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WhatsApp goes phoneless, Microsoft gatecrashes World Emoji Day party

What you need to know in tech this week: WhatsApp pilots multi-device access and Microsoft's paperclip symbol gatecrashes World Emoji Day party.

Tech News

WhatsApp faces EU consumer complaints over privacy changes

A European consumer organisation says WhatsApp is unfairly pressuring users to accept its new privacy policy.

Tech News

Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data

The regulator suggested that the decision wasn’t just about protecting users' privacy but also to avoid the use of data "to influence voters' decisions to manipulate democratic choices", citing the upcoming 26 September parliamentary elections in Germany.

Europe Decoded

Lockdown easing plan circulating on WhatsApp in Portugal is "false"

Portugal's government says there is "no truth" to the document, which has been shared widely on social media.

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Europe Decoded

Turkey investigates WhatsApp and Facebook over data privacy update

The new policy means users outside the EU and UK must agree to more of their data being shared to Facebook for advertising purposes.

Germany

Nine German police officers investigated over far-right chat groups

German police have carried out searches in several apartments in Duisburg after nine officers were suspected of being members of extremist WhatsApp groups.

Europe Decoded

Misinformation circulates in aftermath of Mali coup

In times of high tension, misinformation can trend online. Journalist Hannane Ferdjani broke down the false claims that caught traction following the coup in Mali.

Europe Decoded

WhatsApp put limit on forwarding to slow coronavirus misinformation

WhatsApp is aiming to slow down the spread of viral messages with misinformation on the platform amid the coronavirus pandemic.

World News

WhatsApp bids to stop its platform being used to spread COVID-19 lies

The initiative to prevent the spread of fake news is in collaboration with the World Health Organization.

USA

WhatsApp security flaw 'let hackers install surveillance on phones'

Euronews tells you what happened and how to protect yourself.

Venezuela

WhatsApp group reveals wave of emotion around Venezuela's uprising

Amidst emotion, fear and confusion — and a mistrust of the media — Venezuelans turned to their WhatsApp groups in search of more clarity about this week's uprising.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Technology can help connect governments and citizens in a true participatory democracy ǀ View

Technology can play a big part in helping to create and sustain effective connections between citizens and governments – both national and local. These connections can exist without technology, but it is a powerful, flexible and accessible enabler.

USA

CEO and co-founder of WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging service, quits

Jan Koum said he will be "taking some time off to do things I enjoy outside of technology."