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Topic: WhatsApp

A WhatsApp post can get you death in Pakistan. It’s blasphemy of course

Unnati Sharma -
The accused, a resident of Islamabad, said she was pulled into a religious controversy by his male friend after she refused to be friendly towards him.

Delhi HC grants more time to Facebook, WhatsApp to respond to CCI in privacy policy matter

PTI -
A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh noted that the Data Protection Bill is yet to be finalised and, therefore, adjourned the proceedings to 30 March.

Now you can use WhatsApp to book an Uber ride

Vlad Savov -
The partnership allows access to Uber’s services by sending a message to a WhatsApp chatbot, serving Lucknow to start and expanding to more locations in the near future.

Some delay in adopting IT rules OK, ‘averse’ to suing social media firms: Minister Chandrasekhar

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
MoS for Electronics & IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar was addressing an event where the ministry launched an explainer on the controversial IT rules.

‘Tech difficulties can’t be an excuse to refuse compliance’: Modi govt defends IT rules in HC

PTI -
In an affidavit filed in reply to WhatsApp’s plea, the Centre said platforms monetise users’ data for commercial purposes & are not legally entitled to claim that it protects privacy.

How Rajasthan man ran ‘sextortion’ racket, fleeced Rs 30 lakh from 300-plus victims

Bismee Taskin -
Hakmuddin from Bharatpur has been arrested by Delhi Police Cyber Cell. He, along with 3 cousins, targeted victims through Facebook and WhatsApp.

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp restored after hours of outage, stocks plunge by 5%

PTI -
The outage of the three popular social media platforms came a day before a Facebook whistleblower was all set to testify before a Congressional committee.

Muslim men did not behead an electrician in UP. Viral video is from Venezuela

Shubhangi Misra -
The visuals of the beheading are from Venezuela, where a 13-year-old boy was executed by a criminal gang in the country in 2018.

Delhi HC asks Centre to respond to Facebook, WhatsApp’s pleas challenging new IT rules

PTI -
A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel & Justice Jyoti Singh asked MeitY to file reply to the application to stay IT rules and listed the matter for further hearing on 22 October.

WhatsApp to allow users to locate nearest Covid vaccine centre, book appointments

PTI -
WhatsApp said users can choose a preferred date and location based on the pincode and vaccine type through MyGov Corona Helpdesk on its platform to confirm booking.
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