Tausif Akbar
@tausifnakbar.bsky.social
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Tausif Akbar
@tausifnakbar.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Starter Pack for 🇧🇩 Bangladeshi BSKers. Let's make it happen by updating this..
Probably the first Bangladeshi Starter Pack!
Probably the first Bangladeshi Starter Pack!
How easy to flip!
OpenAI’s Sora let me create a fake eyewitness video of a fire at the UN building. It’s not perfect, but it’s certainly fast and good enough.
The original came with a bouncing watermark which was easy to crop out.
Good job everybody.
The original came with a bouncing watermark which was easy to crop out.
Good job everybody.
October 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
How easy to flip!
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aI iS cOmInG fOr YoUr JoBs
July 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
aI iS cOmInG fOr YoUr JoBs
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Trump Mobile keeps charging my credit card and I have no idea why. I didn't sign up for the phone plan. I still haven't received my gold phone. I don't know how to make them stop because the website errors out and the customer help line couldn't help either www.404media.co/trump-mobile...
Trump Mobile Keeps Charging My Credit Card And I Have No Idea Why
I didn’t sign up for the Trump Mobile cellphone plan. I still haven’t received my gold plated Trump phone. But the company just charged my credit card again.
www.404media.co
July 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Trump Mobile keeps charging my credit card and I have no idea why. I didn't sign up for the phone plan. I still haven't received my gold phone. I don't know how to make them stop because the website errors out and the customer help line couldn't help either www.404media.co/trump-mobile...
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Wayfair's aggressive search engine optimization is having some unintended side effects
June 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Wayfair's aggressive search engine optimization is having some unintended side effects
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For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured?
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
April 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured?
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
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A pro-Russia content aggregation network is churning out at least 3 MILLION pieces of propaganda per year, all on sites that are virtually unusable by humans.
So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content:
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So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content:
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February 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A pro-Russia content aggregation network is churning out at least 3 MILLION pieces of propaganda per year, all on sites that are virtually unusable by humans.
So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content:
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So what's the goal? We explore the idea that it might be to flood LLMs with pro-Russia content:
static1.squarespace.com/static/6612c... 1/
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Musk calls the wrong reporter “disgusting” and “cruel” as he amplifies a tweet that confuses two journalists from the Wall Street Journal and Politico, illustrating again how misinformation has run rampant on X under Musk’s ownership. on.forbes.com/63171IpofH
February 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Musk calls the wrong reporter “disgusting” and “cruel” as he amplifies a tweet that confuses two journalists from the Wall Street Journal and Politico, illustrating again how misinformation has run rampant on X under Musk’s ownership. on.forbes.com/63171IpofH
What do you think?
February 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What do you think?
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#Rewind2024 | In 2024, BOOM wrote 1280 fact-checks across three languages. 51 of these #factchecks were on misreporting by mainstream media outlets - including news channels, news websites and wire agencies.
The Biggest Stories Indian News Outlets Misreported In 2024 | BOOM
In 2024, BOOM wrote 1280 fact-checks across three languages - English, Hindi and Bengali. Of these, 51 fact checks highlighted misreporting by mainstream media outlets.
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January 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#Rewind2024 | In 2024, BOOM wrote 1280 fact-checks across three languages. 51 of these #factchecks were on misreporting by mainstream media outlets - including news channels, news websites and wire agencies.
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A week after its UK launch, #AppleIntelligence faced a hallucination issue, with the BBC claiming it was falsely cited as a source for fake news.
Read more: www.boomlive.in/web-stories/...
Read more: www.boomlive.in/web-stories/...
BBC Calls Out Apple AI for Falsely Attributing Fake News
A week after its UK launch, Apple Intelligence faced a hallucination issue, with the BBC claiming it was falsely cited as a source for fake news.
www.boomlive.in
December 17, 2024 at 7:23 AM
A week after its UK launch, #AppleIntelligence faced a hallucination issue, with the BBC claiming it was falsely cited as a source for fake news.
Read more: www.boomlive.in/web-stories/...
Read more: www.boomlive.in/web-stories/...
Again, another video of Zara Patel is being used to create a deepfake video of Rashmika Mandanna.
See thread for details ..... 🧵
See thread for details ..... 🧵
January 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Again, another video of Zara Patel is being used to create a deepfake video of Rashmika Mandanna.
See thread for details ..... 🧵
See thread for details ..... 🧵
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BOOM found the claim to be false. The violence involved two Muslim groups, with no communal angle.
BOOM found the claim to be false. The violence involved two Muslim groups, with no communal angle.
A series of footage showing a mob attack on Murshidpur Darbar Sharif, in Sherpur, Bangladesh, is being falsely shared as an attack by Bangladeshi Muslims on properties, crops and livestock owned by Bangladeshi Hindus.
#FactCheck #Bangladesh
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#FactCheck #Bangladesh
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Violence Between Muslim Groups In Bangladesh Viral As Communal Attack On Hindus | BOOM
BOOM found that footage of an attack on an Islamic shrine in Bangladesh is falsely shared as a communal attack on Hindus.
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December 15, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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BOOM found the claim to be false. The violence involved two Muslim groups, with no communal angle.
BOOM found the claim to be false. The violence involved two Muslim groups, with no communal angle.
BOOM found that the incident in the viral video is from an attack on a Sufi shrine in Kazipur, Sirajganj, Bangladesh in August 2024. BOOM Bangladesh reached out to a local reporters who confirmed the location and stated that it is a Sufi shrine and not a Hindu temple.
December 15, 2024 at 6:57 PM
BOOM found that the incident in the viral video is from an attack on a Sufi shrine in Kazipur, Sirajganj, Bangladesh in August 2024. BOOM Bangladesh reached out to a local reporters who confirmed the location and stated that it is a Sufi shrine and not a Hindu temple.
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SEO poisoning occurs when cybercriminals exploit search engine algorithms to push harmful websites to the top of search results. Experts caution that these scams frequently capitalise on trending topics to deceive unsuspecting users. Read here 👇
www.boomlive.in/decode/how-a...
www.boomlive.in/decode/how-a...
How A Google Search Cost A Hyderabad Woman Rs 2 Lakhs | BOOM
SEO poisoning occurs when cybercriminals exploit search engine algorithms to push harmful websites to the top of search results. Experts caution that these scams frequently capitalise on trending...
www.boomlive.in
December 6, 2024 at 8:38 AM
SEO poisoning occurs when cybercriminals exploit search engine algorithms to push harmful websites to the top of search results. Experts caution that these scams frequently capitalise on trending topics to deceive unsuspecting users. Read here 👇
www.boomlive.in/decode/how-a...
www.boomlive.in/decode/how-a...
I shared Byline in this fact-checking article.
BOOM found that the person in the video Rezaul Kabir, a Muslim. BOOM Bangladesh spoke to Kabir's elder brother, Robiul Husain, who confirmed that the video shows his brother, who had been missing for a long time due to mental illness.
BOOM found that the person in the video Rezaul Kabir, a Muslim. BOOM Bangladesh spoke to Kabir's elder brother, Robiul Husain, who confirmed that the video shows his brother, who had been missing for a long time due to mental illness.
A video showing a group of young men in Bangladesh giving a haircut and shave to a homeless man, is being shared in India with a false and communal claim that a Hindu sadhu (ascetic) was forcibly converted to Islam.
#FactCheck #Bangladesh
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#FactCheck #Bangladesh
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Video Of Homeless Man In Bangladesh Peddled As Sadhu Forcibly Converted | BOOM
BOOM found that the person in the video is a Muslim and not a Hindu monk as being claimed online.
www.boomlive.in
December 15, 2024 at 6:55 PM
I shared Byline in this fact-checking article.
BOOM found that the person in the video Rezaul Kabir, a Muslim. BOOM Bangladesh spoke to Kabir's elder brother, Robiul Husain, who confirmed that the video shows his brother, who had been missing for a long time due to mental illness.
BOOM found that the person in the video Rezaul Kabir, a Muslim. BOOM Bangladesh spoke to Kabir's elder brother, Robiul Husain, who confirmed that the video shows his brother, who had been missing for a long time due to mental illness.
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The CueCat — a barcode scanner for print newspapers— was near the top of TIME’s Worst Invention series
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The 50 Worst Inventions - TIME
Released at the height of the tech boom in the late 1990s, the CueCat was a massively expensive failure. Millions of the cat-shaped bar-code scanners were produced and shipped for free across the...
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December 5, 2024 at 11:07 AM
The CueCat — a barcode scanner for print newspapers— was near the top of TIME’s Worst Invention series
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November 30, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Has Bluesky made any specific attempt to tackle misinformation?
Taking that a stage further, theoretically, someone could set up a moderation service to hide political content or apply a fact-checking moderation service.
Taking that a stage further, theoretically, someone could set up a moderation service to hide political content or apply a fact-checking moderation service.
November 26, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Has Bluesky made any specific attempt to tackle misinformation?
Taking that a stage further, theoretically, someone could set up a moderation service to hide political content or apply a fact-checking moderation service.
Taking that a stage further, theoretically, someone could set up a moderation service to hide political content or apply a fact-checking moderation service.
Has Bluesky made any attempt to tackle misinformation?
Bluesky suggests as an example that someone could set up a "spider shield" moderation system that blocks photos of spiders for people with arachnophobia. You would subscribe to that service, and any labeled spider pictures would disappear.
Bluesky suggests as an example that someone could set up a "spider shield" moderation system that blocks photos of spiders for people with arachnophobia. You would subscribe to that service, and any labeled spider pictures would disappear.
November 26, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Has Bluesky made any attempt to tackle misinformation?
Bluesky suggests as an example that someone could set up a "spider shield" moderation system that blocks photos of spiders for people with arachnophobia. You would subscribe to that service, and any labeled spider pictures would disappear.
Bluesky suggests as an example that someone could set up a "spider shield" moderation system that blocks photos of spiders for people with arachnophobia. You would subscribe to that service, and any labeled spider pictures would disappear.
In a blog, Bluesky suggests as an example that someone could set up a "spider shield" moderation system that blocks photos of spiders for people with arachnophobia. You would subscribe to that service, and any labeled spider pictures would disappear.
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Bluesky’s Stackable Approach to Moderation - Bluesky
Today, we’re open sourcing Ozone, a tool that lets a team of moderators or curators collaboratively review reports, create labels, and inspect content on the atproto network. Later this week, we’re op...
bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 11:27 AM
In a blog, Bluesky suggests as an example that someone could set up a "spider shield" moderation system that blocks photos of spiders for people with arachnophobia. You would subscribe to that service, and any labeled spider pictures would disappear.
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Fake things started on Bluesky as well.
This is not an official account owned by Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the UK Conservative Party. It's a fake account.
November 26, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Fake things started on Bluesky as well.
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Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:
We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky: