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WhatsApp rolls out Apple FaceTime Links-like feature: Here is how it works

The WhatsApp Call Links feature is rolling out in a staggered manner and the process may take a few days to reach everyone

WhatsApp new feature: How to set avatar as profile photo

Whatsapp will introduce its new fun feature . Users will be able to set a creative avatar as the profile picture. Read this article to know how you would be able to do it

Snapchat planning to lay off employees after disappointing Q2CY22 numbers

The net loss of Snapchat widened to $422 million in Q2CY22, nearly tripling from $152 million in the same quarter in 2021

How to transfer WhatsApp chats, and other data from Android to iPhone

Along with chats, the users will also be able to transfer their account information, group chats, chat history

Telegram adds new features, including notification sound, mute, auto-delete

With the latest update, users can turn any sound into a notification tone, whether it is a short audio file, or a voice message

WhatsApp bans 18.58 lakh Indian accounts in January, says report

WhatsApp received grievances against 495 Indian accounts which appealed to ban 285 accounts, out of which 24 were banned

WhatsApp may allow users to add Facebook-like cover photo to profile

The ability to set cover photos is currently under development for WhatsApp Business Accounts

Telegram's latest update adds stickers, improves message reactions

Telegram has started rolling out a new update that brings easy-to-make video stickers, better reactions with compact animations and extra emoji

WhatsApp banned over 2.2 million Indian accounts in September: Report

More than 2.2 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp while 560 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform in September, according to its compliance report. In its latest report released on Monday, WhatsApp said 2,209,000 Indian accounts on the platform were banned in September. An Indian account is identified via a '+91' phone number, it added. "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services. Over the years, we have consistently invested in Artificial Intelligence and other state of the art technology, data scientists and experts, and in processes, in order to keep our users safe on our platform," a WhatsApp spokesperson said. In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, WhatsApp has published its fourth monthly report for the 30-day period of September 1-30. "This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp as well as WhatsApp's own preventive

Millions of users flock to Signal and Telegram after Facebook outage

Millions of new users joined the Edward Snowden-endorsed Signal on Monday, it said on Twitter

WhatsApp to let users prioritise important chats, archive other messages

Archived chats will stay tucked away permanently, unless users choose to manually un-archive the conversation

Amazon acquires encrypted messaging app Wickr

Amazon has acquired an encrypted messaging app Wickr founded in 2012. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Storm over social media

There can't be arbitrary rules just because privacy right is not absolute

Govt says new digital rules don't violate privacy; seeks compliance report

The government on Wednesday staunchly defended its new digital rules, saying the requirement of messaging platforms like WhatsApp to disclose origin of flagged messages does not violate privacy

WhatsApp scraps May 15 deadline for accepting privacy policy terms

Will follow up with reminders to users who haven't accepted privacy policy terms over next several weeks, says Facebook-owned WhatsApp

WhatsApp's competitor Signal tests peer-to-peer payments via cryptocurrency

Encrypted messaging app Signal has announced that it is working to let users send money in cryptocurrency to friends and relatives

Only 1 in 250 understand role of encryption in securing messaging: Study

Encryption is the practice of scrambling data to make it unintelligible for even the service providers

WhatsApp to give option to review policy updates amid controversy

WhatsApp has clarified that the update only impacts the way users interact with WhatsApp business accounts.

Start-up's flights of fancy

India's first home-grown messenger app Hike shut down and vanished from app stores on Monday

WhatsApp rival Hike shuts down, removed from Playstore, Apple App store

Homegrown instant messaging app Hike Messenger, later known as Hike Sticker Chat, has been officially shut down