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Who is Ajit Mohan? All you need to know about Facebook India's new chief

Ajit Mohan will assume his new role as managing director and vice-president of Facebook's India operations starting from next year. Mohan joins Facebook with over two decades of industry experience.

Sep 25, 2018

WhatsApp latest update: 3 new features up for demonstration including 'Swipe to Reply' and 'Dark Mode'

WhatsApp latest update has revealed a whole bunch of new and exciting features, including 'Swipe to Reply,' a feature which is already available to iOS users.

Sep 17, 2018

WhatsApp finally available for JioPhone: Here's how to download and setup messenger account

WhatsApp is now available on KaiOS app store. It is compatible with both JioPhone (1st Gen) and JioPhone 2 in India.

Sep 11, 2018

WhatsApp launches second phase of radio ad campaign in India to curb fake news

The first phase of the educational campaign was kicked off on August 29 with ads across 46 radio stations of All India Radio (AIR) in states

Sep 6, 2018

Apple shelves plan to launch UPI-based payments platform in India

The reason behind the Apple's decision is the Reserve Bank of India's recent data localisation rule including the technical and design hurdles related to the flow of payments on UPI.

Sep 6, 2018

Social media companies' India heads could face criminal charges for failing to check fake news

India has recently seen a rise in the number of lynchings. These incidents of mob violence are usually linked with fake news articles circulated on WhatsApp or Facebook groups.

Sep 1, 2018

Bengaluru-based startup ZestMoney raises $13.4 million from Xiaomi

The series A funding was led by PayU which also participated in the current round of funding along with other existing investors — Ribbit Capital and Omidyar Network.

Aug 28, 2018

Supreme Court issues notice to WhatsApp over appointment of grievance officer

Responding to the plea that sought direction to restrain WhatsApp from proceeding with its payments systems unless it fully complied with RBI's provisions, the court has sought a response from WhatsApp, Law, Finance and IT ministries.

Aug 27, 2018

Assam: Govt official shocks all by sharing porn videos on Inspector of Schools' WhatsApp group

Rajen Sharma, who shared the porn videos, was one of the members of the WhatsApp group which has principals of 250 schools in Kamrup (Rural).

Aug 25, 2018

Schools in Kerala's Kannur are teaching children to spot fake news

Officials in Kannur are organising special 'Fake News Classes' for school children so that students can learn how to spot a hoax message.

Aug 24, 2018

Mob Lynching: WhatsApp CEO meets Indian minister over privacy debate

Prasad told Daniels that WhatsApp must comply with Indian laws and build a corporate presence in the country. WhatsApp messages are encrypted and not compromised for public scrutiny.

Aug 22, 2018

Fake news rampant across social media as Kerala battles its worst flood in a century

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has also issued a stern warning against people who spread fake news on social media.

Aug 20, 2018

Facebook's latest moneymaker; starts WhatsApp business monetisation

Facebook has announced new APIs for business users that will allow the service to charge for messages sent later than 24 hours.

Aug 2, 2018

Railways continues digital adoption with new WhatsApp service

The Indian Railways will now allow passengers to check their train's status through WhatsApp in a new partnership with MakeMyTrip.

Jul 24, 2018

RSS leader's solution to stop mob lynchings – give up beef

RSS leader Indresh Kumar said that the violence of mob lynchings could be stopped if people gave up eating beef and developed the "right sanskaar".

Jul 24, 2018

WhatsApp 'Suspicious Link Indicator' feature launch imminent: Now available in beta for Android

The Facebook-owned company will soon release 'Suspicious link Indicator' for both Google's Android and Apple iOS to warn users not to click URL links, as they might lead to a malicious website and try installing malware in the phone.

Jul 22, 2018

WhatsApp to limit forwards in India to tackle fake news, lynching

The Facebook-owned company has initiated a new test in India to limit the number of forwarded message a user can send in the country. Read to know how you can flag rumour or fake news to WhatsApp.

Jul 20, 2018

Are mob lynchings WhatsApp's problem? The government thinks so

Despite introducing several new features and a digital literacy campaign, WhatsApp is still at the receiving end of the IT ministry's ire, which is now considering a second notice to the Facebook-owned messaging service.

Jul 18, 2018

WhatsApp rolls out new feature to tackle spam, fake news: Quick facts

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has launched a 'Forward Message Indicator' to help the user determine if their friend or relative wrote the message they sent or if it originally came from someone else. Read to know how the user can report the issue directly to the WhatsApp.

Jul 11, 2018

WhatsApp launches media campaign to tackle fake news

Facebook-owned messaging service has published advertisements in several English and Hindi newspapers on tackling the spread of false information, campaign to spread to regional papers as well.

Jul 10, 2018