90 days without WhatsApp, 11 hours a week gained: Ankur Warikoo on his 2016 digital detox habit. Here’s how he uses the messaging app nowEntrepreneur Ankur Warikoo shared his disciplined approach to WhatsApp usage, revealing he deleted the app for 90 days in 2016 to reclaim t...
27 May, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
Employee cries over toxic coworker, supportive boss says 'not a tear as long as...' and gives a 'simple formula' to overcome workplace stressA Reddit user shared a touching screenshot of messages from their manager after a toxic colleague made them cry at work. The manager comfor...
20 Apr, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
EU rejects Meta's pay-for-access remedy in WhatsApp AI chatbots probeThe EU told Meta Wednesday that charging rival AI chatbots for access to its WhatsApp platform runs against the bloc's antitrust rules, reb...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
Amazon’s $11.57 billion Globalstar deal signals a major challenge to Musk's Starlink-Will this deal impact Starlink's dominance?Amazon’s $11.57 billion Globalstar acquisition marks a major push into satellite connectivity, aimed at challenging Starlink and expanding ...
14 Apr, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
Italy competition watchdog broadens probe into Meta over AI tools in WhatsAppItaly's antitrust authority has expanded its investigation into Meta Platforms, alleging abuse of dominance via AI tools on WhatsApp. The r...
26 Nov, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: How NCLAT reversing CCI’s order on WhatsApp sharing user data affects youNCLAT has upheld the penalty but removed the ban on WhatsApp, which was crucial to safeguard user data privacy. The penalty underscores the...
08 Nov, 2025, 12.32 AM IST
NCLAT sets aside CCI ban on WhatsApp sharing user data with MetaThe NCLAT partially upheld the CCI's findings against WhatsApp, ruling its 2021 policy amounted to coercion and a violation of competition ...
05 Nov, 2025, 12.34 PM IST
Meta faces Italian competition investigation over WhatsApp AI chatbotItaly's antitrust authority has started an investigation into Meta Platforms. The probe focuses on the integration of Meta AI into WhatsApp...
30 Jul, 2025, 01.30 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: CCI's Rs 213-crore penalty on MetaThe antitrust watchdog on Monday said Meta has abused its dominant position in the market, explaining that this fine relates to how WhatsAp...
19 Nov, 2024, 03.49 PM IST
CCI slaps penalty of Rs 213 crore on Meta for abusing dominant positionIndia's Competition Commission has fined Meta approximately $26 million for abusing its dominant market position with WhatsApp's 2021 priva...
19 Nov, 2024, 10.49 AM IST
NCLAT dismisses NGO's plea, upholds anti-trust regulator's decision on WhatsAppIn a judgment dated August 2, the NCLAT said there was no reason for it to doubt the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI’s) 2017 order.
07 Aug, 2022, 07.37 PM IST
CCI probe into Whatsapp's anti-trust practices delayed as company holds back infoCCI commissioned an investigation into Whatsapp’s new privacy policy in March 2021 but the company has neither supplied documents sought no...
30 May, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Delhi HC verdict likely on Thursday on WhatsApp, Facebook pleas against CCI order for probeCCI had argued before the court that the new privacy policy of WhatsApp would lead to excessive data collection and "stalking" of consumers...
21 Apr, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
CCI jumped the gun by ordering probe into WhatsApp privacy policy, Delhi High Court toldIndia's competition regulator on March 24 had ordered a probe after it found that the messaging platform had violated the provisions of the...
13 Apr, 2021, 04.44 PM IST
Ordered probe of WhatsApp policy on competition aspect: CCI to Delhi High CourtThe high court which reserved its order in the matter was told by Lekhi that whether the data collection by WhatsApp and sharing it with Fa...
13 Apr, 2021, 04.41 PM IST
CCI orders antitrust probe against WhatsApp over privacy policyThe data sharing policy seemed exploitative and could have exclusionary effects which have the potential to undermine the competitive proce...
24 Mar, 2021, 08.54 PM IST
WhatsApp may face CCI heat over privacy policy changesThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) had last year declared WhatsApp as a dominant player in the messaging space, saying that the Face...
19 Jan, 2021, 05.52 AM IST