Union information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said WhatsApp has assured the Indian government that it would develop tools to combat the problem of...
WhatsApp is testing a new feature to limit the spread of fake news and misinformation on the platform by setting a forwarding limit on all media,...
Panellists feel that intelligence and security agencies need to act faster to check social media-triggered rumours and violence A 32-year-old software engineer was beaten to death...
In gruesome mob frenzy a 32-year-old software engineer was beaten to death and three others, one of them a Qatari national, were seriously injured over WhatsApp-driven...
The Supreme Court on Friday, July 13, said that Modi government’s decision to set up a social media hub for monitoring online data is “like creating...
As a first step to fight circulation of fake news, WhatsApp has started introducing a label to help users identify forwarded messages. Essentially, it will help...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Days after government apprised it of the violence sparked by rumours spread over its instant messaging platform, WhatsApp, which had promised to take what steps it...
Responding to Government of India missive asking it to take urgent steps to contain the spread of “irresponsible and explosive messages” through its platform, WhatsApp responded...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Indian army on Sunday warned that the Chinese are using WhatsApp to hack into systems in India. The caution comes months after the army warned...
While the said WhatsApp group, named “KidsXXX”, have five administrators and 119 members, the main accused – identified as Nikhil Verma – has been arrested. In...