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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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Topic: WhatsApp

Delhi High Court grants Centre 3 weeks to examine WhatsApp’s new privacy policy

Centre had earlier informed that WhatsApp was treating Indian users differently from Europeans over its new policy which was a matter of concern for the government.

‘Details matter, will study rules’ — Facebook’s guarded response to Modi govt’s new norms

Modi govt has announced guidelines for online media — OTT platforms, social media and online news portals — under IT (Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules.

Hate speech, now ‘fear speech’ — study finds new way Indians on WhatsApp ‘target minorities’

Study by IIT-Kharagpur and MIT Institute of Data, Systems and Society, US, assessed over 5,000 public, political WhatsApp groups, found emojis are a common feature in such posts.

WhatsApp isn’t giving up on new privacy policy, will launch fresh drive to convince users

With plans to roll out the new policy on 15 May, WhatsApp has changed the design of its in-app notification on the update to a small top-screen banner.

SC seeks reply from Centre, WhatsApp on plea alleging lower standards of privacy for India

The top court said that people have grave apprehensions that they will lose their privacy, and it is our duty to protect them.

Send ‘hi’, find job — govt’s WhatsApp chatbot will help labourers look for work in home states

Technology Information Forecasting & Assessment Council creates portal called SAKSHAM to connect labourers to MSMEs in their native places. Idea took root during Covid.

Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea against new WhatsApp privacy policy

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde observed that this issue is already being heard by the Delhi High Court and the petitioner can choose the suitable remedy.

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand on PIL against new WhatsApp privacy policy

The petitioners have contended that WhatsApp's new privacy policy indicates 'fissures' in Indian data protection and privacy laws.

5% Indians have deleted WhatsApp, 21% using alternate platforms, finds survey

In a survey conducted by LocalCircles, 75% of respondents have also indicated that they will not use WhatsApp business chat and payment feature if its privacy policy is implemented in May.

WhatsApp treating Indian users differently from Europeans matter of concern, Centre to HC

The central govt told Delhi HC that it was also a matter of concern that Indian users were being 'unilaterally' subjected to the change in privacy policy by WhatsApp.

On Camera

Goans are turning their anger toward migrants now

The real acrimony in Goa is against tourists and wealthy land buyers from Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Yet, the fury gets channelled downward against the poorest workers from the cowbelt.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.