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Meta has been fined again – this time for violating EU data protection regulations with its instant messaging platform WhatsApp. Ireland’s regulator has imposed a penalty of 5.5 million euros on the social media giant, according to multiple online reports.The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) found the group acted “in breach of its obligations in … Read more
Social media giant Meta has been fined an additional EUR 5.5 million (roughly Rs. 47.8 crore) for violating EU data protection regulations with its instant messaging platform WhatsApp, Ireland’s regulator announced Thursday. The penalty follows a far larger EUR 390 million (roughly Rs. 3,429 crore) fine for Meta’s Instagram and Facebook platforms two weeks ago … Read more
WABetaInfo, a website that tracks news and updates related to WhatsApp, reported in September last year, that the instant messaging service was working on an ability with which people will be able to search for messages by jumping to a certain date. Now, in a fresh update, the website has reported that this ability will … Read more
WABetaInfo, a website that tracks news and updates related to WhatsApp, reported in November last year that the Meta-owned platform is working on a ‘camera mode.’ Now, in a fresh update, the website has revealed that the feature has already been rolled out on a previous version of WhatsApp beta for Android, and an iOS … Read more
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new ‘Block’ shortcut feature that will allow users to block the contact using a shortcut right within the notifications.According to a report by WABetaInfo, the company is working on introducing this feature, but in a different manner. The feature will appear only if a WhatsApp user receives a message … Read more
Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp is reportedly working on the ability to add a new Block shortcut.According to a report by WABetaInfo, the Block shortcut feature on WhatsApp will allow users to block a contact right within the chat list without opening the respective chat. The company is working on releasing version 2.23.2.4 for WhatsApp. The … Read more
Soon, users may be able to block a contact on WhatsApp from the chat list itself, without going inside the conversation. This is according to WhatsApp news tracker WABetaInfo, which said the Meta-owned platform is working on a shortcut which will allow users to block a contact from the chat list itself. Also Read: WhatsApp … Read more
In November last year, WhatsApp released companion mode to select beta testers; this feature allows you to use the instant messaging service on a secondary device (Android tablet), in addition to the primary device. Also Read: WhatsApp testing companion mode to allow linking up to 4 mobile phones Now, in an update, WABetaInfo, which tracks … Read more
Using two WhatsApp with two different phone numbers on the same smartphone has become common these days. Similarly, using the same WhatsApp on two different types of devices like a phone and laptop or a tablet is also common, thanks to WhatsApp’s Linked Devices feature. But, what’s not that common is using the same WhatsApp … Read more
WhatsApp is working on an ‘alert’ that will inform users about the ability to forward media with a caption, according to a report in WhatsApp news tracker WABetaInfo. The ability to forward media with a caption is also under development, and WABetaInfo was the first to report about it, in October last year. Also Read: … Read more