''Web News Observer'' is an

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which was established on 12 January 2019, with its headquarters in

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

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. It covers latest news in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Korean, Technology, Sports and Business from around the world. It is owned and managed by Stacknexo LLP. The Editor-in-Chief is Musba Hashmi.

History

Web News Observer was initially focused on covering cybersecurity and technology news. However, during the

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it started covering other news, including entertainment and lifestyle. On 20 April 2022, the news website crossed 1 million

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monthly. On 29 April 2022, it partnered with Dailyhunt for news syndication. On 9 May 2022, the news outlet expanded its operations and acquired

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, a defunct website of the Irish weekly newspaper that had ceased its operations in 2019. On 8 June 2022, the news website crossed 3 million unique users monthly.

Notable Work

In November 2021, the news website did exclusive news stories exposing two cybersecurity scams where the scammers were impersonating

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through a verified Facebook Page and were running a cryptocurrency giveaway scam. The page was then taken down soon after when the story was covered by other media outlets. The media outlet is building India's first e-learning platform for

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. The platform will help train journalists and students to study and get trained in data journalism free of cost. The news organization is also known for its active engagement in social work. On 18 April 2022, it distributed books and stationery among the underprivileged children of Mysore. They also conducted an online journalism training workshop for aspiring students. On 23 May 2022, the media outlet introduced their website on Web 3.0 becoming the first news website in India to have a version of their website on Web 3.0.

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Notable Work

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