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WhatsApp now allows up to 8 people to join a group video call: Details here

WhatsApp emphasised that like written messages, all calls on its platform are protected with end-to-end encryption

WhatsApp clamps down further on frequent forwards to stem misinformation

Once a message has been previously forwarded five times, it can henceforth only be forwarded one chat at a time

WhatsApp faces global outage, users take to Twitter to report issues

According to Downdetetector.com, the problem started in the evening around 4 p.m. and alive outage map showed users in India, Europe, Brazil and in Southeast Asia were affected by the outage.

WhatsApp, Signal cite encryption, privacy to avoid compliance, says govt

While in some cases, the ministry said, only meta data is shared and for majority cases either mutual legal assistance treaty or letter rogatory is insisted upon which is a very time-consuming process

WhatsApp snooping: FB India chief appears before parliamentary panel

Facebook owned WhatsApp has over 1.5 billion users globally, of which India accounts for about 400 million

Two parliamentary panels to take up WhatsApp snooping case

WhatsApp on Thursday said Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unnamed entities using an Israeli spyware Pegasus

WhatsApp hacked to spy on govt officials in 20 countries, including India

The revelation comes as more than a dozen Indian journalists and human rights activists said on Thursday they were also targeted

How Indians are turning to WhatsApp to talk about food, culinary traditions

The application, blamed for all kinds of mayhem on the subcontinent, has proved a boon for farmers, home cooks and chefs who once lacked a way to share

WhatsApp to appoint head of India operations by year-end to curb fake news

WhatsApp Vice President Chris Daniels on Wednesday met IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Can't trace message origin, it'll undermine end-to-end encryption: WhatsApp

The Indian government has served two notices to WhatsApp seeking details of actions it has taken to curb the menace of fake messages

WhatsApp caps message forwarding to 5 chats, scraps quick forward option

WhatsApp has received flak from the government over fake news and false information on its platform. Such messages have incited mob-fury, triggering lynchings

WhatsApp tweaks message forwarding options in India to curb toxic rumours

The Facebook-owned platform will be limiting forwards of photos, videos and messages to five chats in India and remove the quick forward button next to media messages

India needs specific anti-fake news laws to curb spread of misinformation

Experts point out that since WhatsApp does not have servers in India and transfers data to the United States, it is not bound by Indian laws

Facing govt ire over lynchings, WhatsApp says it alone can't stop rumours

At least 3 people have died recently after being beaten up by crowds because of false messages regarding child abductors being spread through WhatsApp

A million Indians testing Whatsapp payments; what 's the feedback like?

The Facebook-owned company hasn't yet announced a launch date but industry watchers expect it to happen in the next few weeks.

Bombay High Court accepts company's service of notice on WhatsApp

The company approached the high court with the execution application after Jadhav refused to take their calls or meet their officers.

WhatsApp New Year eve record - 75 bn messages sent including 5 bn videos

20 billion messages being shared on WhatsApp in India on the eve of New Year 2018