The country’s eSafety regulator announced Tuesday that it had issued legal notices to Google, Meta, X, WhatsApp, Telegram and Reddit requiring each company to report on steps they are taking to protect Australian users of their platforms from extremist material online.
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WhatsApp is rolling out a new option that lets users on iPhone share photos and video over the messaging platform in their original quality.
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The ability to edit messages has started rolling out to people worldwide and will be available to all users in coming weeks, according to the company owned by Facebook parent Meta.
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WhatsApp Messenger is rolling out picture-in-picture support in its latest app update, allowing users to continue their video call in a small window while doing something else on their iPhone.
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WhatsApp has announced some new features for Status Updates, which allow users to share ephemeral updates with friends and close contacts on the popular encrypted chat platform.
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WhatsApp said service on the popular chat app has been restored following a brief outage Tuesday that left people around the world complaining that they couldn’t send or receive messages.
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WhatsApp is rolling out two new privacy updates this month, including the ability to adjust the visibility of your “Last Seen” status on a contact-by-contact basis, and a way to silently leave group chats without all members of the group being notified when you do.
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WhatsApp parent Meta is moving forward with its push to attract businesses to its popular chat app, part its effort to find new ways to make money beyond targeted advertisements on its other platforms, Facebook and Instagram. Here’s what’s happening.
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In Today’s tech roundup, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has put his $17 million mansion in Pebble Beach up for sale, IBM stock takes a hit after a downgrade, Facebook’s WhatsApp strategy, good news for Lenovo and AT&T pushes 5G.
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