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WhatsApp launches first digital payments option
The service starts in Brazil but will come to the rest of the world
IFCN launches WhatsApp chatbot for fact checking
The International Fact-Checking Network launches an easy-to-use tool for WhatsApp users who want to check COVID-19 rumors
30 organizations urge Gulf governments to unblock VoIP platforms
Access Now, alongside 29 other organizations, petitions the governments of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Oman to permanently lift a ban on VoIP services
WhatsApp adds new limit to forwarding viral messages
WhatsApp will now only allow the forwarding of a viral message to a single chat at a time, down from up to 5 chats at a time
Facebook aims its Messenger at coronavirus battle
Facebook also invites software savants to take part in an online 'hackathon' aimed at creating ways to use Messenger to ease social-distancing and deliver accurate information about the coronavirus pandemic
WhatsApp debuts dark mode on Android, iOS with new video
In a promotional video, WhatsApp shows off just how jarring a lack of dark mode can be
WhatsApp defends encryption as it tops 2 billion users
'Strong encryption is a necessity in modern life. We will not compromise on security because that would make people less safe,' WhatsApp says
Facebook firm on message encryption despite pressure
The comments from Facebook come weeks after officials from the US, Britain and Australia called on Facebook to allow authorities to circumvent encryption to better fight extremism, child pornography and other crimes
EU to relaunch push to regulate WhatsApp, Skype on privacy
Under the existing EU rules that date back to 2002, strict privacy protection is only applied to text messages and voice calls provided by traditional telecoms, sparing tech giants Facebook, Google and Skype from the same oversight
WhatsApp as a tool for fear and intimidation in Lebanon’s protests
Among a polarized public that distrusts politicians and the fourth estate, unverifiable WhatsApp rumors carry the day
Facebook messaging apps getting unified payment system
Transactions such as payments or donations at Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp or the main social network will eventually be handled by a unified Facebook Pay system, Facebook says
WhatsApp becomes battleground in Mali's jihad conflict
Sermons relayed through the app by jihadist leader Amadou Koufa are luring young men to join his ranks, says imam Hama Cisse
India seeks answers from WhatsApp after cyberespionage
While the government asks WhatsApp to explain the nature of the breach, opposition leaders accuse authorities of invading citizens' privacy
Facts about NSO Group, the Israeli firm accused of cyber espionage
NSO Group produces Pegasus, a highly invasive tool that can reportedly switch on a target's cell phone camera and microphone and access data on it, effectively turning the phone into a pocket spy
WhatsApp sues Israeli firm NSO over cyber espionage
The suit filed in a California federal court contends that NSO Group tried to infect approximately 1,400 "target devices" with malicious software to steal valuable information from those using the messaging app
Israel spyware firm can mine data from social media – Financial Times
The Financial Times writes that NSO group had 'told buyers its technology can surreptitiously scrape all of an individual’s data from the servers of Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft, according to people familiar with its sales pitch'
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp down in some parts of the world
On Twitter, the hashtags #whatsappdown, #instagramdown, and #facebookdown are trending worldwide
WhatsApp 'will never be secure' – Russian rival
'WhatsApp has a consistent history – from zero encryption at its inception to a succession of security issues strangely suitable for surveillance purposes,' Telegram founder Pavel Durov writes in a blog post
WhatsApp patches security flaw after spyware injection revealed
(UPDATED) Facebook-owned WhatsApp says it released an update to fix the vulnerability
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Whatsapp suffer global outage
The outage affects approximately 60% of users. The remaining 40% who can access Facebook's services may encounter errors or issues.
WhatsApp targets fake messages ahead of India mega-election
WhatsApp launches a hotline that will allow Indians to flag rumors circulating ahead of the country's upcoming election
Refugee's book written on WhatsApp wins Australia's richest literary prize
The imprisoned Behrouz Boochani, a Kurd journalist and filmmaker, says he wrote his book 'No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison' bit-by-bit using WhatsApp
Facebook getting its messaging apps to be friends
'We're working on making more of our messaging products end-to-end encrypted and considering ways to make it easier to reach friends and family across networks,' a Facebook spokeswoman says
WhatsApp limits message forwarding to fight 'fake news'
WhatsApp says its latest move to extend the restrictions to all users came after a 6-month review of user feedback
Child porn thriving in WhatsApp due to insufficient moderation
With 1.5 billion users and just 300 employees, WhatsApp has seen child porn slip through its content moderation systems
WhatsApp dirty tricks campaign alleged in Brazil presidential race
The row shines a light on an issue that has become pressing in democracies: the organized abuse of social media to sway public opinion in countries
Hackers exploit voicemail to hijack WhatsApp accounts in Israel
Attackers exploit a vulnerability in an old technology to take control of Whatsapp accounts
Researchers find flaw in WhatsApp
The vulnerability gives a hacker the possibility of intercepting and manipulating messages sent in a group or private conversation as well as a chance to 'create and spread misinformation'
24 newsrooms in Brazil to fact-check WhatsApp ahead of elections
The fact-checking collaboration called Comprova will have access to the newly launched WhatsApp Business API which provides them better communication with their readers
Amnesty International alleges 'hostile' government behind spyware attack
The group says one of its staff received a suspicious WhatsApp message by smartphone, containing a link that – if downloaded – would have installed Pegasus, a sophisticated surveillance tool developed by Israel-based NSO Group
WhatsApp limits forwarding in India after lynchings
WhatsApp says it will test limiting the ability to forward messages and cap at 5 the number of contacts or groups that messages can be forwarded to.
WhatsApp running anti-fake news ads in Pakistan ahead of elections
Fake news propagators know that strong emotions lead to virality. Knowing this, WhatsApp advises, in an ad, that if you 'read something that makes you angry or afraid, ask whether it was shared to make you feel that way'
Arrests after India mob lynches man over WhatsApp child abduction rumor
The men are arrested over the murder of 27-year-old Mohammad Azam, who was attacked along with two friends by a 2,000-strong mob in southern Karnataka state's Bidar district late Friday
WhatsApp labeling forwarded messages in effort to fight falsehood
The feature aims to help users determine if their friends or relatives sent them a message they crafted themselves or if they got it from elsewhere, with the hope of fostering habits about thinking before sharing forwarded messages
Daily $0.05 'social media tax' causes outcry in Uganda
In East African country Uganda, a new law requires citizens to pay the government $0.05 for one-day access to Facebook, Tinder, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Grindr
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Facebook news use declining, WhatsApp growing – study
The Reuters Institute report, which covers 37 countries in five continents, says that the use of social media for news fell by 6 percentage points in the United States compared to last year
Landmark EU law is new weapon for data protection activist Schrems
Max Schrems files 4 complaints with regulators under the General Data Protection Regulation laws against some of the tech world's biggest names
WhatsApp co-founder leaving Facebook
Koum says he is taking time off to collect Porsches, work on cars and play ultimate Frisbee
Facebook's hubris in the midst of victimhood
There is no other company that does anything quite like Facebook, which means its platitudes of policing its platform and of taking responsibility for its missteps are filled with hubris
Rappler Talk: Is it time to #DeleteFacebook?
The Cambridge Analytica controversy and the #DeleteFacebook movement that resulted from it highlight the perils of harvested personal data
WhatsApp co-founder starts #DeleteFacebook campaign after data privacy scandal
Brian Acton tweets, 'It is time,' and uses the hashtag #DeleteFacebook
BlackBerry sues Facebook over messaging apps
'We have a lot of respect for Facebook and the value they've placed on messaging capabilities, some of which were invented by BlackBerry,' says BlackBerry spokeswoman Sarah McKinney
WhatsApp ending BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone support
While users of BlackBerry OS and Windows Phone 8.0 can still use WhatsApp, some features may stop working, and users will be unable to make new accounts or reverify their accounts on the operating systems mentioned
France orders WhatsApp to seek permission for data transfer
CNIL says it considers the transfer of some data for security purposes to be legal, but the sharing of non-essential information to improve the function of the app was not as users were not given the possibility to opt out
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