCB President Mohsin Naqvi speaks during the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 Curtain Raiser event at Diwan-e-Aam, Fort Lahore in Lahore on February 16th 2025.-ICC India drags politics to cricket to harm the spirit of the game: Nakvi He says he was ready to present a trophy on the last day and even today. India can collect trophy from the ACC office if it wants: Naqvi. Chairman of the Asian Cricket (ACC) Council, Mohsin Naqvi, in a strong response against recent claims in Indian media, refused to apologize to the Cricket Audit Council in India (BCCI) in the Trophy Asia
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