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Facebook, WhatsApp become fake news factories in India
By Nishant Arora New Delhi: Barely a week away from when the world’s largest democracy goes to polls, the fake news factories on Facebook and its owned WhatsApp have become active like never before as the social media giant scramble for solutions which are few and far between. The game[Read More…]
Ahead of general elections WhatsApp adds new group feature
The app has added a new privacy setting in which an invite system will help users to figure out who can add them to a group
WhatsApp unveils tipline to report fake news in India
New Delhi: WhatsApp on Tuesday launched a service in India where over 200 million users in the country can tip off fake news, misinformation and rumours related to elections. Launched by PROTO, a media skilling start-up, the tipline will help create a database of rumours to study misinformation during elections[Read More…]
Police releases this WhatsApp number to report objectionable content on social media
Check out the WhatsApp number on which you can report any objectionable content on social media
Why WhatsApp won’t trace origin of message
New Delhi: As experts demand Facebook-owned WhatsApp to disclose information about where a message in question has originated from, the company has reiterated that such proposed changes are not consistent with the strong privacy protections important to people. WhatsApp offers end-to-end encryption by default which means only the sender and[Read More…]
Happy Holi 2019 WhatsApp Stickers, Images: How to send, share Holi-theme stickers
The festival of Holi is here and people are celebrating the day with splash of water and colours. A festival which is full of colours, joy and jubilation creates much enthusiasm amongst those who celebrate this joyous day and people have already started exchanging Holi greetings and best wishes. Holika[Read More…]
New WhatsApp beta version shows in-app browser
San Francisco: Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has submitted the beta version of its next update that supports an in-app browser, a feature which is still under development. WhatsApp version 2.19.74 would show the in-app browser every time the user tries to open a link shared over the app, WABetaInfo reported[Read More…]
Top Facebook, WhatsApp executives quit: Mark Zuckerberg
San Francisco: As Facebook pushes for a more private and encrypted communication across its apps, two of its top executives — Chief Product Officer Chris Cox and WhatsApp Vice President Chris Daniels — have quit the company, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced. Embroiled in data privacy scandals amid the unabated[Read More…]
WhatsApp co-founder urges deleting Facebook accounts
San Francisco: Speaking publicly about his differences with Facebook, WhatsApp’s co-founder Brian Acton urged Stanford University students to delete their Facebook accounts, as he explained his reasons for selling the app to Mark Zuckerberg in the first place. Acton made statements on Facebook while addressing a panel that also involved[Read More…]
Facebook denies cyber attack as Whatsapp, Instagram, Messenger suffer outage
New Delhi: Facebook ruled out a cyber attack on its products Whatsapp, Instagram and Messenger, which suffered service outage for hours on Wednesday. Users across the globe experienced problems sending messages on Facebook’s messaging apps Messenger and Whatsapp. The social networking giant’s image-sharing website Instagram also suffered service disruptions. After[Read More…]
Will do more to limit viral content: WhatsApp India
New Delhi: WhatsApp has taken several measures to limit the spread of misinformation and fake news on its platform in India but there is more to do to fully secure the platform, the company’s India head Abhijit Bose said on Wednesday. In his first statement after taking over as head[Read More…]
WhatsApp banning users using third-party app versions
San Francisco: Complying to users and platform security concerns, Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp is banning accounts of users who have been using modified versions of the app like WhatsApp Plus and GB WhatsApp. These altered versions of the messaging app are developed by third-parties where the company cannot validate its[Read More…]
WhatsApp bug might delete all your photos, check details
It is advised not to download WhatsApp beta for Android 2.19.66 and 2.19.67 versions to avoid loss of media files.
Bihar man WhatsApps bomb threat in Modi rally, arrested
Patna: A man here has been arrested after he posted a WhatsApp message threatening a blast at the Sankalp Rally venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 3, police said on Wednesday. Udayan Rai, a self proclaimed social worker and a resident of the Bihar capital, was arrested on[Read More…]
WhatsApp celebrates 10th birthday by releasing short video
WhatsApp has seen more than 1500 million monthly active users(Dec 2017)
WhatsApp blocks TDP MP’s account
Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP C.M. Ramesh’s WhatsApp account was blocked on Saturday by the messaging application platform. Ramesh, a member of the Rajya Sabha, said when he enquired with WhatsApp, he received a mail saying his account was blocked for violation of terms of service. “We have reason[Read More…]
WhatsApp removing 2 mn suspicious accounts a month
New Delhi, Facebook-owned WhatsApp is removing at least two million accounts each month for bulk or automated behaviour and over 75 per cent of those without recent user reports. According to the company, these efforts are particularly important during elections where certain groups may attempt to send messages at scale.[Read More…]
WhatsApp web gets Picture-in-Picture mode; here’s how PiP mode works
The PiP mode is already present on the mobile devices but will now be available for the WhatsApp Web users.
Facebook plans to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger
The integration of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger is expected to be completed by the end of 2019 or early next year.
WhatsApp is down as thousands unable to send or receive messages
It seems that messaging service app WhatsApp is down worldwide. Users are unable to send or receive messages with the app not responding as if it is not connected to the internet. People took to Twitter to complain about the platform not working. More to follow…
New Year 2019: Learn to turn photos & images into WhatsApp stickers and greet your loved ones
Bidding goodbye to the current year and welcoming the new one is always an exciting experience. People across the world go absolutely crazy as they indulge in the new year celebrations. As 2018 has just a few moments left in its kitty lets give ourselves a head start and convert[Read More…]
Bihar SSC question paper leaks, making rounds on social media
Patna: Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) question paper went viral on Saturday, making rounds on social media as it was received by many exam aspirants through social media messaging app WhatsApp. A probe has been ordered by SSC in this regard. The secretary of the commission has alleged that a[Read More…]
How to play continuous ‘WhatsApp voice messages’
WhatsApp is soon going to launch a new feature through which people can listen to different voice notes continuously without tapping on them separately. In order to improve the overall user experience, WhatsApp has been adding this new feature. Messaging app WhatsApp is reportedly planning to roll out a new[Read More…]
WhatsApp Update: Adding a new contact to become super easy!
In the last few months, the mobile app giant has made tremendous changes to the platform. Whatsapp have come up with gifs and stickers in the recent months, beautifying one of the most easy-to-use apps. The Facebook-owned app is all set to ease the process of adding contacts to your[Read More…]