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Facebook, WhatsApp become fake news factories in India

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…]

"My body would be under ITO Bridge," Man sends Whatsapp text to family before killing self

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…]

"My body would be under ITO Bridge," Man sends Whatsapp text to family before killing self

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…]

WhatsApp beta update assures users don't send image to wrong contact

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

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

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 exploring new ways to fight fake news fast

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…]

"My body would be under ITO Bridge," Man sends Whatsapp text to family before killing self

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 beta update assures users don't send image to wrong contact

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 beta update assures users don't send image to wrong contact

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 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…]

"My body would be under ITO Bridge," Man sends Whatsapp text to family before killing self

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…

Man in Nagpur, wife in US; Couple granted divorce by video-conferencing on whatsapp call

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…]





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