You may soon be able to have WhatsApp group calls with up to eight people, according to a Tuesday report. The Facebook-owned chat service is reportedly rolling out the feature to devices with the latest iOS and Android beta update installed. Participants with the most up-to-date version of WhatsApp will be able to participate in group …
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Facebook has released a new app for couples to share a private space online, “even when you’re apart.” Tuned allows couples to share photos, notes, cards, voice memos, music from Spotify and even their moods. There’s also a daily diary feature. Facebook calls it “a private space where you and your significant other can just be yourselves.” It’s a digital …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. WhatsApp is cracking down on messaging forwarding, in an effort to control the spread of misinformation linked to the coronavirus outbreak. If you get a message that’s been forwarded more than five times, you can only forward it to one chat at a …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Fed up with seeing political lies on social media, Scott Erickson deleted his Facebook account last year as the US headed into the presidential primary season. Leaving the world’s largest social network, he thought, would help ease his mind. But Erickson’s Facebook hiatus …
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WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new fact-checking feature for messages. In the beta version of the Android app, users have been able to select an option to check the web for more context after receiving a message, according to a report from TechCrunch on Saturday. Previously users could only fact-check images sent on the app. WhatsApp is an instant …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, international messaging platform WhatsApp will provide a $1 million grant to fight COVID-19-related fake news and misinformation, according to a press release. The company has also created a Coronavirus Information Hub in partnership with the World Health Organization, …
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WhatsApp is about to get easier on the eyes. The Facebook-owned messaging service launched on Tuesdsay a much-requested dark mode for iOS and Android devices worldwide, and it’s highlighting the update with Paul Simon. Dark mode is meant to reduce eye strain in low-light environments, and WhatsApp marked the feature’s arrival with a video showing people getting surprised by super-bright, …
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It seems iPhone owners be able to add some noir to WhatsApp soon. The Facebook-owned messaging app’s TestFlight beta program includes the setting in some recent testing notes, MacRumors reported. A beta of the update for WhatsApp’s Android version was spotted last month, and likely hints at the features iOS users can expect. It adds a fresh theme option to …
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Messaging app WhatsApp has hit 2 billion users, the company said in a blog post Wednesday. The app, which is owned by Facebook, is end-to-end encrypted. It was founded in 2009 and bought by Facebook in 2014. “We know that the more we connect, the more we have to protect,” the post said. “As we conduct more of our lives online, …
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End-to-end encryption could be at risk if a new bill to protect children online becomes law. Sen. Lindsey Graham drafted the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2019, or Earn It. It could affect platforms that use encrypted messaging, such as Facebook’s WhatsApp and Apple’s iMessage. The draft law would see formation of a National Commission …
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