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With the new change, the platform is also increasing the group description from 512 characters to 2048 characters

Updated On: 31 Jan 2023 | 10:52 AM IST

The plea was filed by Neetu Singh and KD Campus, seeking to restrain users from sharing their videos, lectures, and books on Telegram. The matter will be heard again on February 14 next year

Updated On: 01 Dec 2022 | 11:20 PM IST

The new feature will allow stories to automatically expire 24 hours after sharing, but anyone can manually delete them anytime before

Updated On: 07 Nov 2022 | 4:17 PM IST

Each handle that is placed up for bid will have an additional hour for final bidding and will end in a week

Updated On: 28 Oct 2022 | 4:17 PM IST

Businesses see it as a way to connect with customers; parent firm says there are easy ways to block an account

Updated On: 20 Oct 2022 | 4:08 PM IST

WhatsApp is working on a number of updates and improvements to enhance user experience and security on the platform, including an option to edit sent messages

Updated On: 18 Oct 2022 | 10:51 AM IST

The WhatsApp Call Links feature is rolling out in a staggered manner and the process may take a few days to reach everyone

Updated On: 28 Sep 2022 | 12:53 PM IST

Whatsapp will introduce its new fun feature . Users will be able to set a creative avatar as the profile picture. Read this article to know how you would be able to do it

Updated On: 17 Aug 2022 | 4:15 PM IST

The net loss of Snapchat widened to $422 million in Q2CY22, nearly tripling from $152 million in the same quarter in 2021

Updated On: 09 Aug 2022 | 11:04 PM IST

Along with chats, the users will also be able to transfer their account information, group chats, chat history

Updated On: 21 Jul 2022 | 11:27 AM IST

With the latest update, users can turn any sound into a notification tone, whether it is a short audio file, or a voice message

Updated On: 18 Apr 2022 | 8:32 PM IST

WhatsApp received grievances against 495 Indian accounts which appealed to ban 285 accounts, out of which 24 were banned

Updated On: 01 Mar 2022 | 10:42 PM IST

The ability to set cover photos is currently under development for WhatsApp Business Accounts

Updated On: 15 Feb 2022 | 6:27 PM IST

Telegram has started rolling out a new update that brings easy-to-make video stickers, better reactions with compact animations and extra emoji

Updated On: 02 Feb 2022 | 5:05 PM IST

More than 2.2 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp while 560 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform in September, according to its compliance report. In its latest report released on Monday, WhatsApp said 2,209,000 Indian accounts on the platform were banned in September. An Indian account is identified via a '+91' phone number, it added. "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services. Over the years, we have consistently invested in Artificial Intelligence and other state of the art technology, data scientists and experts, and in processes, in order to keep our users safe on our platform," a WhatsApp spokesperson said. In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, WhatsApp has published its fourth monthly report for the 30-day period of September 1-30. "This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp as well as WhatsApp's own preventive

Updated On: 01 Nov 2021 | 9:02 PM IST

Millions of new users joined the Edward Snowden-endorsed Signal on Monday, it said on Twitter

Updated On: 05 Oct 2021 | 1:16 PM IST

Archived chats will stay tucked away permanently, unless users choose to manually un-archive the conversation

Updated On: 28 Jul 2021 | 1:58 AM IST

Amazon has acquired an encrypted messaging app Wickr founded in 2012. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Updated On: 26 Jun 2021 | 2:03 PM IST

There can't be arbitrary rules just because privacy right is not absolute

Updated On: 27 May 2021 | 10:31 AM IST

The government on Wednesday staunchly defended its new digital rules, saying the requirement of messaging platforms like WhatsApp to disclose origin of flagged messages does not violate privacy

Updated On: 26 May 2021 | 10:34 PM IST