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WhatsApp finally releases 'highly requested' upgrade and it comes to iPhone and Android today

WhatsApp has announced the release of a new upgrade that will make messaging on multiple devices much easier.

Daily Mirror

WhatsApp just got better for people juggling multiple devices

You can now use the same WhatsApp account on up to four different devices

Evening Standard

How to change your WhatsApp background

Changing your WhatsApp background is quite simple and this step-by-step guide will show you how to go about it for both Android and iPhones.

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Javid says WhatsApp is 'playground for paedophiles' and wants to monitor posts

New software would monitor what you are trying to post and block anything unacceptable

Wales Online

One in five child abuse images found online last year were category A – report

Internet Watch Foundation says amount of material showing most extreme form of sexual abuse has doubled since 2020

The Guardian - UK

Optical illusion: Only 1 out of 10 people can find the woman's cat

People use social media to communicate and stay in touch with their friends and family. It has been noted that individuals enjoy solving and disseminating riddles and tests within their WhatsApp groups. One such puzzle that has gained popularity is the "Can you find the woman’s cat?" challenge. To learn…

The Times of India

WhatsApp feature in Bengaluru Metro nears 3 lakh journeys

The Bangalore Metro’s WhatsApp feature is close to facilitating 3 lakh trips for commuters on the system on a monthly basis, according to Right to Information responses received by The Hindu.

The Hindu

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Why we love voice notes

There's science and social psychology behind the enduring appeal of voice notes.

Axios

WhatsApp update makes disappearing messages optional, sort of

WhatsApp is letting you keep vanishing messages for later, but only if the sender consents.

Android Central

WhatsApp update lets you keep disappearing messages – with permission

Currently rolling out globally, Keep in Chat requires that you first get consent from the sender.

TechRadar

New online safety laws could backfire badly, says messaging app boss

Meredith Whittaker and other messaging app heads have indicated that they could be forced to pull out of the UK in response to new legislation

The Independent UK

Google Messages finally releases end-to-end encrypted RCS group chats to more users

Google Messages has finally caught up to messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp in offering end-to-end encrypted RCS group chats to all users.

Android Central

This free WhatsApp upgrade gives senders superpowers

Keep In Chat enables you to remember the good bits – but only if it's okay with the sender

Former law student and paralegal caught dealing cocaine outside busy bars

Sabbir Ahmed refused to reveal the PIN for his phone but police were nevertheless able to access the device and read the drug dealing messages it contained

Wales Online

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Evening Standard

WhatsApp can now save disappearing messages with the sender’s approval

If someone keeps your private message, you’ll have 30 days to veto the decision

WhatsApp's working on adding animated emoji

More fuel for the rumour that WhatsApp is working on ever more entertaining stickers and emotes

Radio France Internationale

Khartoum residents seek medical advice online as hospitals attacked

The World Health Organization has urged both sides in Sudan to pause fighting to allow people to get medical attention, as Khartoum's residents have banded together on social media offering aid, advice and support as fighting between two rival factions within the military junta entered its sixth day.

TechRadar

Global law enforcement want Meta to stop expanding encryption

As the war against encryption goes on, the FBI, Interpol and others warn Meta's default-encrypted DMs would "degrade safety systems" against child sex abuses.

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The Guardian - UK

Crime agencies condemn Facebook and Instagram encryption plans

Global alliance including NCA and FBI says Meta’s decision to encrypt direct messages could harm children

Daily Mirror

Brits 'right to be concerned' about ministers reading your WhatsApp messages, peer says

Lord Clement-Jones said ministers need “to answer what the extent of that power is” after messaging firms raised concerns - as peers are seeking to amend the legislation

The Times of India

Meta prepares more layoffs across Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta Platforms Inc is set to commence companywide layoffs on Wednesday as it restructures teams and works toward founder Mark Zuckerberg’s goal of greater efficiency.

Fortune

WhatsApp and Signal fight back against the latest anti-encryption threat

The U.K.’s Online Safety Bill could “weaken the privacy of billions,” messaging platforms warn.

Daily Mirror

WhatsApp issues warning over new law allowing government to read your private messages

Bosses from tech firms WhatsApp, Element and Signal have called on the government to "urgently rethink" the Online Safety Bill, warning it will open the door to "indiscriminate surveillance" of personal messages

The Week

Online Safety Bill: what will happen to WhatsApp under the proposed law?

WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging services have called for the UK government to “urgently rethink” its controversial Online Safety Bill, hinting that they would rather be blocked from operating in Britain than weaken their privacy settings.

The Guardian - UK

WhatsApp and Signal unite against online safety bill amid privacy concerns

Encrypted chat apps sign open letter warning of ‘unprecedented threat to safety and security’ of UK citizens

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