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Is Spanish-language media really a free-for-all? Here’s how it is —and isn’t — regulated

MIAMI — False claims on WhatsApp and Telegram that monkeypox isn’t a real virus. Russian war propaganda reaching from Latin America to Hispanic voters in the U.S. Unfounded assertions that the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago was ordered up directly by President Joe Biden.

Miami Herald · Sep 6, 2022

Instagram owner Meta fined €405m over handling of teens’ data

Penalty follows investigation into Instagram setting that allowed teenagers to set up accounts that displayed contact details

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022

WhatsApp is about to stop working on millions of iPhones

WhatsApp is the most used messaging app in the world

Liverpool Echo · Sep 5, 2022

Tallaght deaths: Warning as videos of Rossfield incident shared on WhatsApp

A Sinn Fein councillor was asked people to stop sharing videos

Dublin Live · Sep 4, 2022

Gadgets: Selected iPhone models to stop supporting WhatsApp from October

According to Mashable India, the messaging app will reportedly discontinue supporting iOS 10 and iOS 11 devices as of 24 October, as per one of WABetaInfo's earlier sources. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Sep 3, 2022

The controversies that dogged Dame Cressida Dick’s career as Met commissioner

The first woman to lead Britain’s biggest force said she had ‘no choice’ but to resign after London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he had no confidence in her.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

WhatsApp: how to delete other people’s messages in group chats

The new Delete for Everyone feature is being trialled in the WhatsApp beta version

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2022

Kanpur police link Muslim protests against Nupur Sharma to ‘takeover of Hindu land’

To build its case against the alleged perpetrators of the Kanpur violence in June, the Uttar Pradesh police invoked a conspiracy theory: that the local Muslims were trying to “take over” Hindu land “under the guise of riots”.

Newslaundry · Aug 31, 2022

Puppy videos created to help back-to-school blues and anxiety

Scientist Meg Olmert says connecting with dogs can establish 'the perfect mental state of calm'

Belfast Live · Aug 31, 2022

WhatsApp rolls out in-app shopping product with JioMart

NEW DELHI: WhatsApp, the popular messaging service owned by Meta Platforms, is rolling out a shopping product in India, the first time users will be able to browse and purchase groceries and other household products without leaving the app.

The Times of India · Aug 29, 2022