WhatsApp

WhatsApp introduces parent-managed accounts for pre-teens (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
4 days ago WhatsApp

WhatsApp adds parent-managed accounts for users under the age of 13 and says the accounts will not get access to features like Meta AI, Channels, or Status (techcrunch.com)
4 days ago AI WhatsApp

Meta adds new WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger anti-scam tools (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
4 days ago Facebook WhatsApp

Meta adds more scam detection tools to its platforms, including unrecognized device linking warnings on WhatsApp and Facebook friend request warnings (www.theverge.com)
4 days ago Facebook WhatsApp

Dutch govt warns of Signal, WhatsApp account hijacking attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
5 days ago WhatsApp Netherlands

Meta agrees to allow rival “general purpose AI chatbots” access to WhatsApp in Europe for a 12-month period to avoid potential interim measures from the EU (www.reuters.com)
10 days ago Europe AI chatbot WhatsApp

Russia Fully Blocks WhatsApp (tech.slashdot.org)
30 days ago Russia WhatsApp

Russia tries to block WhatsApp, Telegram in communication blockade (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
30 days ago Russia WhatsApp

Russia confirms it has blocked WhatsApp, citing Meta's “unwillingness to comply with Russian law”, and proposes that Russians switch to the state-owned Max app (www.reuters.com)
30 days ago Russia WhatsApp

Russia removes WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram from a Roskomnadzor-run online directory, essentially blocking them in the country without workarounds (www.ft.com)
2026-2-12 Russia Facebook Instagram WhatsApp

The European Commission sends a statement of objections to Meta over WhatsApp blocking rival AI chatbots, warning it will take measures to avoid “serious” harm (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-2-9 Europe AI chatbot WhatsApp

A look at WhatsApp's E2E encryption and whether it protects from metadata and chat backup leaks, after a lawsuit alleges Meta can read users' private data (blog.cryptographyengineering.com)
2026-2-3 WhatsApp

US Government Also Received a Whistleblower Complaint That WhatsApp Chats Aren't Private (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-2-1 WhatsApp

WhatsApp End-to-End Encryption Allegations Questioned By Some Security Experts, Lawyers (it.slashdot.org)
2026-2-1 WhatsApp

US probing claims WhatsApp chats aren't private – Bloomberg (www.rt.com)
2026-2-1 WhatsApp

Sources: special agents with the US Commerce Department investigated claims by ex-Meta contractors that Meta staff had “unfettered” access to WhatsApp messages (www.bloomberg.com)
2026-1-30 WhatsApp

New WhatsApp lockdown feature protects high-risk users from hackers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2026-1-29 WhatsApp

Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp To Test Premium Subscriptions (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-1-28 Facebook Instagram WhatsApp

WhatsApp launches Strict Account Settings, a high-security mode to protect high-risk users like journalists and public figures from sophisticated cyberattacks (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-28 WhatsApp

Only ‘braindead' believe WhatsApp is secure – Durov (www.rt.com)
2026-1-27 WhatsApp

Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption (it.slashdot.org)
2026-1-27 WhatsApp

The EU Commission says WhatsApp's Channels fall under the DSA's Very Large Online Platform rules, joining Instagram and Facebook, requiring it to address risks (www.euractiv.com)
2026-1-27 Facebook Instagram WhatsApp

The US FTC plans to appeal to revive its case accusing Meta of bolstering an illegal monopoly by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp; Meta won the case in 2025 (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-21 Instagram WhatsApp

WhatsApp Texts Are Not Contracts, Judge Rules in $2M Divorce Row (yro.slashdot.org)
2026-1-20 WhatsApp

Police officers 'raped and tortured victims in Lisbon and filmed their abuse to share with other cops in WhatsApp group' (www.dailymail.co.uk)
2026-1-16 WhatsApp

A look at WhatsApp's enormous global reach and influence, and how the messaging app became the dominant platform for everyday conversation worldwide (www.newyorker.com)
2026-1-13 WhatsApp

Document: Meta said last week that it would exclude Italy from its ban on rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp, after an order from the country's antitrust authority (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-13 Italy AI chatbot WhatsApp Ban

The EU says it is considering designating WhatsApp a “very large platform”, after WhatsApp published user numbers above the DSA threshold in February 2025 (www.reuters.com)
2026-1-10 WhatsApp

Sources: wealthy Californians are quietly mobilizing on WhatsApp and calls in a long-shot bid to oust Rep. Ro Khanna, who supports a controversial wealth tax (www.nytimes.com)
2026-1-8 Tax WhatsApp

WhatsApp rolls out new group chat features: member tags that show user roles, text stickers generated from any word, and custom event reminders (techcrunch.com)
2026-1-8 WhatsApp

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