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Indian Gov’t Wants WhatsApp Message Access To Fight Crime
Mobile // February 14, 2019

India’s government is pressuring Facebook for access to WhatsApp’s encrypted messages. Last year, rumors and fake videos spread on WhatsApp, leading to about two dozen lynchings. Although Facebook has since limited the number of times a message can be forwarded, the government doesn’t believe it’s enough...

Google To End Support For Messaging App Allo
Google // December 06, 2018

Google announced Thursday (Dec. 6) that it is shutting down Allo, its messaging app, which was aimed at helping people get more done in their chats and express themselves more easily. In a company blog post, Matt Klainer, vice president of consumer communication products, said...

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Social Network Telegram Races To Release Promised Cryptocurrency

August 28, 2019
While Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra hangs in regulatory limbo over concerns of money laundering and a threat to financial stability, popular social network Telegram has plans to release its own cryptocurrency by October, according to a report by The New York Times. “A whole new economy saturated with goods and services sold for cryptocurrency will […]

Indian Gov’t Wants WhatsApp Message Access To Fight Crime

February 14, 2019
India’s government is pressuring Facebook for access to WhatsApp’s encrypted messages. Last year, rumors and fake videos spread on WhatsApp, leading to about two dozen lynchings. Although Facebook has since limited...

Google To End Support For Messaging App Allo

December 06, 2018
Google announced Thursday (Dec. 6) that it is shutting down Allo, its messaging app, which was aimed at helping people get more done in their chats and express themselves more...