Whatsapp warns your account may be banned if you send lots of messages Once your account is suspended it can be difficult to regain access Liverpool Echo · Apr 9, 2022
Inside Meta HQ - from meetings in the metaverse to building tech for Ukraine The tech firm has put down roots in a megalithic tech palace in Kings Cross. Katie Strick gets an exclusive look inside Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2022
Met adopts zero tolerance policy on racism and misogyny after probe into ‘disgraceful’ Whatsapp messages The Met had also agreed to making a ‘public commitment to being an anti-racist organisation’ The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022
Jodie Comer on the Killing Eve finale, her West End debut and the joys of M&S As Killing Eve reaches its finale, shape-shifting star Jodie Comer talks to Rosamund Dean about how her gritty West End debut took priority over Ridley Scott’s next epic Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2022
NI entrepreneur James Blake victim of 'Bitcoin identity scam' "To date, I’m aware that around £30,000 has been taken from different people because over the last year I have received so many messages from so many women" Belfast Live · Apr 6, 2022
Victim’s iPhone hacked by Pegasus spyware weeks after Apple sued NSO Quartet targeted by clients – thought to be Jordanian government agencies – of Israeli company even after Apple sued in November The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2022
Sydney police officer messaged 'love them' after being sent child abuse videos by Catholic priest on WhatsApp, court hears Peter Hanna has pleaded not guilty to possessing child abuse material. His lawyer told the court the videos could have been saved in his images folder without him being aware of it. ABC News · Apr 5, 2022
Experts claim 'Cadbury Free Easter Egg' WhatsApp scam may have been from Russia The scam message was spread on social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp. Irish Mirror · Apr 5, 2022
Man hacked his ex's CCTV cameras and WhatsApp, then went into her home He sent her and her new partner emails and repeatedly drive past her home in a three-month stalking campaign Wales Online · Apr 5, 2022
For ‘untrusting’ news audiences in India, more faith in Google, WhatsApp: Reuters study A report released by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism claims that “generally untrusting” audiences are mostly indifferent towards news they encounter on digital platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Google. “Their suspicion towards news was often anchored in deep-seated beliefs about the news media as biased, manipulative,… Newslaundry · Apr 5, 2022
Angry Edinburgh dad leaves Virgin Media after week-long battle 'talking to bots' Richard Wilkes, from Clermiston, was left banging his head against the wall as he tried to navigate a Whatsapp customer service in order to pause his services. Edinburgh Live · Apr 4, 2022
Stanley security guard shared sick child abuse image to fellow paedophile on WhatsApp Married dad Brian Anderson, 61, was found in possession of over 270 sickening indecent images Chronicle Live · Apr 2, 2022
Cadbury issues warning over chocolate Easter egg WhatsApp scam The major chocolate manufacturer has issued an urgent warning after posts were shared on WhatsApp promising a free Easter basket - and people are already being caught out by the scam Glasgow Live · Apr 1, 2022
Warning over free Cadbury Easter basket Whatsapp scam The scam message has been circulating on Whatsapp Belfast Live · Mar 31, 2022
Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2022 Warning over 'sinister' free Cadbury Easter basket scam on WhatsApp Cadbury customers in Ireland have been tricked by the promise of a free "Cadbury EasterChocolate Basket" in a phishing scam circulating on WhatsApp and Facebook
Dublin Live · Mar 31, 2022 WhatsApp users warned over Cadbury Easter hamper scam People have been warned not to follow the link
Irish Mirror · Mar 31, 2022 Irish people warned of 'sinister' free Cadbury Easter basket scam circulating on WhatsApp The scam message is being spread on social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022 Camilla keeps hi-tech watch over Charles at new Meta headquarters The couple later took part in their first digital plaque unveiling to officially open the tech giant’s new King’s Cross campus.
Liverpool Echo · Mar 30, 2022 'Entered the Suarez zone' - agent of former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez shares WhatsApp exchange Former Liverpool striker's confidence has been evidenced yet again after his agent shared a text exchange between the pair
The Conversation · Mar 30, 2022 Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices The rise in the use of smartphones and an increased adoption of mobile internet in Africa are fundamentally altering the media ecology for election campaigns.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022 TechScape: When Wikipedia fiction becomes real life fact In this week’s newsletter: how a madeup backstory for a crisp mascot became accepted fact, and why it proves the internet doesn’t just reflect reality – it can alter it too
Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022 Luis Suarez's private WhatsApp messages emerge as he does exactly what he promised Uruguay will head to Qatar for the World Cup this winter after Luis Suarez inspired his nation to qualification after vowing to shoulder responsibility following a difficult run of results.
Dynamite News · Mar 29, 2022 WhatsApp testing 2GB file size transfer limit WhatsApp is testing a 2GB cap for file transfers between users of the instant messaging platform.
Newslaundry · Mar 29, 2022 Are Bengaluru cops ‘forcing’ locals to hand over phones to check WhatsApp, photos? At 2 am on February 25, Nikhil*, 22, hailed an auto at Bengaluru’s HSR Layout. The IT employee had been drinking with friends and was on his way home when two patrol police personnel stopped his auto at Somasundarapalya.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022 Even a mugger didn’t want my old Nokia. So why are so many people turning to ‘dumbphones’? They are low-tech and hard to text on, but the simplicity is comforting. I was a devotee for years and can see the appeal, says writer Max Fletcher