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How addictive, endless scrolling is bad for your mental health
Social media has redefined human connection, especially if you’re part of the millennial or Gen Z generation. It is so deeply interwoven into every aspect of our lives that it’s almost impossible for us to withdraw from our digital devices. Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and other such platforms are everywhere, allowing us to communicate and connect with people from all over the world.
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WhatsApp finally lets you fix typos in sent messages
WhatsApp is rolling out a long-overdue feature to all users. Starting today, you'll be able to edit messages that you have already sent. You'll need to act fairly swiftly, as you'll have a 15-minute window to correct a mistake or drop in an emoji you initially forgot to include.
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Indians harassed by spam calls flood on WhatsApp
Many users have been complaining about receiving calls from unknown international numbers.
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WhatsApp update lets iPhone users search messages by date! Check out latest update
WhatsApp on iOS lets users check messages by date other than just the text. Here is all you need to know.
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Brands are spamming WhatsApp users in India, Facebook's largest market
As Meta makes deeper inroads with businesses on WhatsApp, its biggest bet to monetize the instant messaging app with over 2 billion users, we are getting an early glimpse at how user experience might change on the free app. It’s not great.
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‘Stay away from WhatsApp,’ warns Telegram founder
Pavel Durov claims security flaws in messaging app are ‘planted backdoors’
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WhatsApp will soon let you slip out of group chats undetected
WhatsApp is launching a new feature that will allow users to leave lengthy group chats without alerting others to their exit. Currently, pulling out of a WhatsApp group chat can be an awkward affair as everyone in the chat is informed when you leave. In larger groups, it can also be annoying.
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WhatsApp: We won't lower security for any government
The boss of WhatsApp says it will not "lower the security" of its messenger service. If asked by the government to weaken encryption, it would be "very foolish" to accept, Will Cathcart told the BBC. Government plans to detect child sex-abuse images include the possible scanning of private messages.
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WhatsApp for iOS will let users hide their online status from everyone
WhatsApp for iOS is working on yet another long-requested feature from its users – the ability to hide the Online status from everyone. This function will come in a future update, and it’s already in development.
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WhatsApp now lets you transfer your chat history from Android to iPhone
Using Apple’s Move to iOS Android app.
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WhatsApp will end support for iOS 10 and iOS 11 on October 24th
WhatsApp plans to end support for iOS 10 and 11. A new notification spotted by WABetaInfo prompts iPhone users to install the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system supported by their device to continue using the app after October 24th. A support article from WhatsApp notes the company recommends iOS 12 as a baseline for iPhone owners. If you’re still holding on to an iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 or iPhone 6s, you’ll be able to continue using WhatsApp on your device, but iPhone 5 and 5c owners will need to consider upgrading to a new handset.
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WhatsApp Tests New 2GB File Size Transfer Limit
WhatsApp's file-sharing capabilities have become a key feature of the service, and the app has included the ability to share media files within conversations since 2017, but its 100MB file size limitation hasn't changed in that time.
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The FTC can move forward with its bid to make Meta sell Instagram and WhatsApp, judge rules
A federal judge has thrown out an attempt by Facebook to block a Federal Trade Commission antitrust lawsuit against the company. Judge James Boasberg ruled on Tuesday that the FTC can proceed with a bid to force Facebook, now Meta, to sell its subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram.
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JPMorgan hit with $200 million in fines for letting employees use WhatsApp to evade regulators' reach
JPMorgan Chase is paying $200 million in fines to two U.S. banking regulators to settle charges that its Wall Street division allowed employees to use WhatsApp and other platforms to circumvent federal record-keeping laws. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that JPMorgan Securities agreed to pay $125 million after admitting to “widespread” record-keeping failures in recent years. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission also said Friday that it had fined the bank $75 million for allowing unapproved communications since at least 2015.
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WhatsApp to bring in encryption for backup chats after privacy fears
Users can set encryption key for chats on Google Drive or iCloud to prevent authorities demanding access from provider
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PSA: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp are currently down [U]
It's not just you: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are all currently down for users around the world. Here's what you need to know...
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WhatsApp Moderators Can Read Your Messages
WhatsApp isn't the impenetrable private messaging service Facebook likes to claim, ProPublica finds.
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WhatsApp messages are not end-to-end encrypted, claims ProPublica
Facebook has confirmed to me that all WhatsApp messages are end-to-end encrypted, and that a ProPublica report is based on an apparent misunderstanding. The report said that Facebook moderators were able to ‘examine users messages, images and videos.’ However, this is in fact possible only in one circumstance: when a message is reported …
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WhatsApp for iPad coming as the company works on multi-device support 2.0
WhatsApp for iPad might finally be arriving after years of wait. According to WABetainfo, the company is working on multi-device support 2.0.
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WhatsApp blocks two million Indian accounts
WhatsApp has said it blocked over two million accounts in India in May and June for violating rules. The service said 95% of these users were blocked for violating the limits of the number of times messages can be forwarded in India. The submissions were made by WhatsApp in its first monthly compliance report under India's controversial new IT rules.
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