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WhatsApp ‘Communities’ feature could change how groups work

WhatsApp is continuing to work on a “Communities” feature that could completely change how groups work.

The Independent UK

Man kills self, posts suicide note as status

CHENNAI: A 21-year-old man ended his life at a lodge in Periamet after setting his suicide note as his status on WhatsApp on Sunday.

The Times of India

The Zimbabwean lawyer turned publisher who took on a 'WhatsApp' author

A writer’s struggle to get her book of Shona poetry published overseas saw her found a publishing house that's now helping Zimbabwean writers get their books published – including one who typed out his entire novel on WhatsApp.

Radio France Internationale

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Medicine and messages

During COVID, WhatsApp revolutionised the delivery of healthcare when lockdown and travel restrictions were in place

The Hindu

New scam warnings have been issued by AIB, Revolut, WhatsApp, Bank of Ireland

The Gardai have warned of multiple scams hitting the public

Dublin Live

Revolut, WhatsApp, AIB and Bank of Ireland all warning of new scams in Ireland

Gardai have warned of multiple scams hitting the public

Irish Mirror

New WhatsApp change to sending photos to mates with 'media picker' feature

A major update to the app is being tested in the beta phase

Wales Online

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WhatsApp scam: Phone users urged to be aware of 'family' attack doing the rounds

Be very careful with these texts

Irish Mirror

Phillip Schofield shares a snap of him breaking down in tears: 'I'm in bits'

Phillip Schofield shared a photo of him in floods of tears after he finished the last episode of After Life. The 59-year-old had initially sent a photo to his family's WhatsApp group but ended up sharing it on This Morning.

Daily Mirror

WhatsApp set for major update affecting anyone in a group chat

Liverpool Echo

Man warns of clever WhatsApp scam that almost cost him €1,300 and said it appears to be 'listening'

The sophisticated fraud sees WhatsApp users being targeted by scammers who impersonate close friends or family pretending to be in need

Irish Mirror

Scousers explain best way to stop worrying new WhatsApp 'family' scam

ECHO readers said they too received spam messages

Liverpool Echo

Man's clever question to WhatsApp scammer saves him being swindled out of £900

Jordan Parker, 28, from Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, says a WhatsApp scammer would have fleeced his stepdad out of £900 had it not been for one simple but revealing question

Daily Mirror

The hidden life of a GP: angry patients, anti-vaxxers, extreme goodwill and exhaustion

In the first of a new series on the under-pressure workers holding the UK together in this difficult winter, doctor Laura Mount reveals how staff sickness, spiralling waiting lists and political pressure have left GPs on the brink

The Guardian - UK

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WhatsApp to soon allow users to transfer chat history between Android, iOS

The developers at WhatsApp are finally close to delivering chat history migration between Android and iOS devices.

The Times of India

Fact check: False message on Coronavirus being a bacteria which can be treated with aspirin circulated on social media; here's the truth

Aspirin is not a cure for COVID-19 as the virus can't be treated with anticoagulants, government fact check agency, PIB Fact Check said in a tweet on Monday. The government's response came in view of a fake message which is being circulated on WhatsApp.

The Independent UK

No 10 officials admit holding back information from partygate inquiry after being ‘frightened into silence’

Exclusive: Messages in WhatsApp group said to contain photos of people drinking and dancing

Irish Mirror

Six mistakes that could see you banned from Whatsapp including spreading 'falsehoods'

Publishing falsehoods and engaging in illegal, threatening, intimidating, hateful, and racially or ethnically offensive behaviour is among the things that can get you banned from whatsapp

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The Conversation

COVID misinformation is a health risk – tech companies need to remove harmful content not tweak their algorithms

Many worldwide have now caught COVID. But during the pandemic many more are likely to have encountered something else that’s been spreading virally: misinformation. False information has plagued the COVID response, erroneously convincing people that the virus isn’t harmful, of the merits of various ineffective treatments, or of false dangers…

Wales Online

Senior police special used offensive term 'because he's Dutch, not racist'

The Chief Special Officer was said to be in a rush when he used the racial slur in a WhatsApp message

Daily Mirror

WhatsApp scammer targets dad but can't take it when he hits back with sassy message

A WhatsApp fraudster was shutdown by one of their victims as they responded with an unexpected comeback

The Independent UK

Rising number of people falling victim to ‘Dear Mum’ scam on Whatsapp

In some cases, victims have lost up to £3,000

Daily Mirror

Woman sentenced to death in Pakistan for 'blasphemous' WhatsApp and Facebook messages

The charge sheet stated Ateeqmet her accuser through a mobile gaming app and the pair began chatting over social networking platform WhatsApp

Al Jazeera

Pakistani court sentences woman to death for WhatsApp ‘blasphemy’

Muslim woman convicted for sharing images deemed to be insulting to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad and one of his wives.

The Times of India

Kolkata cops warn netizens of WhatsApp fraud

KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police have warned users against possible attempts at WhatsApp cloning which can even lead to SIM swapping. Kolkata police took to Twitter on Wednesday to caution netizens to be careful while clicking any suspicious link received via WhatsApp. Police said one should follow the WhatsApp security features…

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