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Coronavirus: How WhatsApp Is Helping Fight the Outbreak

The messaging service has launched a health alert in collaboration with the WHO to answer questions about the virus. In India, it has launched a separate helpline in partnership with the health ministry and myGov.

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The Business Case Of WhatsApp

While WhatsApp Pay may prove to be the icing on the cake, the messaging service has already transformed businesses of many sellers-through chat windows.

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WhatsApp Crosses 2 Billion Users Globally

The US-based company has long become one of the most used mobile applications across the world, with India serving as its largest user base.

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Do You Use Google Takeout? The Company Might Have Leaked Your Data To Strangers

Google admitted that it accidentally shared personal videos of some of its Google Photo users with strangers

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WhatsApp Pay To Fully Launch In India Soon, Says Zuckerberg

This comes months after the country's central bank reportedly blocked a full-fledged launch of the service citing data localization norms.

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Social Media Tops Digital Advertising With 28% Share: DAN Report

The total Indian digital advertising industry spending stood at INR 13,683 crore at the end of 2019, a 26 per cent jump from INR 10,859 crore in 2018

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Amid Backlash For Breaches, Facebook, WhatsApp Turn To Supporting Indian Start-Ups

Even as WhatsApp faces challenges in India, the collaboration to help budding start-ups comes as a welcome reminder of the potential that big technology companies have, in terms of their ability to lend support

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Will Strict Regulations Be A Setback For WhatsApp In India?

In response to a question in the Lok Sabha, MeitY said it is amending its Information Technology Rules, 2011 where social media companies will be mandated to trace the originator of fake news

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WhatsApp India's Maiden Profits Brings Glad Tidings Amid Troubles

WhatsApp's India business reported a profit after tax of INR 57.18 lakh for FY2019

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Will Tracing The Originator Of Fake News Posts On Social Media Be Made Mandatory in India

Sanjay Dhotre, minister of state for IT told Rajya Sabha that changes will be introduced in Information Technology (IT) Act, to mandate social media and internet companies to trace the originator of posts made on the platform

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In Yet Another Criticism, Telegram Founder Accuses WhatsApp of Being Part of Surveillance Programmes

Amid mounting pressure on Facebook-owned WhatsApp, rival Telegram's founder Parel Durov has added to his earlier criticism of the messaging service

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Is It Safe For You To Use WhatsApp?

CERT-In has alerted users about a new vulnerability where hackers can attack the messaging platform using MP4 files

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WhatsApp Returns Disappointed After RBI Bars Launch Of Payments In India

RBI has told Supreme court that WhatsApp is not compliant with data localisation norms and has directed NPCI to stop full-scale launch of WhatsApp Pay in India

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What Other Messaging Apps Can Learn From WhatsApp's Troubles in India

Apps such as Hike and Telegram stand a good chance of attracting a chunk of WhatsApp's user base as controversies pile up for the US-based company.

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Why Facebook Changed Its Branding

In the back of several recent controversies surrounding the company, the social networking giant introduced new logos to distinguish between the company and the app, and aims to make it clearer to customers about the various Facebook-owned products they use.