WhatsApp

WhatsApp Messenger, WhatsApp, is a cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Facebook, Inc. Users can send text messages, voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other media.

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Meta Sounds Pre-Holiday Alarm as Scam Incidents Jump 56%
Meta Sounds Pre-Holiday Alarm as Scam Incidents Jump 56%
December 10, 2024  |  Meta

Meta has launched a pre-holiday anti-scam awareness campaign to keep users safe. “Scammers are persistent and try to trick people in a variety of ways...

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Meta Reportedly Planning $10 Billion Global Undersea Cable Network
Meta Reportedly Planning $10 Billion Global Undersea Cable Network
December 01, 2024  |  Meta

Meta is reportedly building a planet-spanning undersea fiber optic cable network to support its internet infrastructure. The 24,000-mile network, costing an estimated $10 billion, was...

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Judge Sets Trial Date for FTC Antitrust Lawsuit Against Meta
Judge Sets Trial Date for FTC Antitrust Lawsuit Against Meta
November 25, 2024  |  Meta

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit that aims to unwind Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp is set to go to trial on April 14. Judge James Boasburg announced...

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Judge Denies Meta Motion to Dismiss FTC Antitrust Lawsuit
Judge Denies Meta Motion to Dismiss FTC Antitrust Lawsuit
November 13, 2024  |  Meta

A judge reportedly ruled Wednesday (Nov. 13) that a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit against Meta can go to trial, largely denying the company’s motion to have the case dismissed....

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Brazil’s PicPay Begins Offering Instant Payments via Meta and Microsoft
Brazil’s PicPay Begins Offering Instant Payments via Meta and Microsoft
November 11, 2024  |  Faster Payments

Digital bank PicPay is offering access to Brazil’s Pix instant payment system via WhatsApp. The new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered offering, announced Monday (Nov. 11), is made possible by...

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WhatsApp Business Launches Meta Verified and Customized Messages in India
WhatsApp Business Launches Meta Verified and Customized Messages in India
September 12, 2024  |  Mobile Applications

Meta added new features and programs to the WhatsApp Business app in India to help the country’s businesses use WhatsApp to communicate with their customers....

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WhatsApp Reaches 100 Million Users in US
WhatsApp Reaches 100 Million Users in US
July 25, 2024  |  Social Commerce

WhatsApp said that as of July, it has 100 million users in the United States. “This milestone has been a long time coming and it...

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Meta Expands Business Subscription Program to India
Meta Expands Business Subscription Program to India
July 22, 2024  |  Meta

Meta said it is expanding its business subscription program to users in India. The tech giant last year introduced Meta Verified for businesses on Facebook and Instagram, and...

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Nigerian Regulator Fines Meta $220 Million, Alleging Privacy Law Violations 
Nigerian Regulator Fines Meta $220 Million, Alleging Privacy Law Violations 
July 19, 2024  |  Meta

A Nigerian regulator has fined Meta $220 million, saying the privacy policy of the company’s WhatsApp violated the country’s data and privacy laws. The Federal...

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