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Monday, July 28, 2025
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Topic: WhatsApp

WhatsApp latest casualty of Pakistan’s censorship machinery. Businesses think relocation

Wireless and Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan has raised alarms about the impact of the govt’s efforts to monitor the internet. It warns of a ‘mass exodus of businesses’.

WhatsApp overplayed its privacy campaign—latest ad feels like a drag

WhatsApp's previous privacy campaign ads show the potential for impactful storytelling but the recent effort indicates that the brand might need to reevaluate its creative approach.

What is row over end-to-end encryption & why WhatsApp is threatening to leave India over it

Experts suggest that there exist alternative methods to tackle digital crimes & law enforcement agencies should utilise metadata instead of weakening end-to-end encryption.

Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita launches WhatsApp campaign in support for Delhi CM

Issuing a WhatsApp number, she said people can send their blessings, prayers or any other messages for Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and she will communicate those to him.

‘Immediately halt sending bulk WhatsApp messages under Viksit Bharat Sampark’: EC to Centre

Ministry of Electronics and IT informed the Commission that messages along with a letter from PM Modi were sent before Model Code of Conduct came into force on 16 March.

Leave, mute or just ignore—group chat etiquette leading to awkward complexities

The ease of creating groups and adding members means people can be included in groups they wouldn’t have chosen to join.

WhatsApp should disclose origin of viral forwards. But don’t share it just with govt

The government’s proposal to ask WhatsApp to disclose the originator is sound but its demand for exclusivity and control over this process is unacceptable and must be resisted.

Police complaint via WhatsApp? HC gives green light, says it’s compliant with FIR filing laws

J&K and Ladakh HC order comes as courts across India continue to raise questions over validity of WhatsApp chats as evidence, with some orders denying their admissibility in litigation.

WhatsApp India allows payments via Google Pay, Paytm within app

The additions help Meta's plan for business messaging to become the 'next major pillar' of the company's sales growth.

WhatsApp head says reports about the platform exploring ads are false

The report said that teams at Meta were discussing whether to show ads in lists of conversations with contacts on the WhatsApp chat screen.

On Camera

A year after Bangladesh’s Monsoon Revolution, a parched summer looms ahead

Mob violence, Islamist rise, and political collapse haunt Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. Can April 2026 elections restore order?

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.