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LVB files complaint against social media rogues for defamatory posts
MUMBAI: Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) has filed a criminal complaint against social media rogues for posting fake news content on facebook with alleged intention to tarnish the reputation of the bank among the eyes of its customers and the wider public. The bank, in its complaint lodged with the Cyber Crime Cell of the Chennai Police said that text messages posted in Hindi and Kannada in the facebook accounts of alleged Ms Priyanka Gandhi – Future of India, MrLovedeep Grewal and Mr Ranjan Prasad were false and derogatory to the reputation of the bank and sought legal recourse from the competent authorities.'
Through their social media posts, the perpetrators of the cyber crime tried to create confusion among the bank’s customers and general public by saying “Today the 93 year old bank called Lakshmi Vilas Bank closed all 569 branches and 1046 ATMs”. “The above said messages posted by the accused are false and done with a malfide intention to cause serious damage to the reputation and goodwill of the bank among the persons having transactions with the bank and also the general public, investors and all other stakeholders.
“Hence we request you to take cognizance of the complaint and register the FIR against the accused persons under the provisions of IPC and IT Act and other applicable provisions of the relevant statutes and thus render justice”, LVB sought in its complaint.
Digital
Trump bans Anthropic’s Claude from US federal use after AI policy clash
A software standoff leaves the President seeing red over Anthropic’s lines
WASHINGTON: President Trump has issued an executive order mandating that all federal agencies immediately stop using technology from Anthropic, the developer of the Claude AI models. The directive marks a total break between the administration and one of America’s leading artificial intelligence firms.
The decision follows a breakdown in contract negotiations between Anthropic and the Department of Defense. The central conflict involved Anthropic’s refusal to remove specific safety restrictions that would prevent its AI from being used for domestic mass surveillance or the operation of autonomous weapons systems.
While Anthropic maintained that these boundaries were essential for safety, the administration characterised them as a refusal to support national security requirements.
The order goes beyond a simple cancellation of services and introduces multiple layers of restrictions. Anthropic has been formally designated a “National Security Risk.” This classification effectively prevents any federal contractor or government partner from using the company’s software.
A six-month transition period has been established to allow agencies to migrate critical systems away from Claude and shift to alternative providers. During this time, departments are expected to review existing deployments and implement replacement solutions.
In addition, the General Services Administration has begun removing Anthropic from all approved federal vendor and procurement lists. This step ensures that no new federal contracts can be awarded to the company under current guidelines.
The vacuum created by the ban is already being filled by competitors. Shortly after the announcement, OpenAI reached a new agreement with the Pentagon to provide AI services. The administration has also indicated that it will expand its reliance on Elon Musk’s Grok AI platform for various government functions.
Anthropic has stated that it intends to challenge the order in court, arguing that the designation is legally unfounded for a domestic company.
It is important to note that the ban applies only to the United States federal government and its direct contractors. For individual users and private businesses in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, Anthropic’s services remain fully available and unaffected by the executive order.
