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WhatsApp is a messaging application that supports sending text, voice, images, and video over the internet to individual users and groups.
… WhatsApp is also introducing an “optional username key” that others will need to know before they can message you, to help you control who can reach you with a WhatsApp username if it’s made public without your consent. …
Will Cathcart, who led WhatsApp for the past seven years, is stepping down from his role as Meta appoints a new leader. On Monday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Facebook that Kunal Shah, the founder of an Indian fintech startup called Cred, is taking over as the head of WhatsApp. …
… WhatsApp Plus is currently only supported in WhatsApp Messenger, not WhatsApp Business. …
Meta has been ordered by the European Commission to restore free WhatsApp access for chatbots made by rival AI providers while the regulator finishes its antitrust investigation. …
The European Commission says it will order Meta to roll back its policy to only allow rival AI assistants on WhatsApp for a year if they pay an access fee, which appears to violate EU competition rules. …
… They tried to trick people into clicking on malicious links to drive them to external websites outside of WhatsApp, similar to previously reported 1-click phishing campaigns linked to NSO. We also caught them creating test accounts and groups on WhatsApp, which we took down.
Meta is launching an optional Scam Alert feature on WhatsApp that uses on-device machine learning to flag suspicious messages. Earlier this year, Meta also launched scam detection for device linking requests on WhatsApp. …
You can now make and receive calls — including audio, video, one-on-one, and group calls — on your browser without downloading the WhatsApp app. …
… Link: Attorney General Paxton Files Landmark Lawsuit Against Meta and WhatsApp for Lying About Privacy Measures and Deceiving Texans by Falsely Claiming WhatsApp Messages are Encrypted | https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-files-landmark-lawsuit-against-meta-a…
Meta’s new Account system manages your WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and other logins.