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Internet Blackout in Iran Threatens 400,000 Professions, Risks Unemployment of 1 Million Iranians

The E-Commerce Association in Tehran warned Thursday of a new collapse in the labor market. It said that 400,000 Iranian businesses were at risk of going bust and one million people will likely lose their jobs as a result of the internet blackout. The Association issued a statement on its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ensure equal Net privacy for Indians and others: Centre

Social media companies, however big they were, have to comply with the laws of India and ‘have to treat Indian citizens with an equal degree of privacy’, the government tells Supreme Court

The Hindu

Ferne McCann defended by fans as they ask if 'voice note' drama is what it seems

Bombshell WhatsApp recordings reportedly from Ferne McCann have leaked online, with the former TOWIE star accused of 'fat-shaming' her best pal Sam Faiers

Daily Mirror

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Sam Faiers 'hurt and upset' as Ferne McCann accused of calling her 'fat c***t'

Ferne McCann is alleged to have branded her friend of 20 years and former TOWIE co-star Sam Faiers a 'fat c***' in a leaked voice note a month after she gave birth to her third child

Daily Mirror

WhatsApp's new feature will make it easier for users to video call friends and family

The new feature will make the app's call feature similar to other video conferencing platforms.

Daily Record

Is iPhone Demand Really Slowing Down?, Lyft Freezes Hiring, Biogen's New Drug Slows Alzheimer's Progression: Top Financial Media Stories Wednesday, Sept. 28

Bloomberg

Benzinga

WhatsApp launching new feature to make it easier to start and join a call

The messaging service will also be testing secure video calling for up to 32 people

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WhatsApp's new video chat feature that only people some can use

New call links will make it easier to host larger video calls on WhatsApp

Liverpool Echo

Warning as bank finds jump in scam messages where criminals pose as friends and family

Fraudsters pretend to be friends and family and ask for financial support with energy bills.

Daily Record

Sinister cost of living scam could drain your bank of £1,500 - what to watch out for

Fraudsters are pretending to be a loved one in financial turmoil by sending a text or WhatsApp message to a relative asking for an average £1,500 to help pay their bills

Daily Mirror

Bank issue warning after victims of 'friends and family' WhatsApp scam soar

The cost of living scam sees fraudsters pose as friends or family members

Liverpool Echo

Social Media: WhatsApp To Roll Out Call Links Feature, Tests 32-Person Video Chats

According to The Verge, this feature will start to appear on WhatsApp this week and can be accessed through a banner located at the top of the Calls tab. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Brazilians are about to vote. And they're dealing with familiar viral election lies

As Brazilians head to the polls to vote for president, they're being deluged by a wave of falsehoods that echo Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election.

WEKU

Iran Steps Up Activist, Journalist Arrests in Protest Crackdown

Iran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists in a crackdown against civil society as anti-regime protests rage nationwide, activists say. Twenty journalists have been imprisoned since the protests erupted earlier this month over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been arrested by the country's notorious morality…

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The Guardian - UK

Documents reveal Tory minister’s push to smooth Saudi Newcastle takeover

The UK government’s extensive efforts to facilitate the Saudi Arabian takeover of Newcastle have been further exposed by documents obtained by the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

Adobe can’t Photoshop out the fact its $20bn Figma deal is a naked land grab

The software giant paying vastly over the odds for a small but strategically threatening company should alarm US regulators

Newslaundry

Andhra journalist held over ‘WhatsApp post’ gets bail

A Guntur court last night granted bail to seasoned journalist Kollu Ankababu. According to the News Minute, he was arrested on September 22 for sharing a WhatsApp post “believed to have shown the YSR Congress party”, which governs Andhra Pradesh, “in a bad light”.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran in New Internet Crackdown to Thwart Protesters

Iran has imposed tough and targeted restrictions on internet use to try to prevent protests and stop images of crackdowns on their demonstrations reaching the outside world, observers say. Activists have expressed alarm that the restrictions could allow the authorities to carry out repression "under the cover of darkness". The…

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The Hindu

It takes a virtual village: the rise of digital support groups among India’s new mothers

Why WhatsAapp and Facebook communities are the go-to resource for first-time mothers, especially in a post-lockdown world

Manchester Evening News

Woman mocked as 'Jabba the Hutt' in WhatsApp group which included Labour councillors and MP caseworkers, leaked messages show

A union official mocked the woman and Labour has now launched an investigation

The Guardian - UK

You be the judge: should my friend stop disappearing without telling us?

Fred’s known for bailing out of nights out and not saying goodbye. Now he’s turned off his WhatsApp receipts. Is he too flaky? You decide

The Guardian - AU

I greedily claimed free WhatsApp food but now I am burdened with the cheese touch

What started as an incredible stroke of luck quickly soured into a physical and sensory encumbrance

Asharq Al-Awsat

WhatsApp Says Working to Keep Iranians Connected

Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp said on Thursday that it was working to keep users in Iran connected after the country restricted access to the app and social media platform Instagram. WhatsApp "will do anything" within its technical capacity to keep the service accessible and that it was not blocking Iranian…

Reuters

WhatsApp says it is working to keep Iranians connected

Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp said on Thursday that it was working to keep users in Iran connected after the country restricted access to the app and social media platform Instagram.

Daily Record

Parents warned as 'Hi mum' WhatsApp scam now spreading to text messages

Action Fraud warned that between February and June 2022 it had received 1,235 reports of criminals posing on WhatsApp as loved ones.

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