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“Viral ’80s AI Trend Is A Trap!” Warns Cyber Expert Dr Kanishk Gaur

Dr Kanishk Gaur, Founder of India Future Foundation, warned that viral AI face-transformation trends Harvest Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as biometrics and retina scans, which third-party platforms exploit without data-sharing safeguards. He cautioned that uploading unmasked photos exposes users and children to deepfake manipulation, identity theft, and financial fraud, calling on the government to enforce strict masking, watermarking, and digital protection laws rather than participating in social media crazes.

Date - 09 September 2026

Inside the Evolution of AI-Driven Investment and Cross-Border Cyber Scams

Dr Kanishk Gaur, Founder of India Future Foundation, warned that international cyber syndicates are increasingly using deepfake videos of public figures, fake SEBI certificates, and compromised data to orchestrate large-scale scams. He highlighted how scam operations have shifted toward locations like Cambodia and Sri Lanka while using malware-laced APK files and cryptocurrency trails to evade tracking.

Date - 29 August 2026

Big Tech Acting Like “Global Governments” Poses Threat To Democracy, Warns Expert

Dr Kanishk Gaur, Founder of India Future Foundation, warned that failure to strictly enforce social media guidelines allows platforms to operate like sovereign entities competing with democratic systems. He asserted that an apology for deepfake ads and harmful content is insufficient, calling for EU-style regulations and potential legal consequences for corporate executives.

Date - 19 August 2026

Deepfake Defence Requires More Than Human Eyes

Dr Kanishk Gaur, Founder of India Future Foundation, highlighted that low-code and no-code AI tools have significantly lowered the technical barrier for cybercriminals to create convincing deepfakes in minutes. He warned that attackers are combining synthetic audio, video, phishing emails, and fake customer support profiles to exploit user trust.

Date - 17 August 2026

AI-Led Deception Demands New Legal Frameworks, Beyond Empty Apologies

Dr Kanishk Gaur, Founder of India Future Foundation, stated that current IT laws and intermediary guidelines fail to combat AI-driven deception, election interference, and digital harms, arguing that blank apologies are meaningless without legal accountability.

Date - 05 August 2026

Should Meta Be Treated As A “Publisher” Over Paid Content Boosting?

Dr Kanishk Gaur, Founder of India Future Foundation, said Meta’s admission of taking money to boost content raises questions over its status as an intermediary, arguing that platforms acting like “global governments” need stricter compliance checks and penalties, similar to regulations enforced in the European Union.

Date - 05 August 2026

Platform Algorithms Fail on Safety While Permitting Malicious Ad Campaigns, Experts Warn

Dr Kanishk Gaur, Founder of India Future Foundation, emphasized that the deletion of the Prime Minister’s video and the propagation of CSAM and deepfakes are distinct operational failures that reveal broader gaps in platform safeguards.

Date - 05 August 2026

How Social Media Controls Us: Fake Bots, Algorithms, and the Need for New Rules

Dr Kanishk Gaur, CEO of Athenian Tech, explained that social media trends and protests were often driven by fake AI bots and algorithms designed to keep users hooked for advertisers, rather than showing the truth. He warned that these hidden tricks could harm society, calling for strict new laws to control AI and urging schools to teach digital safety so students could spot fake and harmful content.

Date - 30 July 2026

CSAM Isn’t A Single-Platform Problem, Says Digital Policy Expert

Dr Kanishk Gaur, Founder of India Future Foundation, said efforts to curb CSAM cannot target a single platform in isolation, calling for a broader regulatory framework that holds multiple platforms accountable under Indian law.

Date - 07 July 2026

Meta’s Child Safety Failures Point To A Wider Industry Problem, Says Expert

Dr Kanishk Gaur, CEO of Athenian Tech, said cybercriminals exploit paid ad placements to bypass platform safeguards, calling for upgraded AI moderation and greater industry cooperation, while stressing that child safety failures reflect a broader tech ecosystem issue requiring comprehensive cross-platform laws.

Date - 06 July 2026

Meta’s Child Safety Failures Point To A Wider Industry Problem, Says Expert

Dr Kanishk Gaur, Founder of India Future Foundation, said cybercriminals exploit paid ad placements to bypass platform safeguards, calling for upgraded AI moderation and greater industry cooperation, while stressing that child safety failures reflect a broader tech ecosystem issue requiring comprehensive cross-platform laws.

Date - 03 July 2026

WhatsApp’s Username Feature: A Step Toward Meta’s Unified Monetization Strategy

Dr Kanishk Gaur, Founder of India Future Foundation, said WhatsApp’s new username feature reflects Meta’s push to unify its platforms and pressure to monetize the app, warning that strict DPDP enforcement is needed to stop businesses from exploiting private user data.

Date - 02 July 2026

WhatsApp’s Username Feature: Privacy Shield or Scam Magnet?

Dr Kanishk Gaur, CEO of Athenian Tech, said WhatsApp’s username move eases contact-sharing but risks widening impersonation fraud in India, urging DPDP-backed safeguards like origin metadata and stricter government oversight to balance privacy with monetization pressures on Meta.

Date - 02 July 2026

WhatsApp’s Username Feature Is a “Stop-Gap,” Not a Cybercrime Fix

Dr Kanishk Gaur, CEO of Athenian Tech, said WhatsApp’s new username feature risks enabling impersonation and is no “mother pill” for cybercrime, calling instead for rigorous identity verification through government ID and facial biometric matching.

Date - 30 June 2026

Inside Cambodia’s Cyber Fraud Networks: Digital Arrests, Mule Accounts, and Economic Warfare

Dr Kanishk Gaur, CEO of Athenian Tech, revealed that international scam networks in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar use deepfake-driven “digital arrest” scams and bank-complicit mule accounts to launder funds, describing the operations as part of an economic warfare strategy targeting India.

Date - 14 June 2026

How Cyber Criminals Use AI and Social Engineering for Mass-Scale Fraud

Dr Kanishk Gaur, CEO of Athenian Tech, revealed that high-quality deepfake videos and voice clones can now be generated for as little as ₹200-500 using just 30 seconds of audio, powering large-scale “pig butchering” scams run by international syndicates.

Date - 13 June 2026

AI-Powered Deepfake Scams Pose Growing Cyber Threat

Athenian Tech CEO Dr Kanishk Gaur has issued a stark warning over AI-driven cyber fraud, highlighting how criminals exploit ₹500 voice cloning and face swapping tools to impersonate relatives and drain bank accounts. Beyond identity manipulation, Dr Gaur flagged silent technical threats such as clone apps and remote device hijacking, engineered to covertly intercept passwords and OTPs.

Date - 13 June 2026

Singapore Cracks Down on Anti-Indian Online Campaign

Dr Kanishk Gaur, CEO of Athenian Tech, discusses how China-sponsored influence campaigns leverage AI-enabled bot networks and fake social media accounts to malign the Indian community in Singapore, deliberately exploiting ethnic divisions to damage their social and economic standing. He shows how state-supported information warfare targets Indians globally.

Date - 07 June 2026