Over 900 posts taken down from social media platforms during LS polls
New Delhi: Social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, removed a total of 909 posts during the Lok Sabha election, following directions from the Election Commission (EC). Facebook alone took down 650 posts, followed by Twitter (220), ShareChat (31), YouTube (five) and WhatsApp (three), Director General (Communications) in the EC Dhirendra Ojha said on …
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Hackers exploited WhatsApp security flaw to install spyware
The vulnerability -- first reported by the Financial Times, and fixed in the latest WhatsApp update -- allowed hackers to insert malicious software on phones by calling the target using the app, which is used by 1.5 billion people around the world.
Woman alleges husband gave her ‘triple talaq’ on WhatsApp
She alleged that her in-laws constantly harassed her and sometime back her husband demanded Rs 10 lakh from her and threw her out of the house.
Messaging app WhatsApp unveils ‘tipline’ to tackle fake news
"Launched by PROTO, an India-based media skilling startup, this tipline will help create a database of rumours to study misinformation during elections for Checkpoint - a research project commissioned and technically assisted by WhatsApp," the Facebook-owned company said in a statement.
ATTENTION! WhatsApp to delete all chats
World's most popular instant messaging application WhatsApp has confirmed that any users who have not backed up their stored data and chats on Google Drive will lose their chat histories.
Facebook ‘Oculus VR’ co-founder gets busted for being Pro-Trump
Another Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe also announced to leave the social networking giant in October.
WhatsApp working on linked accounts, vacation mode features
San Francisco: WhatsApp is reportedly working out on three new features, including linking your account to Instagram, in order to improve its chat and notifications for its over 1.5 billion users. Apart from Linked Accounts, the two other features under development are: Vacation and Silent Mode, said WABetaInfo, a popular website that tracks WhatsApp, on Wednesday. …
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Chetan Bhagat makes fourth mistake of his life; woos a woman online
Mumbai: Famous author Chetan Bhagat (44) makes an apology online when his private whatsApp conversation with a woman journalist was leaked on twitter in connection with sexual harassment. After their chat went viral on social networking site people from all the corner criticising and trolling him for being so cheesy. It is worth mentioning that he …
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