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Telcos, Media & Tech

Ex-WhatsApp executive sues Meta over alleged security failures

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
Telcos, Media & Tech

WhatsApp finds new hacking campaign targeting fewer than 200 people

FILE PHOTO: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers a speech, as the letters AI for artificial intelligence appear on screen, at the Meta Connect event at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Opinion & Features

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

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

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

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.
International

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

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.
Telcos, Media & Tech

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

Meta, then known as Facebook, overpaid for Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to eliminate nascent threats instead of competing on its own in the mobile ecosystem, the FTC claims.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta will face antitrust trial over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions

Meta has slashed around 21,000 jobs since November 2022 to keep costs low with CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling 2023 the “Year of Efficiency”.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta lays off employees at WhatsApp and Instagram, the Verge reports

Meta has been ramping up efforts to earn money off WhatsApp, its biggest app in terms of daily users.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta’s WhatsApp launches new AI tools for businesses

Apple said the apps remain available for download on all other storefronts where they appear.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on government order

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