WhatsApp is going through a rough patch in India, thanks to all the mob-lynching news surrounding the platform. It’s now said that WhatsApp CEO Chris Daniels is visiting India this week and is likely to meet IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, as the company attempts to address concerns around fake … Read More
Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has established an agreement with Google which will now allow WhatsApp users to store their chat and media backup on Google Drive without it occupying storage on their Google Drive. A letter sent out by Google revealed that from now on, users who back up their … Read More
WhatsApp is offering ‘learning material‘ to the government in order to create awareness around the issue of fake news on the instant messaging platform. The government today announced that it started an advocacy drive which will be based on the material offered by WhatsApp. The advocacy drive will bring awareness … Read More
WhatsApp has lately been surrounded by questions from around the globe from techies and general users alike about the app’s privacy and security. After Jan Koum, the founder left the company following the clash with Facebook over the issue of data security; Facebook has been making back to back updates … Read More
The Apex industry body, COAI has issued its views against blocking of mobile apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, etc. The COAI cautioned DoT that the move would not only impinge on freedom of speech and expression of users, but also hit routine day-to-day communications, commercial activity, and business interests. … Read More
Between growing concerns about privacy and security on messaging apps like WhatsApp, researchers at Check Point have shed light on a new revelation which supports the claims that some features on WhatsApp might promote spreading of fake news. The researchers have found and pinpointed the loopholes in the world’s most … Read More
WhatsApp has successfully started the roll out of forwarding limit on messages in India. With the Indian government talking tough on WhatsApp’s failure to check the spread of fake and provocative content on its platform, the instant messaging service said it has begun rolling out its forward message limit to … Read More
The government has asked WhatsApp to convey the various steps taken by them to deal with fake news, even as it said the Centre has no plans to tap into citizen’s messages, Parliament was informed today. The Ministry of Electronics and Information technology (MeitY) is also running a programme — … Read More
Facing flak over the circulation of fake news on its platform, WhatsApp today said it is rolling out educational videos in India asking users to “double check” facts before sharing messages received as forwards. The videos, in Hindi and English, will be available on Facebook – the parent company of … Read More
Telecom operators in India will have to comply if the government orders to block mobile applications. COAI, which represents top telcos such as Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone India today said that the service providers need to comply if the government orders to block mobile applications but it is … Read More
WhatsApp has informed the government that it is building a local team, including India’s head, as part of steps to check fake news circulation but has not met the key demand of identifying message originators, according to official sources. The popular messaging app is under fire over abuse of its … Read More
This year WhatsApp has been making quick and significant updates to its application on both Android and iOS. Many updates have been brought because of the application’s popularity in India. Notably, WhatsApp also remains the most used messaging platform in the world and is owned by the Social Media giant … Read More
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