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WhatsApp to offer in-app purchases, cloud hosting services to boost revenue

The world's biggest social media company has been trying to boost sales from higher-growth units such as Instagram and WhatsApp, which it bought in 2014 for $19 billion but has been slow to monetize

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What makes social media platforms the default go-to for millions of people looking to kill time, seek validation, or distract themselves from their loneliness?

Your WhatsApp messages are encrypted, but are they really secure?

Apart from physical access to handsets, metadata and backups are two common ways in which private communications can be broken

Amid leaked chats of actors, Whatsapp says texts are end--to-end encrypted

The spokesperson also said that people sign up on WhatsApp using only a phone number and that the Facebook-owned company does not have access to the message content

WhatsApp testing self-destruct feature 'Expiring Media' in Beta app

WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new 'Expiring Media' feature that will let users send self-destructing media on the popular messaging app

WhatsApp tests multi-device feature before rolling it out to beta testers

The WhatsApp multi-device feature is currently 'work in progress' and it is reported to be in the final testing stage

FB neutral, non-partisan, says India chief; defends handling of hate speech

Mohan rejected charges of Facebook India's decisions being influenced by political leanings of individuals

Hate content crisis is Facebook India chief's biggest leadership test yet

Ajit Mohan, who joined Facebook in January 2019, spearheads the India charter for the US-based social media giant

WhatsApp chatbot to help deliver digital literacy services in rural parts

Common Services Center, physical facilities that deliver govt's e-Services at rural and remote locations, has launched a WhatsApp chatbot to help people avail of digital literacy services

Absolutely clear on zero tolerance for hate speech at Facebook: India MD

Mohan said the company is investing a lot on artificial intelligence and automated systems to make sure that it is able to detect content that violates these community standards, even before the users

Spain's new draft law aims to tax services like Whatsapp based on revenue

Levies would be imposed on instant messaging providers in the same way as it is on telecoms operators, according the draft law published on Friday

Facebook tests new feature that lets users auto-share Instagram stories

To see Instagram Stories on Facebook as part of the test, people will have to link their two accounts

WhatsApp partners Cyber Peace Foundation to drive cyber safety awareness

Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Friday said it has partnered Cyber Peace Foundation (CPF) to create awareness on cyber safety among students. The partners aim to reach about 15,000 students in five Indian states Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra by the end of this year under the first phase of a pan-India programme, a statement said. This latest initiative builds on a previous partnership under the 'e-Raksha' programme that reached thousands of students, it added. CPF will train teachers, parents and students using a co-created curriculum to arm them with tips and tricks to increase online safety for children in consultation with UNICEF and state police authorities. At the end of these trainings, the participants will create a 'Cyber Peace Club' to ensure that this knowledge is further institutionalised and manage a repository of guidance that other students can refer to for boosting online child safety, the statement said. The curriculum that has been created b

Facebook to list all WhatsApp security bugs on dedicated web page

As cyber security incidents increase on its family of apps, Facebook has launched a new web page where it will document all vulnerabilities and bugs reported and fixed in WhatsApp

Covid-19 is a WhatsApp moment for healthcare, says Nandan Nilekani

In an interview with Bibhu Ranjan Mishra, he talks about how the learning from Aadhaar implementation, of doing things at scale using technology, will come in handy for implementing agencies

Rahul Gandhi demands probe into operations of Facebook, WhatsApp in India

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called for an investigation into the operations of social media giants, Facebook and WhatsApp, in India and asserted that no one can be allowed to interfere in our nation's affairs.He claimed that international media have fully exposed Facebook's and WhatsApp's brazen assault on India's democracy and social harmony."International media have fully exposed Facebook's & WhatsApp's brazen assault on India's democracy & social harmony. No one, let alone a foreign company, can be allowed to interfere in our nation's affairs. They must be investigated immediately & when found guilty, punished," he tweeted while citing a media report.Earlier, the Congress leader had alleged that the BJP has a hold over WhatsApp and said the platform now needs the approval of the Central government to launch its payment services in India."America's Time magazine exposes WhatsApp-BJP nexus: Used by 40 Cr Indians, WhatsApp also wants to be used for making ...

Congress writes to Facebook again, alleges 'quid-pro-quo' nexus with BJP

Congress party, in the letter, wants to know about steps Zuckerberg's company is planning to take to investigate these matters

CCI rejects petition alleging WhatsApp using clout to enter payment space

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) had granted permission to WhatsApp in February to operate its payment service to 10 million users in India in the first phase

CCI throws out antitrust complaint against WhatsApp regarding pay feature

The order will come as a relief for WhatsApp, which is seen close to a full launch of its payments service, but where it has for months struggled to get required clearance

Tried to raise content manipulation issue with Facebook, WhatsApp: Congress

The party said that a meeting with Facebook officials took place on May 15, but the social media company did not take any action