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The digitisation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was intended to enhance transparency but has instead exacerbated difficulties for digitally illiterate beneficiaries, hindering their ability to benefit from the scheme. Hera Rizwan reports Link in comment 🔗 #MGNREGA #Bihar #Workers #RuralWork #Rural #India #Employment #Decode

#SpeakerAlert | Join us today at 6 pm IST for an online roundtable discussion on Tripura in the north-eastern region of India. Listen to a distinguished panel of experts from various fields wherein they address commonly held misunderstandings and knowledge deficits about the state. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gSgJeSB3

🚨 Viral photos claiming to show United States Secret Service agents smiling while rushing to protect former US President Donald Trump from gun shots during an attempted assassination in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ✅ BOOM found the original photo in which none of the agents can be seen smiling. We then used the face editing app "Face App" to synthetically add smiles to the faces in the original image. The result was an exact match to the viral image. The screen recording below shows how we used the app to add the smiles 👇 Fact check link in the comment 🔗 #FactCheck #DonaldTrump #FaceApp #ArtificialIntelligence

Join us on 18 July at 6 pm IST for an online roundtable discussion on #Tripura in the north-eastern region of India. Listen to a distinguished panel of experts from various fields wherein they address commonly held misunderstandings and knowledge deficit about the state. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gSgJeSB3 #Event #RegisterNow

What happens when people consider job listings from unverified sources? Social media influencer Bobby Kataria was known for his tips on fitness until he became part of a sinister network that trafficked people to foreign countries with lucrative job offers. His hefty fees would range between 1-2 lakhs. But upon landing, there would be no jobs. Waquar Hasan reports LINK IN COMMENT 👇 #JobScam #Scams #YouTube #Influencer #Instagram #Facebook

Decode found that while Meta AI could potentially identify a news article as fake when asked directly, it complied when tasked with writing a news report based on a fabricated claim. Link in comment 🔗 #ArtificialIntelligence #MetaAI #Meta

Despite the existence of strict punishments under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), social media platforms are rife with child sex abuse content. Instagram accounts that post sexualised images of Indian children lead viewers to Telegram channels, where people sell child sex abuse content for anywhere between Rs 40 to Rs 5,000. Adrija Bose went down the rabbit hole joined some of these Telegram groups using a fake identity and spoke to their admins who offered to her a discount. Read more at COMMENT 🔗 #SocialMedia #Childsafety

#Deepfake Watch by Decode is an initiative dedicated to keeping you abreast of the latest developments in AI and its potential for misuse. Have you subscribed yet? Click here: https://lnkd.in/gqFBXSJV #Deepfake #Newsletter #SubscribeNow

Snakebites are a significant public health issue in India. So, the WhatsApp group operates as a real-time support network where experienced doctors assist their colleagues in diagnosing bites and recommending treatments. LINK IN COMMENT 🔗 #SocialMedia #Health #Treatment #Healthcare #WhatsApp

The Centre launched e-shram as a one-stop portal for informal sector welfare schemes in 2021. Yet, lack of awareness of benefits and processes is a challenge for gig workers. The e-shram portal was built with an estimated cost of Rs 704 crore. In an effort to recognise unorganised workers across the board, the categories of occupations were also increased from 120 to 400. However, the portal has not been put to use to the fullest. LINK IN COMMENT 🔗 #EShram #OnlinePortal #IndianGovernment #Gigworkers #Decode