India fines Meta $25.4 million over WhatsApp data sharing
India’s Competition Commission (CCI) has fined Meta Platforms $25.4 million and restricted the company from sharing data between WhatsApp and its other apps for advertising purposes, according to a recent report by Reuters.
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Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from China App Store
Apple announced the removal of Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads from the Chinese App Store on Friday, following directives from the Chinese government citing national security concerns.
WhatsApp bans over 70 lakh Indian accounts in September
WhatsApp has recently banned over 70 lakh Indian accounts during the month of September, in compliance with India's IT rules. This was revealed in the recent monthly report released by WhatsApp, which states that a total of 71,11,000 WhatsApp accounts were banned between September 1 and September 30, 2023.
How the elderly have embraced social media
Older people in Bangladesh increasingly becoming a part of the social media landscape
WhatsApp introduces screen-sharing feature for video calls
WhatsApp, the messaging platform owned by Meta, has introduced a new screen-sharing feature aimed at enhancing its video calling capabilities. The addition puts WhatsApp in competition with established video conferencing apps like Microsoft Meet, Google Meet, Zoom, and Apple's FaceTime.
Twitter threatens Meta with lawsuit over hiring former employees
Twitter, the popular microblogging platform, threatened Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, with a lawsuit a few hours after the launch of Threads - an app many believe to be Meta's replacement for Twitter.
Meta to launch Twitter-like app Threads tomorrow
Threads, Instagram's text-based conversation app, is expected to be released on Thursday and will allow users to follow the accounts they follow on the photo-sharing platform and keep the same username, a listing on Apple's App Store showed.
You can now silence unknown callers on WhatsApp
Users can now silence incoming calls of unknown numbers on WhatsApp, as per a new feature recently added to the popular social messaging app.
You can now edit messages on WhatsApp
WhatsApp has recently released a new feature that will let users edit sent messages, with a time limit of fifteen minutes since the message was sent.
You can now use WhatsApp on four phones at once
WhatsApp has recently released one of their most awaited features yet, the option to use the app on four phones at once.
US apex court lets WhatsApp pursue Pegasus spyware suit
The US Supreme Court on Monday let Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the WhatsApp messaging app to install spy software allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists and dissidents.
WhatsApp introducing undo button to recover deleted messages
WhatsApp is introducing a new feature that will let users retrieve their deleted messages on the platform.
Now you will finally be able to message yourself on WhatsApp
The new messaging feature on WhatsApp will be available to all Android and iPhone users in the coming weeks.
Over 3.8m Bangladeshi WhatsApp users' data stolen: Report
According to a report by research-based online publication Cybernews, the phone numbers of 487 million WhatsApp users have been stolen and sold on a "well-known" hacker forum which includes information of 3.8 Million Bangladeshi users.
How to send high resolution images on WhatsApp
Many of us use the instant messaging service WhatsApp to instantly send pictures and videos along with messages. But the pictures and videos sent on WhatsApp is usually of low resolution. But it is possible to send high resolution images on WhatsApp as well. Here's how:
How to use WhatsApp's new Communities feature
WhatsApp's new Communities feature allows users to bring several related groups under one umbrella category.
WhatsApp reportedly down for thousands of Bangladeshi users, returns to normal
WhatsApp is reportedly facing disruption for people across the country.