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WhatsApp banned 7.11 mn Indian accounts in September, shows govt data
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,
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WhatsApp's new animated avatar feature for Android users: All details here
Leveraging AI resources from Meta, the latest WhatsApp beta version incorporates numerous animated avatars for users
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WhatsApp's new security centre page to be available in 10 Indian languages
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
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WhatsApp's new update likely to bring usernames; to replace phone numbers
Users will be able to access the new feature through the settings menu under the profile section
Govt launches Sanchar Saathi, AI-based portal to detect telecom frauds
Astr is the third reform, which uses AI to find out the total number of connections each person has taken
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Truecaller coming soon to WhatsApp to combat spam calls, full details below
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.
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WhatsApp users will soon be able to edit, save contacts directly: Report
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
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Meta-owned WhatsApp releases update to fix expiration bug on Android beta
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 WhatsApp widely rolling out voice status updates on iOS
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is widely rolling out the 'voice status updates' feature on iOS
WhatsApp working on feature to let users create calling shortcuts
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature which will allow users to create calling shortcuts
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WhatsApp rolls out new shortcuts to ease operations for group admins on iOS
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has reportedly rolled out some new shortcuts for group admins to quickly and easily perform actions for a certain group participant, on iOS
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WhatsApp working on feature to allow sending pictures in original quality
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow users to send photos in their original quality
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WhatsApp details privacy and safety features rolled out in 2022
WhatsApp on Thursday announced a list of privacy and safety features it rolled out this year. These features include admin control, online presence, code verification, and more. Details here
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WhatsApp announces 'Message Yourself' feature: What is it and how it works
The 'Message Yourself' feature is a 1:1 chat window on WhatsApp for the user to transferring media, documents, contacts, and more to self
Paid Twitter blue ticks? A look at the origin of social media verification
Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that Twitter users would have to 'buy' their verification blue ticks for $8 per month
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Users can soon use 'Message Yourself' feature as WhatsApp tests new feature
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly testing a self-messaging feature that would allow you to send messages to yourself more easily
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Instagram down for several users, days after global WhatsApp outage
According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, at the peak of the outage, over 7,000 users reported being unable to log in
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WhatsApp is back: Services restored after 2 hours of global outage
According to Downdetector website nearly 29,000 reports were flagged by users on the WhatsApp outage
WhatsApp shares protocols for platform users to prevent account from ban
According to WhatsApp's monthly user safety report, over 2.3 million Indian accounts were banned in the month of August this year
WhatsApp allows some beta testers to add up to 1,024 users to groups
After announcing several new features, the Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is now releasing the ability to add up to 1,024 participants to groups, for some beta testers
