“Thrilled to join community”: PM Modi now on WhatsApp Channels, shares picture of new Parliament

Days after WhatsApp introduced the Channels feature, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday joined the WhatsApp Channels

Here’s how you can ‘lock’ your chats on WhatsApp to protect conversations

The new feature lets you protect your most intimate conversations with a password and secures them in a separate folder

WhatsApp will stop working on 49 phones from December 31, check the full list here

The instant messaging platform WhatsApp is ending support for nearly 49 smartphones across brands including Apple, Samsung, among many others on December 31.

WhatsApp bans 2.3 million accounts in October

As captured in the latest Monthly Report, WhatsApp banned over 2.3 million accounts in the month of October," said a WhatsApp spokesperson

Data of 500 Million WhatsApp Users Leaked Online: Report

Data of around 500 million WhatsApp users leaked and put up for sale online.

Manipur govt directs employees to leave ‘anti-national’ social media groups

Special Secretary Home, Gyan Prakash warned of appropriate disciplinary action against those found not abiding by the directive.

WhatsApp to roll out new privacy features

For years, WhatsApp has allowed people to hide their Status, Profile Picture, and Last Seen, but there was never an option to hide your Online Status.

WhatsApp row: ‘Govt doesn’t intend to break encryption by new IT Rules’, say sources

By imposing the new IT Rules that would require the messaging services to “trace” the origin of particular messages sent on the service, the Government of India does not intend to break encryption, said sources. “Intermediary Guidelines require identifying the originator only when other means of finding out the culprit are not possible. And, the […]

WhatsApp moves Delhi HC against India’s new IT rules

WhatsApp on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against the Centre’s recently imposed IT Rules that would require the messaging services to “trace” the origin of particular messages sent on the service. WhatsApp through its statement said, “Requiring messaging apps to ‘trace’ chats is the equivalent of asking us to keep a fingerprint of every […]