Tag: WhatsApp
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After India ‘test’, WhatsApp 5-chat message forward limit a global feature now
WhatsApp says it globally lowered the forward limit for messages to five chats after carefully evaluating the feature tested in India since July 2018
January 21, 2019 -
Why gifting smartphones to children is a dangerous idea
Smartphones are addictive. Smartphones can and do harm children in innumerable ways, and gifting smartphones to children (or anyone!) is a bad idea, writes Tanushree Sowmondal (student of class XI) of The Levelfield School, Suri
January 19, 2019 -
Bulandshahr Violence: Social media campaign launched in support of main accused Yogesh Raj
Another post read “Ya to BJP police ko sudhaar le nahi to hum Hindu BJP ko sudhar denge. Yogesh Raj Nirdosh Hai." (Either the BJP should rein in the police or we Hindus will rein in the BJP. Yogesh Raj is innocent).
December 6, 2018 -
WhatsApp business chief Neeraj Arora quits
Arora has been with WhatsApp since 2011 -- well before the mobile messaging service's $19 billion acquisition by Facebook.
November 27, 2018 -
Shah Rukh Khan comes to you phone as ‘Zero’ Bauua WhatsApp sticker
To add more fun, the makers of Zero have added stickers of Bauua, the character Shah Rukh Khan plays in Zero.
November 22, 2018 -
Delhi court frames charges against RK Pachauri in sexual harassment case
Delhi Police had filed case against RK Pachauri in 2015 on the basis of a complaint filed by a former 29-year-old research analyst of TERI.
October 20, 2018 -
Maharashtra: Man gives ‘triple talaq’ to wife via WhatsApp, booked
Shabana lodged a complaint against him with Vaijapur police station on Wednesday, following which a case was registered, Kulkarni said.
October 18, 2018 -
Kashmiri student roughed up at Sharda University; over 350 Indians, Afghans booked
The police have charged the students under the Section 7 of The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932.
October 5, 2018 -
WhatsApp discontinues support for Apple devices running older iOS versions
Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has started phasing out support for Apple devices running iOS version 7 and older, the media reported. This would not affect people who already have WhatsApp installed on their iPhone 4 devices as it should continue to function till 2020, but users would not be able to re-install the app if …
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September 20, 2018 -
Groom calls off marriage accusing bride of excessive WhatsApp use
WhatsApp appeared to have become the reason for the calling off of a proposed marriage in Naugaon Sadat area of Amroha district with the groom’s family claiming that the bride-to-be was in the habit of excessive use of the popular messaging service.
September 8, 2018 -
WhatsApp to train users in India on dangers of fake news
The company has roped in New Delhi-based non-profit Digital Empowerment Foundation for the job
August 30, 2018 -
West Bengal girl makes public her wish to end life, gets ‘Momo Challenge’ invite
In the Momo challenge, a user is told to perform a series of extreme and dangerous tasks that are allegedly violent and may end up in suicides.
August 22, 2018 -
Govt tells WhatsApp to comply with Indian law
Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad instructed visiting CEO Chris Daniels to comply with the law of the land and take "suitable" steps to prevent misuse of the instant messaging platform.
August 22, 2018 -
UP: 2 booked for sharing obscene audio about Vajpayee, 1 held
Two persons were booked for allegedly sharing an obscene audio clip about former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on social media.
August 20, 2018 -
Patanjali to relaunch messaging app Kimbho on August 27
Patanjali Communications had introduced app in May this year but it was removed from App Store and Google Play Store within 24 hours; Patanjali co-founder Acharya Balkrishna now says Kimbho has been completely revamped with more advanced features
August 15, 2018 -
Don’t shoot the messenger
Since it was introduced to the world in 2009, WhatsApp has become one of the more popular messaging apps with an estimated 1.5 billion users worldwide. It was acquired by Facebook in 2014, an event which seems to have resulted in a massive spurt in the number of users in India. Currently, there are around …
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August 9, 2018 -
WhatsApp Business expands tools, opens up chat APIs
WhatsApp is set to monetise, as well as expand, its services for business firms and enterprises.
August 2, 2018