We will not allow you to share any data: SC pulls up Meta, WhatsApp over 2021 privacy policyA Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant is hearing challenges to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order that upheld the ...
03 Feb, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
From member tags to text stickers, WhatsApp quietly refreshes group chatsWhatsApp is rolling out new features to enhance group chats. Users can now use Member Tags to define their roles in different groups, reduc...
07 Jan, 2026, 09.38 PM IST
User's consent mandatory for WhatsApp for collection of advertising & non-advertising data: NCLATPassing an order over an application moved by CCI seeking clarification over the previous order passed by NCLAT, the appellate tribunal sai...
15 Dec, 2025, 10.09 PM IST
NCLAT sets aside CCI ban on WhatsApp sharing of user data with MetaNCLAT on Tuesday set aside a section of a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order that had banned WhatsApp from sharing data with Meta ...
04 Nov, 2025, 05.37 PM IST
NCLAT reserves order on Meta, WhatsApp petitions on data-sharingThe National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) was hearing the petition by the tech giant Meta, which challenged a penalty of Rs 213.1...
27 Sep, 2025, 08.12 AM IST
Meta challenges Rs 213 crore CCI penalty at NCLAT, calls order legally flawed and beyond competition law scopeMeta Platforms contested the ₹213 crore penalty before the NCLAT. The CCI had penalized Meta for allegedly abusing its dominant position. K...
12 Sep, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
WhatsApp messaging to cost more for businesses in Meta’s new pricing modelWhatsApp is shifting to a per-message pricing model starting July 1, potentially increasing costs for businesses. While utility messages be...
02 Jul, 2025, 09.19 AM IST
WhatsApp shutting down permanently on these iPhones and Android devices. Is your phone on the list?Starting June 1, 2025, WhatsApp will stop working on several older smartphones as it raises its minimum system requirements. iPhones must n...
01 Jun, 2025, 12.44 PM IST
NCLAT stays ban on WhatsApp sharing data with parent MetaThe NCLAT has allowed WhatsApp to continue sharing user data with Meta for advertising, partially staying the CCI's order from November 202...
24 Jan, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
India's business messaging market set to hit billion-dollar revenue mark in 2025India's business messaging market will exceed $1 billion by 2025. Growth will be driven by WhatsApp Business and RCS. Innovations like Appl...
10 Jan, 2025, 05.36 PM IST
WhatsApp becomes more business friendly, offers service messages for freeUntil now, service messages - such as customer queries on order status, flight ticket rescheduling, etc. - on WhatsApp were charged Rs 0.25...
21 Nov, 2024, 03.34 PM IST
WhatsApp cuts business messaging prices to counter SMS, Google's RCSMeta's WhatsApp has reduced business messaging prices by 16-97% across several countries, including a 63% cut in India, to counter competit...
23 Jul, 2024, 07.23 AM IST
HDFC Bank scheduled downtime alert: 7 net banking and mobile banking services will not be available on June 9, 16HDFC Bank scheduled Maintenance: HDFC Bank has informed its customers via SMS that select services will be unavailable during an upgrade wi...
07 Jun, 2024, 12.11 PM IST
The YouTube Election: Social media emerges as key player in Indian pollsDahiya can see people’s enthusiasm reflected in the sudden surge in subscribers over the past month, along with better likes-to-views ratio...
11 May, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
Gujarat Class 10th and 12th board result 2024: Check latest update on GSEB announcement dateGSEB Gujarat Board Result 2024: Gujarat students await GSEB Class 10 and 12 results in May following March exams, with online result access...
25 Apr, 2024, 11.31 AM IST
WhatsApp users will soon be able to change their default theme colour; here's howDiscovered in the WhatsApp Beta for iOS 24.1.10.70 update, this feature will enable users to choose from five different colours, departing ...
08 Jan, 2024, 02.39 PM IST
Govt wants court to halt WhatsApp's new privacy policyIn today's ETtech Evening Briefing: The government has appealed to the Delhi high court to stall the rollout of WhatsApp's new privacy poli...
19 Mar, 2021, 08.26 PM IST