Bijay Pokharel
Bijay Pokharel is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Abijita.com and a freelance technology writer covering the tech industry since 2017. He specializes in cybersecurity, digital privacy, malware, vulnerabilities, and online safety, with a strong interest in internet protection and women’s online security. A dedicated tech enthusiast and continuous learner, Bijay approaches his professional work with clarity, rational thinking, and a calm, solution-oriented mindset.
Twitter Bans Over 54k Accounts In India For Promoting Sexual Content & Terror
Twitter banned 52,141 accounts in India for promoting child sexual exploitation, non-consensual nudity, and allied content between August 26 and September 25.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2022
2 min read
Instagram Suffers Global Outage, 2nd In 1 Week
Thousands of Instagram users from all over the world reported issues as the outage began Monday morning, locking users out and informing many of them that "we suspended your account".
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2022
1 min read
Violent Fights With Intimate Partners Can Put You At High Heart Attack Risk
Intimate partner violence refers to any physical, emotional, or mental abuse or aggression occurring in a romantic relationship between a current or former spouse or dating partner.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2022
2 min read
Instagram Fixes Outage That Tells Users Their Account Is Suspended
Meta-owned Americal photo and video sharing social networking service Instagram has announced that an outage that told users that their account is suspended is now fixed by the company.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2022
1 min read
Netflix Acquires ‘Spry Fox’ To Expand In-House Games Studio
Netflix has acquired cozy game developer 'Spry Fox' to expand its in-house games studio.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2022
1 min read
Meta Purges 33.7 Million Pieces Of Bad Content In India In September
Meta took down over 30.7 million pieces of bad content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 3 million pieces of such content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in September.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2022
2 min read
Elon Musk Is Twitter CEO As Company Braces For Deeper Layoffs
Elon Musk is officially the new CEO of Twitter as the micro-blogging platform braces for deeper layoffs under him.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2022
2 min read
Musk Seeks To Revive Twitter’s Short-Form Video App Vine In Tiktok Era
Elon Musk has sought to revive the microblogging site's short-form video app Vine in the TikTok era.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2022
1 min read
Samsung To Roll Out Android 13 Update To Galaxy S22 In The US
Samsung has released the stable Android 13 update to the unlocked Galaxy S22 devices in the US.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2022
1 min read
Worker Exodus, Covid Lockdown Hit Apple Supply Chain In China
Apple's supply chain is facing its next set of problems in China as panicked workers at the Foxconn factory, which produce the new iPhone 14 series, in Zhengzhou city are leaving amid a fresh Covid scare, the media reported on Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2022
2 min read
Scientists Identify Ultra-Potent Antibody That Can Offset All Omicron Variants
An international team of researchers has identified a pan-variant and ultra-potent neutralizing antibody that can offset Omicron variants.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2022
2 min read
Caviar Designs $133k iPhone 14 Pro With Rolex Daytona Watch On Its Back
There are only three such limited editions iPhone 14 pro models that carry a Golden Rolex Daytona watch on the back.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2022
2 min read
Musk Quietly Makes A Change In Twitter Homepage
Elon Musk has quietly made a change to Twitter's homepage.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2022
1 min read
Jamaican National Sentenced For Stealing Money from Elderly Americans Via Jamaica-Based Lottery Scam
A Jamaican national was sentenced today to three years in prison for conspiring to run a Jamaica-based lottery scam that targeted elderly American consumers.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2022
2 min read
Twitter Is Planning To Start Charging $20 Per Month For Verification
Twitter is currently planning to charge $19.99 for the new Twitter Blue subscription. Under the current plan, verified users would have 90 days to subscribe or lose their blue checkmark.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2022
1 min read
N-Word Slur Jumps 500% On Twitter, Musk Says Took Action
After a social media research group revealed that the use of the N-word slur increased by nearly 500 percent on Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover, the self-proclaimed 'free speech absolutist' on Sunday replied that Twitter has taken action on those trolling accounts.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2022
2 min read
Elon Musk To Expand 280-Character Limit, To Allow Longer Videos On Twitter
Billionaire Elon Musk said that Twitter can soon expand or even get rid of the 280-character limit on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2022
2 min read
Apple TV App To Get HDR 10+ Support
Apple has released an update to its Apple TV app, which is used by smart TVs and other devices, adding HDR10+ support for Apple TV+ streams and iTunes movies.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 30, 2022
1 min read
Google Acquires AI Avatar Startup ‘Alter’ For $100 Million
Google has acquired Alter, an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar startup that was working on using AI to generate avatars for social media users and brands to express their virtual identities.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 30, 2022
1 min read
Monkeypox Risk Higher In Children Aged 8 Or Younger: Researchers
Children aged 8 years or younger should be considered a group at high risk for more severe monkeypox disease, researchers report.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 30, 2022
2 min read





