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Meta hits back after US House staffers banned from using WhatsApp over security fears
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Meta hits back after US House staffers banned from using WhatsApp over security fears

US Chief Administrative Officer confirms Congress-wide WhatsApp ban Data transparency and encryption are among the key concerns Meta says it disagrees “in the...

WhatsApp introducing advertising is a potentially lucrative but risky move
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WhatsApp introducing advertising is a potentially lucrative but risky move

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The decision to start advertising on WhatsApp marks a major shift for a private messaging service that has long...

Iranians asked to delete WhatsApp as internet restrictions intensify
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Iranians asked to delete WhatsApp as internet restrictions intensify

On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, Iran authorities call on all citizens to remove WhatsApp from their devices On Wednesday, NetBlocks reported a near-total...

“Your messages may not stay as private as you think” – Privacy experts slam WhatsApp ads
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“Your messages may not stay as private as you think” – Privacy experts slam WhatsApp ads

Privacy experts are raising concerns over Meta’s decision to bring ads to WhatsApp On Monday, June 16, 2025, WhatsApp announced new ad features...

Can a foreign government hack WhatsApp? A cybersecurity expert explains how that might work
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Can a foreign government hack WhatsApp? A cybersecurity expert explains how that might work

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Earlier today, Iranian officials urged the country’s citizens to remove the messaging platform WhatsApp from their smartphones. Without providing...

Meta ‘concerned’ Iran could ban WhatsApp after snooping claims | Technology News
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Meta ‘concerned’ Iran could ban WhatsApp after snooping claims | Technology News

Tech giant rejects ‘false reports’ after Iranian state media urges citizens to delete messaging app. US tech giant Meta has expressed concern that...

You can now create ChatGPT AI images using WhatsApp and it’s ridiculously easy to do – here’s how
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You can now create ChatGPT AI images using WhatsApp and it’s ridiculously easy to do – here’s how

You can now create ChatGPT images in WhatsApp Ask it to create any image you want Upload an image and ask it to...

WhatsApp is officially getting ads – and I’m worried it’s a slippery slope from here
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WhatsApp is officially getting ads – and I’m worried it’s a slippery slope from here

WhatsApp is finally getting ads They’ll appear in the Updates tab, integrated with Statuses and Channels Regular chats won’t be affected by the...

WhatsApp to start showing ads to users in some parts of the messaging app
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WhatsApp to start showing ads to users in some parts of the messaging app

A WhatsApp icon is displayed on an iPhone, Nov. 15, 2018, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Credit: AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File WhatsApp said Monday that...