Meta faces historic antitrust trial that could force it to break off Instagram, WhatsApp

Meta faces historic antitrust trial that could force it to break off Instagram, WhatsApp

A historic antitrust trial began Monday for Meta Platforms Inc. in a case that could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses. The trial is bringing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg into federal court in Washington to testify. In […]

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From chats to channels, a quick look at the latest WhatsApp features

From chats to channels, a quick look at the latest WhatsApp features

With over 2 billion users worldwide, WhatsApp is already one of the largest instant messaging apps in the world, and is soon expected to hit the 3 billion mark. Owing to its popularity, WhatsApp developers often roll out new features and are always spotted on bringing some new functionality to the platform. If you haven’t […]

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India second-most targeted by NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in 2019, new court filing shows

India second-most targeted by NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in 2019, new court filing shows

At least 100 of the 1,223 victims targeted by Israeli spyware Pegasus in a 2019 WhatsApp hacking campaign were located in India, according to a new legal filing published on Friday, April 4. The document is part of court exhibits in a lawsuit filed by WhatsApp against Pegasus-maker NSO Group Technologies in the United States. […]

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WhatsApp may soon let you stop others from saving your media and exporting chats

WhatsApp may soon let you stop others from saving your media and exporting chats

WhatsApp, the Meta instant messaging platform is working on a new feature that makes chats more private. According to WABetaInfo, who discovered the new advanced chat privacy feature will allow users to prevent the recipient from saving images and videos in a conversation on their device. This is similar to the Disappearing Messages functionality, where […]

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iPhone users can now use WhatsApp as their default calling and messaging app: Here’s how

iPhone users can now use WhatsApp as their default calling and messaging app: Here’s how

WhatsApp has rolled out a new update for iPhone users which lets them set it as the default calling and messaging app on their smartphones. Last year, Apple said that it would allow iPhone users in the European Union to change their calling and messaging app, but later announced that the functionality would be available […]

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How Chakkakkoottam, a WhatsApp group-turned-company, is bringing about a jackfruit revolution in Kerala

How Chakkakkoottam, a WhatsApp group-turned-company, is bringing about a jackfruit revolution in Kerala

“There is so much you can do with the jackfruit,” Bushra Faisal says. She is a member of Chalissery Chakkakkoottam, a collective of 15 homemakers who are into making value-added products from jackfruit. A resident of Chavakkad in Thrissur district, Bushra travels 18 kilometres to Chalissery in nearby Palakkad district whenever there is a training […]

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Zuckerberg says WhatsApp business chat will drive sales sooner than metaverse

Zuckerberg says WhatsApp business chat will drive sales sooner than metaverse

The WhatsApp icon is seen on an iPhone in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 15, 2018. | Photo Credit: AP Meta Platforms Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday that WhatsApp and Messenger would drive the company’s next wave of sales growth, as he sought to assuage concerns about Meta’s finances after its first […]

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Companion mode comes to WhatsApp beta: Here’s everything you need to know

Companion mode comes to WhatsApp beta: Here’s everything you need to know

WhatsApp has been rolling out several new features like Communities, self-chat, filter by unread and more. Now, the developers are finally bringing the much-hyped ‘Companion mode’ to the app’s beta version. Available on WhatsApp Beta for Android 2.22.24.18, the feature was first spotted by WABetaInfo earlier in May this year and was reportedly under development. […]

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ExpressBasics: How to create and use WhatsApp Communities

ExpressBasics: How to create and use WhatsApp Communities

WhatsApp Communities is one of the biggest feature updates that the Meta-owned app has seen in a while. The new organisational feature makes handling multiple work-related or casual groups easier and also lets admins coordinate between members in a more efficient way. WhatsApp Communities, now rolling out to all users, appears as a separate tab […]

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