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WhatsApp offering 1000GB free data on its birthday a scam
Have you received a WhatsApp message offering 1000GB free Internet data? Beware, as it is a…
Fake WhatsApp post spells misery for Maharashtra vendor
A social media message proclaiming details of India’s oldest liquor shop in Nashik that went viral…
Sri Lanka lifts ban on Facebook, WhatsApp days after terrorist attacks
Sri Lankan?President?Maithripala?Sirisena?on Tuesday revoked the government’s ban on?social media?use that was imposed throughout the island nation…
Pollachi sex abuse; WhatsApp refused to share details
The Tamil Nadu police on Tuesday told the Madras High Court that mobile messaging player WhatsApp…
Warning for WhatsApp users in UAE issued; Report
The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has warned WhatsApp users not to reply to code verification…
WhatsApp spreading anti-vaccine news in India; WSJ
Facebook has yet again come under critical observation in India after its instant messaging app WhatsApp…
1 in 2 Indians receiving fake news via FB, WhatsApp
Despite tall claims made by Facebook that it is removing 10 lakh fake accounts a day…
WhatsApp tipline of no use for 2019 Lok Sabha polls
If you thought WhatsApp has given you a helpline number to report fake news and the…
WhatsApp unveils tipline to report fake news in India
WhatsApp on Tuesday launched a service in India where over 200 million users in the country…
2nd leg of WhatsApp campaign to fight fake news
Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Monday launched the second-leg of its “Share Joy, Not Rumours” education campaign to…
WhatsApp and NASSCOM Foundation to impart digital literacy
In a bid to curb fake news during the general elections, WhatsApp and NASSCOM Foundation on…
WhatsApp new beta checks images shared on app
To tackle the spread of fake news via its platform, WhatsApp’s new beta version shows a…
FB denies cyber attack as Whatsapp, Instagram, Messenger suffer outage
Facebook ruled out a cyber attack on its products Whatsapp, Instagram and Messenger, which suffered service…
WhatsApp banning users using third-party app versions
Complying to users and platform security concerns, Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp is banning accounts of users…
Facebook to become ‘privacy-focused’ like WhatsApp; Zuckerberg
Mired in several data breaches amid growing government hearings, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said…
WhatsApp removing 2 mn suspicious accounts a month
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is removing at least two million accounts each month for bulk or automated behaviour…