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WhatsApp partners Cyber Peace Foundation to drive cyber safety awareness

Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Friday said it has partnered Cyber Peace Foundation (CPF) to create awareness on cyber safety among students. The partners aim to reach about 15,000 students in five Indian states Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra by the end of this year under the first phase of a pan-India programme, a statement said. This latest initiative builds on a previous partnership under the 'e-Raksha' programme that reached thousands of students, it added. CPF will train teachers, parents and students using a co-created curriculum to arm them with tips and tricks to increase online safety for children in consultation with UNICEF and state police authorities. At the end of these trainings, the participants will create a 'Cyber Peace Club' to ensure that this knowledge is further institutionalised and manage a repository of guidance that other students can refer to for boosting online child safety, the statement said. The curriculum that has been created b

Facebook to list all WhatsApp security bugs on dedicated web page

As cyber security incidents increase on its family of apps, Facebook has launched a new web page where it will document all vulnerabilities and bugs reported and fixed in WhatsApp

Covid-19 is a WhatsApp moment for healthcare, says Nandan Nilekani

In an interview with Bibhu Ranjan Mishra, he talks about how the learning from Aadhaar implementation, of doing things at scale using technology, will come in handy for implementing agencies

Rahul Gandhi demands probe into operations of Facebook, WhatsApp in India

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has called for an investigation into the operations of social media giants, Facebook and WhatsApp, in India and asserted that no one can be allowed to interfere in our nation's affairs.He claimed that international media have fully exposed Facebook's and WhatsApp's brazen assault on India's democracy and social harmony."International media have fully exposed Facebook's & WhatsApp's brazen assault on India's democracy & social harmony. No one, let alone a foreign company, can be allowed to interfere in our nation's affairs. They must be investigated immediately & when found guilty, punished," he tweeted while citing a media report.Earlier, the Congress leader had alleged that the BJP has a hold over WhatsApp and said the platform now needs the approval of the Central government to launch its payment services in India."America's Time magazine exposes WhatsApp-BJP nexus: Used by 40 Cr Indians, WhatsApp also wants to be used for making ...

Congress writes to Facebook again, alleges 'quid-pro-quo' nexus with BJP

Congress party, in the letter, wants to know about steps Zuckerberg's company is planning to take to investigate these matters

CCI rejects petition alleging WhatsApp using clout to enter payment space

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) had granted permission to WhatsApp in February to operate its payment service to 10 million users in India in the first phase

CCI throws out antitrust complaint against WhatsApp regarding pay feature

The order will come as a relief for WhatsApp, which is seen close to a full launch of its payments service, but where it has for months struggled to get required clearance

Tried to raise content manipulation issue with Facebook, WhatsApp: Congress

The party said that a meeting with Facebook officials took place on May 15, but the social media company did not take any action

Congress alleges Facebook, WhatsApp helping BJP in polls, demands JPC probe

On the basis of a report published in an American newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, Rahul Gandhi has alleged that Facebook and WhatsApp are controlled by BJP and RSS in India

Changing times: Social puts the zing into e-commerce in tier-2, 3 cities

Investors pouring big bucks into social commerce to tap India's large lower income group market

SpiceJet offers automated customer service, check-in facility on WhatsApp

The automated agent will also resolve customer's queries on WhatsApp, the airline said, adding that it is also available on its website and mobile app

Play ShareChat videos in WhatsApp soon on iOS, Android (Ld) smartphones

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature to allow ShareChat users to play videos within its main app via the picture-in-picture (PIP) mode

Facebook plans to expand footprint, steps up product testing in India

Plans to export JioMart-WhatsApp model

WhatsApp adds 'Search the Web' feature to curb fake news spread: Know more

The 'Search the Web' option is currently being rolled out in Brazil, Italy, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, UK and the US

In a bid to integrate, Facebook unveils Messenger Rooms on WhatsApp for web

People can now access Messenger Rooms which allow group video calls of up to 50 people with no time limit via WhatsApp on the desktop

WhatsApp brings in new limit on animated stickers to curb irresponsible use

In a bid to curb irresponsible use of animated stickers, WhatsApp has introduced a new limit on sharing these stickers, according to WABetaInfo, a fan website that tracks WhatsApp beta.

Huge opportunity in India to buy and sell through WhatsApp: Zuckerberg

Facebook wants to use the Jio deal to get thousands of small businesses on-boarded onto WhatsApp to do commerce in India

US lawmakers skewer Zuckerberg with Facebook emails, allege monopoly

Democrat Representative notes that a 2014 email showed Facebook's CFO referring to the company's acquisition strategy as 'land grab'

Telegram lets users adds profile videos, send two GB files, and more

WhatsApp's closest rival Telegram has rolled out a substantial update, adding Profile Videos along with improved People Nearby features, unlimited file sharing with up to 2GB per file and more

Google Messages gets emojis, voice message, other WhatsApp-like features

Take a look the Google Messages new features and how they work