Will WhatsApp Stop Working on iPhones from May 5!

30 Apr 2025

If you use WhatsApp frequently to talk and still have an older iPhone, it may be time to upgrade. Beginning May 5, 2025, WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, will no longer work on some iPhones that don't support the new iOS requirements. As per the official statement, only iPhones...

Zuckerberg’s Empire On Trial: FTC Targets Instagram And WhatsApp Deals

14 Apr 2025

The highly anticipated antitrust trial between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Meta Platforms Inc. begins Monday, marking the peak of a nearly six-year legal battle that could reshape the future of the tech giant. The courtroom drama, unfolding in front of US District Judge James Boasberg, is expected to...

WhatsApp Outage Hits Users Globally, Majority Face Messaging Disruptions

12 Apr 2025

Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp was severely disrupted on Saturday night, rendering thousands of users across the globe unable to use major features. The glitch affected users in India, the United States, and a number of other nations, as per the outage tracking website Downdetector. The site logged close to 600...

WhatsApp Bans 99.7 Lakh Accounts In India in a month—Was That You?

22 Mar 2025

WhatsApp suspended more than 99.67 lakh Indian accounts during January 2025 for engaging in terms-of-service violations. The Meta-owned platform took this initiative after receiving users' complaints, the Grievance Appellate Committee's orders, and preemptive monitoring due to the application of artificial intelligence-based tools. Of the total accounts banned, over 13% (13.27...

Pakistani Man Kills WhatsApp Group Admin After Being Removed from Group

09 Mar 2025

A Pakistani man has been accused of murder after he allegedly shot and killed the administrator of a WhatsApp group. The shooting took place on Thursday night in the Regi locality along Peshawar, an area plagued by sectarian violence and with easy access to Afghanistan. The police have named the...

WhatsApp Wins Partial Stay on Data Sharing Ban, Faces ₹213 Crore Fine

23 Jan 2025

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, or NCLAT, granted partial relief to WhatsApp on Thursday by staying the Competition Commission India's November 2024 order relating to the controversial privacy policy update of the company in 2021. The original order had barred WhatsApp from sharing the data of the users with...

Russian Hackers Exploit WhatsApp QR Codes To Breach Global Ministers Official Accounts

17 Jan 2025

Reports detail that Russian state-linked hackers-the Star Blizzard group-have launched the most sophisticated attacks yet on ministers and officials globally through WhatsApp, where they steal sensitive messages via a QR code. The phishing emails are fake and appear as though they originated from US government offices, inviting a recipient to...

Scotland Bans WhatsApp on Government Phones, Here’s Why?

18 Dec 2024

The Scottish government decided to stop using WhatsApp in official communication after reviewing its informal messaging apps policy. This has been done following an external review order by the former First Minister, Humza Yousaf, which led to WhatsApp and other non-corporate messaging apps being removed from devices used for official...

WhatsApp Faces Rs 213 Crore Fine, Meta to Appeal

19 Nov 2024

Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, disagrees with the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) decision to impose a Rs 213.14 crore fine. This penalty follows WhatsApp’s privacy policy update in 2021. Meta plans to appeal the decision. Meta's Response to the Fine A Meta spokesperson clarified that the 2021 update...

WhatsApp to Introduce Instagram-like Features for More Interactive Status Updates

09 Nov 2024

WhatsApp is introducing new interactive features for its status updates, similar to Instagram, as part of its latest update through the Google Play Beta Program, according to WABetaInfo. The update includes a new "Add Yours" sticker format for Android users, allowing them to customize their statuses with questions or prompts...

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