Legal issues continue for Meta, after US judge rules it must face trial over FTC's antitrust concerns about Instagram, WhatsApp
Hong Kong government moves against two prominent Western tech platforms and bans them on government devices
Meta has reportedly begun laying off staff across various departments, but as of yet there is no word on actual…
Meta's AI chatbot now available for users in UK, Brazil, but not EU due to “unpredictable” regulatory environment
Russian state media networks including RT, Rossiya Segodnya etc banned by Meta Platforms for “foreign interference activity”
Iranian hacking group APT42 was behind possible hacking attempt of senior US administration officials of Joe Biden, Donald Trump
Nigerian competition and consumer agency fines Meta $220m over violations of privacy law, after probe spurred by WhatsApp user agreement
Beijing orders Apple to pull Meta's WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese App Store over national security concerns
Catching WhatsApp? Billionaire founder of Telegram claims encrypted platform will reach one billion users within a year
Meta turns on interoperability for Messenger and WhatsApp, to comply with EU digital markets act (DMA), but only if Signal…
US Judge orders spyware firm NSO Group to hand over Pegasus code to Meta's WhatsApp as part of the ongoing…
Empty threat? Court in Moscow orders arrest in absentia of Meta spokesman Andy Stone, over terrorism-related charges
Because social media really needs more ways to spread information. Broadcast channels are coming soon to Facebook and Messenger
Access to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in Russia will be blocked from March 2024, Russian lawmaker claims
SEC reportedly reviewing thousands of private messages from apps such as WhatsApp and Signal in Wall Street record-keeping probe
Government minister urges Meta not deploy end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger, after passing of Online Safety Bill
Head of WhatsApp at Meta Platforms firmly denies media report the service is exploring adverts to bolster revenues
Online Safety Bill climbdown? After tech platforms threaten to quit UK, government abandons plan to scan encrypted messages
Upgrade to messaging giant WhatsApp will allow users to send high definition (HD) photos, and soon even HD videos
Apple adds to criticism of spy powers in Online Safety Bill that could force messaging firms to scan encrypted messages
New Channels feature for WhatsApp offers creators and organisations the ability to 'broadcast' content to wide audience of followers
Meta encrypted messaging platform WhatsApp introduces editing of sent messages, but only for 15 minutes after original post
Extra layer of security has been added for WhatsApp messages, with ability to lock and hide sensitive conversations
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Elon Musk reveals Twitter is to launch encrypted direct messages on Wednesday, and voice and video chat are to follow
Caller ID app Truecaller to offer service on WhatsApp, other messaging services as telemarketers, scammers switch to internet calls
US Federal Appeals court dismisses antitrust attempt by US states to breakup Facebook parent Meta Platforms
Plunge in profits at Facebook parent, but Meta pleases Wall Street after sales rose for first time after three quarters…
WhatsApp, six other encrypted messaging firms call for 'urgent rethink' of Online Safety Bill that they say woud weaken user…
WhatApp becomes second major platform to indicate it will not comply with the UK's revised Online Safety Bill