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WhatsApp bans 2.6 mn bad accounts in India as amended IT rules take shape

Currently, social media intermediaries are only required to inform users about not uploading certain categories of harmful/unlawful content

WhatsApp tests 'message yourself' feature for Android, iOS: Details here

This feature will help in transferring media, documents, contacts, and more from one device to the other

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

WhatsApp, Signal may not require licences to operate in India: Report

Telecom minister has said that regulations in the draft telecom bill will protect the customers from cyberattacks and will only be 'light touch'

Is it time to think of WhatsApp as a public service?

Recently, WhatsApp went down for two hours. But this longest-ever glitch in WhatsApp forced millions of us to introspect, and ask one question: Is it time to think of WhatsApp as a public service?

WhatsApp submits report to IT Ministry on Tuesday's service outage

Messaging platform WhatsApp has submitted its report to the IT ministry on the service outage that happened on Tuesday, according to government sources. The ministry had asked the Meta-owned messaging platform to share reasons for the service disruption. WhatsApp services snag on Tuesday had left users complaining about not being able to send or receive text and video messages, and services had resumed after nearly two hours. The sources said that WhatsApp has submitted its report on the service outage. Details about the submissions could not be immediately ascertained. An e-mail sent to WhatsApp on the issue did not elicit a response. In a late night statement on Tuesday, WhatsApp said a "technical error" caused the outage. "The brief outage was a result of a technical error on our part and has now been resolved," a Meta company spokesperson had said. According to Downdetector, which tracks outage reports, the messaging app was not working for many users across multiple region

MeitY writes to Meta inquiring about two-hour WhatsApp outage: Report

The ministry has asked WhatsApp to coordinate with the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) to find out if there were any "untoward" cyber incidents during the period of outage

IT Ministry seeks response from WhatsApp for cause of Tuesday's outage

The IT Ministry is learnt to have asked Meta-owned WhatsApp to share reasons behind Tuesday's service outage of the messaging platform. WhatsApp services snag on Tuesday had left users complaining about not being able to send or receive text and video messages, and services had resumed after nearly two hours. Sources said the IT Ministry has asked the company to share reasons on what caused the WhatsApp outage. An email sent to WhatsApp on the issue did not elicit a response. In a late night statement on Tuesday, WhatsApp said a "technical error" caused the outage. "The brief outage was a result of a technical error on our part and has now been resolved," a Meta company spokesperson had said. According to Downdetector, which tracks outage reports, the messaging app was not working for many users across multiple regions on Tuesday afternoon. At one point during the outage on Tuesday, over 29,000 reports were flagged by users on Downdetector. Downdetector's heatmap was showing What

Meta slams Apple for 'undercutting others' with change in App Store terms

Apple's policy change, disclosed this week, requires users and advertisers to make an in-app purchase when they pay to "boost" posts in apps like TikTok and Meta's Instagram

TMS Ep289: Reliance demerger, Rishi Sunak, WhatsApp spams, trendlines

What does demerger mean for RIL shareholders? What challenges await Rishi Sunak? How WhatsApp is turning into a spammer's paradise? How can trendlines help traders? All answers here

How WhatsApp is turning into a spammer's paradise?

WhatsApp was hit with a major outage recently. Off late, the platform has also become a paradise of sorts for spammers. Here's more about this growing menace

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

OTT apps: COAI bats for 'same service, same rules' under draft telecom Bill

Industry body argues for 'same service, same rules', says current disparities give OTT players privileges but not responsibilities

WhatsApp partially back for users after longest-ever global outage

According to DownDetector, over 28,000 users reported issues with their WhatsApp since 12 PM till 1 PM

WhatsApp outage across India, user unable to send and receive messages

People around the world are reporting problems sending and receiving messages on the popular chat app WhatsApp. According to Downdetector, which tracks outage reports, people started reporting problems around 3 a.m. EDT. A WhatsApp spokesperson said the company is aware that some people are having trouble sending messages and is working to restore service as quickly as possible. Meta, previously known as Facebook, bought WhatsApp in 2014. It's wildly popular especially outside of the US, where many people use it for everyday communication.

Meta to introduce Facebook's bitmoji-style avatars to WhatsApp: Reports

Social media giant Facebook's Bitmoji-style avatars, which earlier invaded Instagram and Messenger, are now also coming to Whatsapp.According to The Verge, a report from WABetaInfo suggests that WhatsApp is rolling out support for customizable avatars in the latest 2.22.23.9 beta on Android, but only for some users.Those with access to the feature will see a new 'Avatar' category in their settings menu that they can use to customize the digital version of themselves.Similar to Meta's other apps, WhatsApp will then generate a sticker pack with the avatar in various poses, which users can use to express themselves when messaging family and friends.This feature was first spotted by WABetaInfo last month but now it's actually rolling out to users. It's unclear when WhatsApp will roll out the feature to all users on Android, or when it plans on bringing the feature to iOS, reported The Verge.Meta first introduced avatars on Messenger and the News Feed in 2019 before they became available ..

WhatsApp rolls out customised 'Avatars' to some beta testers: Report

Some beta testers have received the option to create an avatar after updating WhatsApp beta for Android from the PlayStore

Inbox irritant: Spam, promotional messages flood WhatsApp user accounts

Businesses see it as a way to connect with customers; parent firm says there are easy ways to block an account

Draft Telecom Bill: What does it say, why there is controversy over it

The bill provides a regulatory framework for spelling out the govt's role in telecommunication services and networks; telecommunication equipment and infrastructure; and spectrum and its assignment

Meta starts ad campaign against Apple's iMessage to promote Whatsapp

Recently, the Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp had released the ability to add up to 1,024 participants to groups, for some beta testers