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Russia blocks calls via WhatsApp and Telegram

Russian authorities have long engaged in a deliberate and multipronged effort to rein in the internet.

14/08/2025

Tech News

Meta removes 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to criminal scammers

The account deletions are part of wider company efforts to crack down on scams.

06/08/2025

Tech News

Italian antitrust authority probing Meta's WhatsApp AI chatbot

The technology giant is under investigation in Italy for alleged breaches of EU competition law.

30/07/2025

Tech News

Iran asks its citizens to delete WhatsApp from their devices

WhatsApp should be deleted from Iranian devices, a state official said on TV Tuesday as a conflict with Israel enters its sixth day.

18/06/2025

Tech News

WhatsApp will get ads. That might cause backlash in Europe

WhatsApp is now going to start showing ads on the popular chat app after years of providing free services with no strings attached.

17/06/2025

Europe News

Nothing to see here! These politicians also deleted text messages

From Nokia-gate to Covid times, several EU politicians failed to give the public access to crucial Whatsapp conversations.

14/05/2025

Tech News

Why is Meta's new 'optional' AI tool causing such a stir?

Some users are irritated at the bright blue and pinkish circle now omnipresent in Meta's applications, primarily because of data protection issues.

11/05/2025

Tech News

Whatsapp faces strictest EU platform rules, but not Telegram

Whatsapp will be the 26th online platform to face transparency requirements under the EU’s platform rules.

19/02/2025

World News

The 33 best new year greetings for 2025 on WhatsApp

As 2024 comes to an end, many of you will want to wish your loved ones, colleagues and family a happy new year. Here are the best ways to do it.

31/12/2024

Tech News

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp back online after global outage

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, all services owned by Meta, were down for a few hours on Wednesday night after experiencing a "technical issue".

11/12/2024

Tech News

Report shows how messaging apps are used to spread propaganda

A new report outlines how messaging platforms can be used for political propaganda or “information calculated to manipulate public opinion”.

10/10/2024

Europe News

100 Belgian delivery drivers for Amazon sacked via WhatsApp

The drivers were informed via text message that their employer, KM Group, had gone bankrupt, leaving them without July's salary. Unions say they also haven't received the necessary paperwork to be able to access unemployment benefit.

22/08/2024

Radio Schuman

What does the future hold for the liberals in the European Parliament?

The liberal family at the European Parliament lost a significant number of seats after the European elections in early June, how is the group taking shape now?

21/06/2024

Tech News

Will EU agree to scan all your images to combat child sexual abuse?

European ambassadors are set to wrangle over the inclusion of new scanning technology that would monitor content in a draft Child Sexual Abuse Material regulation introduced by the Belgian presidency of the EU Council.

20/06/2024

Tech News

Meta teases new 'much more useful' version of its AI model Llama 3

Meta announced that its AI Llama 3 will be integrated into assistant features in Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

19/04/2024

Culture news

Collectors find new ways to buy art

WhatsApp shopping has hit the art world.

08/03/2024

Work

Revealed: €100m WhatsApp jobs scam linked to China and cyber slavery

In the second part of our investigation, Euronews Next unpicks how an international jobs scam targeting thousands of people is relying on cyber slavery.

25/10/2023

Work

Behind the €100m global scam targeting WhatsApp users with job offers

Thousands of job seekers have been targeted by scammers on WhatsApp. Here is the first part of Euronews Next's investigation into the global shakedown.

23/10/2023

Iran

Iran maintains block on WhatsApp and Instagram

It comes as hundreds of international figures -- from Nobel laureates to actors -- pledged their "unwavering" support of protesters in Iran.

01/02/2023

Tech News

Instagram says it fixed bug that led user accounts to be suspended

Instagram said it resolved a "bug" after many users around the world suddenly had their accounts suspended.

01/11/2022