Tag: WhatsApp

18 November 2022, 4:56 AM

Meta Platforms Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday that WhatsApp and Messenger would drive the company's next ...

Telegram founder says over 70 mln new users joined during Facebook outage

6 October 2021, 7:19 AM

Messaging app Telegram gained over 70 million new users during Monday's Facebook (FB.O) outage, its founder Pavel Durov said on ...

Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram logos are displayed through broken glass in this illustration.

Facebook blames “faulty configuration change” for nearly six-hour outage

5 October 2021, 7:05 AM

Facebook Inc has blamed a "faulty configuration change" for a nearly six-hour outage on Monday that prevented the company's 3.5 ...

People shout slogans against the government during a protest against and in support of the government, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba, on July 11, 2021.

Cuba curbs access to Facebook, messaging apps amid protests – internet watchdog

by Thabiso Malesele

13 July 2021, 8:00 PM

Cuba has restricted access to social media and messaging platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram since Monday, global internet ...

The WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone screen on August 3, 2017.

WhatsApp targeted in EU consumer complaints over privacy changes

by Sesona Mahlahla

12 July 2021, 11:03 AM

Facebook Inc's WhatsApp on Monday faced a barrage of complaints by the European Consumer Organisation and others over a privacy ...

In January, the Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp informed users it was preparing a new privacy policy, under which it could share some data, including location and phone numbers, with Facebook and its other units such as Instagram and Messenger.

South Africa’s information regulator says WhatsApp cannot share users’ contact information

4 March 2021, 12:29 AM

Facebook Inc cannot share any contact information it collects from WhatsApp users in South Africa with its other properties without ...

Myanmar internet providers block Facebook services after government order

4 February 2021, 1:40 AM

Internet providers in Myanmar including state-owned telecom MPT were blocking access to Facebook Inc-owned services in the country on Thursday, ...

WhatsApp’s new privacy terms reserve the right to share user data, including location and phone number, with its parent Facebook Inc.

Signal sees meteoric rise in daily installs as people look for WhatsApp alternatives

by Wendy Mothata

12 January 2021, 2:57 AM

The number of new users installing messaging app Signal every day is on track to cross 1 million, putting it ...

Some WhatsApp users frustrated with the platform’s new terms of service

by Lerato Matlala

11 January 2021, 9:07 PM

Users of the messenger application WhatsApp have shared their frustration and annoyance about the platform's new terms of service, with ...

The new policy changes have been met with strong criticism from tech experts and ordinary WhatsApp users.

Listicle: Available alternatives to WhatsApp

11 January 2021, 1:21 PM

Instant messaging applications, Telegram and Signal, have both seen an increase in downloads as people continue to move from WhatsApp.

smartphone in this picture illustration.

Signal, Telegram seeing a sudden increase as users leave WhatsApp

11 January 2021, 12:21 PM

10 December 2020, 2:25 PM

Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp’s updated terms of service ...

Facebook becomes the second big tech company to face a major legal challenge this year after the US Justice Department sued Alphabet Inc’s Google in October, accusing the $1 trillion company of using its market power to fend off rivals.

Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

by Lebo Tshangela

Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the US Federal Trade Commission and ...

With the filing of the twin lawsuits on Wednesday, Facebook becomes the second big tech company to face a major legal challenge this year after the US Justice Department sued Alphabet Inc’s Google in October, accusing the $1 trillion company of using its market power to fend off rivals.

Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

10 December 2020, 1:04 AM

26 November 2020, 10:04 PM

Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the US Federal Trade Commission and ...

In August, a Kano sharia court sentenced Yahaya Aminu Sharif to death for allegedly sharing a blasphemous message on WhatsApp and Omar Farouq, accused of making blasphemous comments in an argument, received a prison sentence.

Nigerian court hears blasphemy conviction appeals in northern city Kano

by SABC Digital News

Two judges in northern Nigeria on Thursday heard the first appeals against Islamic law blasphemy convictions that caused global outrage ...

The controversial Whatsapp conversation took place between Suzanne Govender and another Youth League member in December 2017 about people who Govender believed to have a knife in for her.

Top ANC official ordered to pay damages after referring to another a k-word

by SABC Digital News

27 October 2020, 8:29 PM

A former executive member of the ANC Youth League in the eThekwini region has been ordered to pay R15 000 ...

Facebook said advertising revenue was roughly flat in the first three weeks of April compared with the same period last year, a tentative early sign of recovery following a “steep decrease” in revenue in March as lockdowns took effect worldwide to slow the spread of the virus.

Facebook sees ‘signs of stability’ in ad spending after coronavirus drop

30 April 2020, 2:53 AM

Facebook Inc beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly revenue on Wednesday and said it has seen “signs of stability” for sales ...

A man opens the Facebook page on his computer in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 19, 2020.

African governments team up with tech giants to fight coronavirus lies

by SABC Digital News

2 April 2020, 2:23 PM