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Topic: WhatsApp

Why breaking up Facebook’s monopoly is more difficult than it seems

The FTC called for the unwinding of the company's Instagram & WhatsApp acquisitions, which have allowed it to achieve unprecedented power over global communication.

Govts want backdoor entry to encrypted WhatsApp texts. It can also be backdoor for hackers

Celebrity WhatsApp texts have been flashed on TV ever since the Sushant Singh Rajput case took over news. Govts do not need backdoor access to it.

Facebook risks Instagram-WhatsApp breakup in antitrust case

The lawsuits accuse Facebook of thwarting competition in violation of antitrust laws by preventing apps that were seen as competitive threats from accessing its platform.

Facebook is on a roll in India with WhatsApp payments and deal with Mukesh Ambani

With WhatsApp payments, Facebook can gradually expand its UPI base starting with as many as 20 million users. This comes after the firm bought a 9.99% stake in Ambani’s Jio Platforms.

This is how you can make payments on WhatsApp with its new UPI-based service

The National Payments Corporation of India has now given its nod to the Facebook-owned messaging platform to ‘Go Live on UPI’.

WhatsApp pay, stuck in pilot mode since 2018, can now go live in India with 20 mn users

WhatsApp had been struggling to get approval to operate the payment service in India as it was facing regulatory hurdles.

WhatsApp introduces ‘disappearing messages’ that auto-delete after 7 days

The disappearing messages feature will apply to messages sent or received after the feature is enabled. 

Army develops WhatsApp-like app for personnel to dodge risk of communication leaks

The Secure Application for Internet supports secure voice, text and video-calling services for Android platforms over the internet. It is end-to-end encrypted. 

WhatsApp is counting on customer service tools, not ads, for revenue

WhatsApp paused plans for targeted advertising late last year, surprising those who thought it would follow in line with its parent company Facebook.

India & 6 countries want to see encrypted messages, but Facebook ‘will maintain’ user security

India, Japan, UK, US, Canada, Australia & NZ want access to encrypted messages for law enforcement. But Facebook says it will ‘protect people’s private info’.

On Camera

English didn’t enslave India. It was the harbinger of a new creative consciousness: A Ranganathan

Rabindranath Tagore stood apart from his contemporaries by infusing poetry and universalism into Indian nationalism, opposing chauvinism and blind obedience, wrote A Ranganathan in 1962.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.