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Iran cyberspace council votes to lift ban on WhatsApp: state media
Dec 25, 2024According to state media, Iran’s highest internet security council decided Tuesday to relax a ban on the widely used messaging program WhatsApp, which has been restricted for more than two years. “The ban on WhatsApp and... -
Meta blocks Iran-linked hackers on WhatsApp, warns US campaigns
Aug 24, 2024On Friday, Meta announced that it had uncovered an attempt to breach the WhatsApp messaging app with ties to Iran, alerting US presidential campaigns to proceed with caution. Following the discovery by Google and Microsoft of... -
WhatsApp to let users connect via proxy servers if the internet disrupted by shutdowns
Jan 6, 2023Instant-messaging service WhatsApp is letting users connect via proxy servers so they can stay online if the internet is blocked or disrupted by shutdowns. The technology giant, owned by Meta, said it hoped blackouts such as... -
The head of WhatsApp’s India payment business, Manesh Mahatme quit to join Amazon India
Sep 23, 2022The head of WhatsApp’s India payment business, Manesh Mahatme, has quit after more than a year with the Meta Platforms-owned company to join Amazon India, a source told Reuters on Thursday. Mahatme’s exit comes at a... -
WhatsApp banned 2.39 million Indian accounts in July
Sep 5, 2022WhatsApp banned 2.39 million Indian accounts in July, the highest so far this year, the Meta-owned popular instant messaging app said late on Thursday in its monthly report. The Asian nation’s stricter IT laws have made... -
WhatsApp introduced ‘view once’ media option for private sharing
Aug 6, 2021While shooting photos and videos with our phones has become a huge part of our lives, not everything we share needs to be saved as a digital record. Simply taking a photo on many phones means... -
WhatsApp to sue the Indian government over new digital rules
May 26, 2021WhatsApp is suing the Indian government over new digital rules that will force the messaging service to violate privacy protections. It said rules that require tracing the origin of chats were the equivalent of keeping a... -
Users yet to accept new terms and conditions for WhatsApp to receive “persistent” reminders
May 14, 2021Users yet to accept new terms and conditions for the messaging platform WhatsApp will now receive “persistent” reminders ahead of the 15 May deadline. The changes relate primarily to the way businesses interact with customers, reports... -
WhatsApp messages will be deleted after 24 hours
Apr 28, 2021WhatsApp authorities announced late last year that they would bring a disappearing feature to delete messages for 7 days. Then when the testing is done, it will be launched in time in the WhatsApp group. It... -
Viber CEO expressed dissatisfaction with WhatsApp privacy update
Jan 16, 2021Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s leading apps for free and easy communication, expresses outrage over WhatsApp’s latest privacy update. While in the past, WhatsApp users could opt-out of the app sharing their number with Facebook,...