WhatsApp

US has investigated claims that WhatsApp chats aren’t private

Meta says it cannot see WhatsApp messages because they are encrypted with digital keys on users’ phones

The group of plaintiffs alleges that Meta stores the substance of users’ communications and that workers can get access to them. 

Lawsuit claims Meta can see WhatsApp chats in breach of privacy

The complaint cites ‘whistleblowers’ as having helped bring this information to light, though it doesn’t explain who they are

Businesses here are open to testing and learning, and are eager to grow, said Ms Nicole Tan, Meta’s country manager for Singapore.

Meta Singapore chief eyes chat apps as next sales frontier

[SINGAPORE] Artificial intelligence (AI) bots that pitch, prattle and sell you stuff in your WhatsApp and Messenger chats are set to helm the future storefronts of Singapore firms, and the tech giant ...

The effects of social media on children’s health and safety have become a growing global concern.

Malaysia says it plans to ban social media for under-16s from 2026

France, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Greece are also jointly testing a template for an age verification app

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, alleges that Meta failed to implement basic cybersecurity measures, including adequate data handling and breach detection capabilities.

Ex-WhatsApp executive sues Meta over alleged security failures

A FORMER top security executive at WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit on Monday alleging that parent company Meta systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporti...

The Meta Platforms-owned communications service said it had patched the security vulnerability that allowed hackers to take advantage of a second vulnerability on Apple devices and hijack the machines

WhatsApp finds new hacking campaign targeting fewer than 200 people

[WASHINGTON] WhatsApp said Friday (Aug 29) it discovered an advanced cyberespionage effort that took advantage of a chain of security vulnerabilities in the app and Apple devices to hack them.

Meta’s investors can rest easy knowing the company has yet another platform to capitalise on as CEO Mark Zuckerberg spends heavily on AI.

WhatsApp’s ‘no ads’ promise meets Meta’s reality

After a decade, Mark Zuckerberg gets a new revenue stream while a founding pledge of the chat app crumbles

FTC alleges that Meta has created an illegal social networking monopoly thanks to its purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram more than a decade ago.

WhatsApp had no plans to vie with Facebook, co-founder says

Meta has disputed the allegations and argued that it faces vast competition from several rivals, including TikTok and Apple, that the FTC is overlooking

The US Federal Trade Commission has sought to show that Meta, then known as Facebook, illegally dominated the market for social media platforms used to share updates with friends and family through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case

FACEBOOK parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the US Federal Trade Commission’s case accusing it of an illegal social media monopoly, saying the agency failed t...

India’s National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Thursday (Jan 23) ordered a suspension of the data sharing ban while it continues to hear Meta’s challenge to the antitrust ruling.

Meta, WhatsApp win relief as India tribunal suspends data sharing ban

AN INDIAN tribunal temporarily suspended a five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms, a major relief for the US giant which had warned its advertising business will be affec...