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Man jailed for WhatsApp threats to kill Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez

The 66-year-old suspect had expressed anger at Spain's decision to exhume the remains of former dictator Francisco Franco.

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UK government needs to 'get a grip on Whatsapp', report says

Like the rest of us, Boris Johnson's government is using messaging apps more and more. The problem is, they make it too easy to delete important information.

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Telegram is being used by both sides in the Ukraine war. Is it safe?

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used the app to call on Ukrainians to resist Russia’s attack, while Russians are using it to access news.

United Kingdom

Three London police officers charged over offensive Whatsapp messages

The suspects are accused of exchanging "grossly offensive" messages with Wayno Couzens, a former police officer convicted of murdering Sarah Everard.

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Money

Meta’s Whatsapp trials crypto payments in the US

Novi said the aim of the payment system is to help millions of people who cannot access global financial systems.

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WhatsApp updates privacy policy after record €225 million fine

Users of the messaging app will be notified of the changes but won't have to take any action, the company said.

United Kingdom

'Despicable': Two police officers admit taking selfies at murder scene

The family of the murdered victims said the police officer's actions were "despicable" and had brought them "even more anxiety".

Tech News

Here's how Facebook disappeared from the Internet

The sheer scale of Facebook meant its downtime had ripple effects hitting businesses, advertisers and even locking the company's employees out of their offices.

Tech News

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online after global outage

The major outage on Monday affected millions of users of the three social media platforms around the world.

Turkey

Turkey fines WhatsApp €197,000 over controversial privacy update

The Turkish data protection authority said that WhatsApp no longer offered users "free will".

Tech News

Ireland fines WhatsApp €225m for breaking EU data protection rules

Infringements relating to multiple GDPR articles were found. The Facebook-owned messaging platform was also cited for failing to meet its "transparency obligations".

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Tech this week: Could Facebook sell Instagram and WhatsApp?

Elon Musk plans the creation of a humanoid robot while Facebook is the subject of another complaint from the FTC.

Tech News

Facebook 'banned' the Taliban from WhatsApp. They kept using it

Social media companies are struggling to shut down accounts linked to the sanctioned group which took the Afghan capital Kabul last weekend.

Tech News

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.

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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.

The Cube

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.

The Cube

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.

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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.