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Don't shoot the messenger

Lynching and mob vigilantism are not just law and order issues

WhatsApp says 'horrified' by lynchings, will act to stop deadly rumours

It said that a new feature is being tested that highlights when a message has been forwarded versus composed by the sender

Lynching deaths: Govt warns WhatsApp over fake news triggering violence

The warning to WhatsApp comes in the wake of a spate of incidents involving lynching of innocent people because of certain messages being spread through the app

Data processing and storage tussle cloud WhatsApp Payments launch in India

Company's privacy policy claims that it could transfer and process data in the US

Using WhatsApp's pay service? Soon you'll have 24-hr customer support

WhatsApp, which has over 200 million users in India, will provide support through e-mails as well as a toll-free number

WhatsApp updates privacy policy, usage terms before payments service launch

WhatsApp had received permission from NPCI to tie up with banks to facilitate financial transactions via Unified Payments Interface

We share limited data with Facebook to help customers, confirms WhatsApp

The ministry has asked NPCI to verify compliance with WhatsApp payment it scales up its service

WhatsApp to hasten payments services to 200 million Indians

The messaging app will partner HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank to process the transfers, and State Bank of India will join once it has the necessary systems in place

WhatsApp rolls out new features for group chats, provides power to admin

Among the new features is group descriptions, wherein a short blurb will appear under the group info tab that allows users to set the purpose, guidelines, or topics for the group

WhatsApp beta update gets request payment, download deleted media features

The app's beta v2.18.113 for Android devices has been enabled to request money from other users based on Unified Payment Interface (UPI), along with the ability to download deleted media files

Experts cast doubt on privacy features of Facebook-owned WhatsApp

People can be added to groups via public links or directly by an administrator

This app uses WhatsApp data to let users know when someone goes to sleep

This comes at a time when Facebook users are uninstalling apps they got connected with long ago via 'Facebook log-in' after the social media platform was hit by a major data breach

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton wants you to delete your Facebook account

Recently, Facebook come under scrutiny after reports emerged that the data analytics company Cambridge Analytica accessed the company's user data for over 50 million accounts without their permission

WhatsApp adds feature to check 'Delete for Everyone' misuse

The platform has decided to choose 24 hours as time reference because a user can delete a message for everyone and the recipient's phone might be turned off

WhatsApp refuses to share user-specific data with Sebi

The regulator could pursue the matter by moving court against WhatsApp, experts said

Soon, WhatsApp to send 'Forwarded Message' alert for spam posts sent a lot

When a message is forwarded a lot of times, you can notice the label on the bubble

WhatsApp Beta for Windows Phone, Android to allow group description

In the latest beta, the instant messaging app allows to add group description to group chats. As of now, the description can be edited by members of the group

WhatsApp hits 1.5 billion monthly users, daily message volume of 60 billion

WhatsApp currently has over 200 million monthly active users in India

WhatsApp inches closer to revenue plan; unveils accounts for businesses

Business accounts will allow them to set up automatic greetings, see statistics about their messaging and set up a profile page with hours of operation and other information

WhatsApp messaging service returns after global outage on New Year's night

The app was down just a few minutes past midnight into the new year.