Meta to expand WhatsApp Channels to more than 150 countries
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it will soon give users in more than 150 countries access to WhatsApp Channels, a broadcast service that …
WhatsApp allows users to edit messages
(Reuters) – WhatsApp has granted users one of its most awaited features – the ability to edit messages. “For the moments when you make a …
WhatsApp faces first fine in Russia for failure to delete ‘banned’ content
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of 4 million roubles (51,500) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, …
Meta’s WhatsApp rolls out business payment tool in Brazil
By Andre Romani SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Tuesday began rolling out its payments tool to small and medium-sized firms through its WhatsApp …
Supreme Court Denies ‘Immunity’ Claim Made By Israeli Spyware Company At The Center Of Meta, WhatsApp Lawsuit
Supreme Court Denies ‘Immunity’ Claim Made By Israeli Spyware Company At The Center Of Meta, WhatsApp Lawsuit Kate Anderson on January 9, 2023 The Supreme …
WhatsApp announces new proxy support feature to bypass internet shutdowns
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc’s WhatsApp said on Thursday users of the messaging app will now be able to use proxy servers to access the …
MercadoLibre in talks with WhatsApp on business messaging payments -CFO
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – Latin American e-commerce retailer and fintech firm MercadoLibre is in talks with Meta to process payments for its …
WhatsApp outage: some users have connection restored
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Popular messaging app WhatsApp was slowly coming back online by 0900 GMT on Tuesday, with some users in India, Asia and the …
As unrest grows, Iran restricts access to Instagram, WhatsApp
(Reuters) -Iran curbed access on Wednesday to Meta Platforms’ Instagram and WhatsApp, two of the last remaining social networks in the country, amid protests over …
WhatsApp has until July to comply with EU consumer law, EU says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Meta’s WhatsApp has until July to show that a privacy policy update introduced in January complies with EU consumer …
Brazil, Mexico WhatsApp users report problems with service – Downdetector
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc’s widely used WhatsApp messaging service was presenting problems for Brazilian and Mexican users, website Downdetector reported on Thursday. (Reporting by …
WhatsApp tests new feature to organize groups for work, school
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) – WhatsApp is testing a new feature called Communities to organize groups in larger structures that could be used by workplaces …
Telegram surpasses WhatsApp to become Russia’s top messenger – Megafon
– Telegram has overtaken WhatsApp to become Russia’s most popular messaging tool, the mobile operator Megafon said on Monday, with Russians flocking to the service …
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp All Go Down At Once
Platforms owned by Facebook all experienced outages at the same time late Monday morning, and could not be accessed. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all went …