Russia's government has already blocked major social media like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and ramped up other online restrictions sin...

Russia’s telecom watchdog will partially restrict calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, Interfax reported. Following a new law by President Putin...

Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms Inc was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app - wh...

Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of 4 million roubles (51,500) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, ...

The platform disclosed it complied with all three orders received from the newly-constituted Grievance Appellate Committee, between March 1...

The tougher IT rules, which came into effect last year, mandate large digital platforms (with over 50 lakh users) to publish compliance rep...

WhatsApp, which has been criticised earlier for spreading fake news and hate speech in the country, as well as elsewhere in the world, had ...

Over 22 lakh Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp in June on the basis of complaints received via its grievance redressal channel and th...

Moscow's Tagansky District Court fined WhatsApp 18 million roubles ($301,255) and Snap 1 million roubles, news agencies reported. WhatsApp ...

Along with the new voice interface, a new screen to report account ban reviews is underway.

The Facebook-owned company took this step to curb the flow of misinformation in COVID-19 times.

In a similar crackdown last year, the company had restricted the forwarding of messages.

WhatsApp has started blocking mobile phone numbers that are proved to be circulating fake news.

WhatsApp has been at the centre of controversy last year after false messages sparked mob lynchings.

The latest campaign comprises three 60-second films that convey real scenarios about dangerous rumours.

A better way to limit the influence of hoaxes on WhatsApp and other platforms is to increase media literacy.

A desktop application could make it possible to use WhatsApp's important features without requiring the smartphone to be connected to the I...