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Russia is taking measures to partially restrict calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, Interfax saysRussia’s telecom watchdog will partially restrict calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, Interfax reported. Following a new law by President Putin...
Iran lifts WhatsApp ban, but users hardly feel a changeArdavan Yousefi, a Tehran cafe owner, finds Iran's lifting of the WhatsApp ban insignificant due to widespread restrictions on other platfo...
Russia fines WhatsApp for first time for not deleting banned contentAlthough WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms Inc was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app - wh...
WhatsApp faces first fine in Russia for failure to delete 'banned' contentMessenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of 4 million roubles (51,500) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, ...
WhatsApp bans over 4.7 million accounts in March; says all three GAC orders complied withThe platform disclosed it complied with all three orders received from the newly-constituted Grievance Appellate Committee, between March 1...
WhatsApp bans 26.85 lakh accounts in India in SeptemberThe tougher IT rules, which came into effect last year, mandate large digital platforms (with over 50 lakh users) to publish compliance rep...
WhatsApp bans 2.4 million Indian accounts in July: reportWhatsApp, which has been criticised earlier for spreading fake news and hate speech in the country, as well as elsewhere in the world, had ...
WhatsApp bans over 23.8 lakh Indian accounts in JulyOver 22 lakh Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp in June on the basis of complaints received via its grievance redressal channel and th...
Russia fines WhatsApp, Snapchat owner over data storage violations-agenciesMoscow's Tagansky District Court fined WhatsApp 18 million roubles ($301,255) and Snap 1 million roubles, news agencies reported. WhatsApp ...
WhatsApp working on a new voice calling interface for beta testersAlong with the new voice interface, a new screen to report account ban reviews is underway.
WhatsApp banned more than 1.75 mn accounts in NovMore than 1.75 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp, while 602 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform in Nove...
Covid fallout: WhatsApp changes limit on forwarded messages, users can send only 1 chat at a timeThe Facebook-owned company took this step to curb the flow of misinformation in COVID-19 times.
WhatsApp will take you to court if you send bulk messages, misuse appIn a similar crackdown last year, the company had restricted the forwarding of messages.
WhatsApp blocks numbers for improper poll content spreadWhatsApp has started blocking mobile phone numbers that are proved to be circulating fake news.
Indian political parties abuse WhatsApp service ahead of election: Senior ExecutiveWhatsApp has been at the centre of controversy last year after false messages sparked mob lynchings.
In a first, WhatsApp to run TV campaign to stop spread of fake newsThe latest campaign comprises three 60-second films that convey real scenarios about dangerous rumours.
Here's how India can clean up fake news messA better way to limit the influence of hoaxes on WhatsApp and other platforms is to increase media literacy.