Instagram, Whatsapp back online after reports of “outage” globally

04 Apr 2024

Meta-owned messaging platforms WhatsApp and Instagram experienced a widespread outage on Wednesday night, disrupting services for users across the globe. During the outage, users attempting to access the platforms via browser or mobile app encountered error messages, preventing them from logging in and utilizing features such as messaging, audio, and...

Meta’s WhatsApp and Instagram Restored After Global Outage

04 Apr 2024

WhatsApp and Instagram, both owned by Meta, have been reinstated following a global outage. The outage occurred on Wednesday around 11.45 pm, impacting users worldwide. Users trying to access either the app or its web version encountered an error message stating that the service was unavailable. "We know some people...

WhatsApp Crackdown: Over 71 Lakh Accounts Banned in India for Policy Violations

02 Jan 2024

WhatsApp, owned by Meta, disclosed in its latest monthly report that it banned more than 71 lakh accounts in India during November 2023. Out of this, over 19 lakh accounts were banned proactively, without waiting for user reports of policy violations. The messaging platform also addressed over 8,000 grievances from...

WhatsApp banned more than 74 lakh accounts in India in April

03 Jul 2023

In April 2023, Meta-owned WhatsApp would ban over 74 lakh accounts in India. The information was provided as part of their monthly report, which was disclosed in compliance with the IT Rules 2021. The report covers the period from April 1 to April 30, 2023, and it contains the actions...

WhatsApp launches new feature ‘Channels’, know everything about it

08 Jun 2023

WhatsApp keeps its users interested by introducing new features and updates to the platform. It has now added a new feature called "WhatsApp Channels." The latest WhatsApp feature, according to The Verge, an American technology news website, introduces a new type of communication to the world's most popular chat app....

WhatsApp updates new ‘Security Center’ to improve user safety

01 Jun 2023

WhatsApp has launched a new global 'Security Center' page that will serve as a one-stop shop for users to learn more about how to protect themselves from spammers and other unwanted contacts. WhatsApp announced on Thursday that it has created this page to raise awareness about the various safety measures...

WhatsApp banned over 2.9 million accounts in January ‘to combat abuse’

01 Mar 2023

Social messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday announced that they banned more than 2.9 million accounts in the country in January to "combat abuse." A spokesperson of the social messaging app stated that, "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services." Furthermore he said that over...

Tunisha death case: Sheezan’s Khan custody extended for 2-days

28 Dec 2022

In the Tunisha Sharma death case the police custody of Sheezan has been extended for two more days that is till 30. The ground for increasing police custody has yet not been ascertained. The deleted WhatsApp chat has also been retrieved.

Sheezan’s Khan custody extended for 2-days

28 Dec 2022

In the Tunisha Sharma death case the police custody of Sheezan has been extended for two more days that is till 30. Meanwhile, the ground for increasing police custody has yet not been ascertained. The deleted WhatsApp chat has also been retrieved. Moreover, the police in the court said that...

Numbers of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users have been put up for sale: Report

26 Nov 2022

According to a report, the mobile numbers of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users were sold online in what is being called one of the largest data breaches. According to the report, a threat actor advertised on a well-known hacking community forum that they were selling a 2022 database of 487...