[ad_1] has to dismiss a antitrust case against the company before it goes to trial. Alongside 48 states and territories, in an attempt to force the company to divest Instagram and WhatsApp, which it bought in 2012 and 2014, respectively. The agency and dozens of attorneys general claim that Meta (then known as Facebook) bought … Read more
[ad_1] In 2014, WIRED asked me to write a few lines about my most-used app as part of an internship application. I wrote about WhatsApp because it was a no-brainer. I was an international student from India, and it was my lifeline to my family and to my girlfriend, now my wife, who lived on … Read more
[ad_1] WhatsApp has just made it easier to take note of more important messages from within a conversation. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp head Will Cathcart have both announced on their respective WhatsApp channels that you’ll now be able to pin up to three messages to the top of a chat, allowing you quick … Read more
[ad_1] As the country gears up for the world’s biggest electoral exercise, messaging platforms like WhatsApp and social media influencers have emerged as the go to mediums for political parties to influence voter psychology, ad gurus and political analysts say. In the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, political parties are extensively … Read more
[ad_1] Meta’s instant messaging platform WhatsApp is now blocking users from taking screenshots of contact profile pictures. In an update that is now rolling out to WhatsApp for Android, the instant messaging platform no longer allows screenshots of other users’ profile pictures. Although the company has not notified the change, the feature is rolling out … Read more
[ad_1] has revealed more details about how third-party messaging apps can be interoperable with and . The company is being required to to a certain extent to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a new European Union law that comes into effect this week. “We think the best way to deliver interoperability is through … Read more