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The official declined to say who, specifically, was targeted or where they were geographically, saying only that targets included an unspecified number of civil society and media figures

Lifts CCI's 5-year ban on company's data-sharing practices in the country

The Ministry of Home Affairs has blocked over 17,000 WhatsApp accounts linked to digital arrest frauds, following an investigation that uncovered international cybercrime networks

India is getting ready to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi. This 10-day festival will begin on September 7, 2024. Here's how to download WhatsApp stickers to share with friends and family

The update introduces a new "Event" icon accessible through the paperclip menu within group chats, allowing users to seamlessly create and manage events

In 2020, the antitrust agency sued Meta alleging that it monopolized the personal social networking market by buying up emerging rivals

According to WABetaInfo, this feature is currently rolling out to all WhatsApp iOS and Android users

Users will be able to easily mute or end the call directly, removing the need to navigate back to the call screen

The messaging app has the highest user base in India with more than 500 million active users

The Meta-owned WhatsApp recently improved its message pinning feature, allowing users to pin three messages in, including media, audio notes etc. in a chat

Meta-owned WhatsApp banned 71.1 lakh accounts during September in compliance with the IT rules, according to the latest India monthly report released by the popular messaging platform. Out of them, 25.7 lakh accounts were proactively banned before any reports from users. An Indian account is identified via the '+91' country code. "Between 1 September, 2023 and 30 September 2023, 71,11,000 WhatsApp accounts were banned. 25,71,000 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from users," it said. The 'user-safety report' contains details of user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp as well as WhatsApp's own preventive actions to combat abuse on the platform. Between September 1-30, the platform received six orders from the Grievance Appellate Committee, according to the report, and all six orders were complied with. WhatsApp had banned 74 lakh accounts in August and out of them, 35 lakh accounts had been proactively banned. WhatsApp,

Leveraging AI resources from Meta, the latest WhatsApp beta version incorporates numerous animated avatars for users

The page has been created to spread awareness about the various safety measures that are available along with the in-built product features which will empower users to take control of their safety

Users will be able to access the new feature through the settings menu under the profile section

Astr is the third reform, which uses AI to find out the total number of connections each person has taken

Truecaller's Chief Executive told Reuters that the caller identification service is in the beta phase, and will be available for the users by the end of May.

The new feature, which is currently in the beta phase, allows users to add and edit contacts within the app, without having to visit the contacts section

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has released a bug fix update to address an issue with the expiration of the application on Android beta

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is widely rolling out the 'voice status updates' feature on iOS

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature which will allow users to create calling shortcuts