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WhatsApp said it won't use personal messages, calls and groups that a user is a member of to target ads to the user

WhatsApp to start showing ads to users in parts of the...

Team PGurus - June 17, 2025 1

Meta starts showing ads on WhatsApp in new revenue push WhatsApp said Monday that users will start seeing ads in parts of the app, as...

The Competition Commission of India has accused Meta-owned WhatsApp of abusing its dominant market position in its 2021 privacy update

Law and Order

Meta to challenge CCI’s antitrust ruling on WhatsApp’s data sharing practices

PGurus Newsdesk - November 19, 2024 1

WhatsApp fined Rs.213 crore over Meta data sharing In a significant development, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has directed WhatsApp to halt the sharing...

Meta explained that multiple teams are adjusting their resources to better align with the company's long-term strategic goals

Business

Meta initiates layoffs across WhatsApp, Instagram, and other teams

PGurus Newsdesk - October 17, 2024 0

Meta layoffs: Employees from Reality Labs, Instagram, and WhatsApp were among those affected by the job cuts Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and...

Meta AI can be accessed on chats or while scrolling through one’s feed

Social Media

Meta announces availability of AI Assistant in India on WhatsApp, Facebook,...

PGurus Newsdesk - June 24, 2024 0

Meta launches its AI Assistant for Indian consumers On Monday, Meta announced the availability of its AI Assistant 'Meta AI' in India on WhatsApp, Facebook,...

The X owner has attacked Mark Zuckerberg-run Meta Platform in the past too

International/ World news

Elon Musk slams Meta-owned WhatsApp for exporting user data

PGurus Newsdesk - May 25, 2024 1

WhatsApp exports your user data every night says Elon Musk Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has slammed Meta-owned WhatsApp for allegedly exporting users' data...

WhatsApp argued that the requirement violated the privacy of the users and the rule was introduced without any consultations

Law and Order

Will ‘exit India’ if forced to break encryption: WhatsApp to Delhi...

PGurus Newsdesk - April 26, 2024 1

WhatsApp to stop working in India? Here’s what Meta-owned messaging app told Delhi HC about end-to-end encryption The popular Meta-owned messaging platform, WhatsApp told the...

District Inspector of Schools, Agra, has lodged a complaint with the police in Fatehpur Sikri

Education

Class 12 Math and Bio paper of UP Board exams leaked...

PGurus Newsdesk - March 1, 2024 0

UP Board exams leak: Question papers were posted on the WhatsApp group "All Principals Agra" by the principal's son The mathematics and biology question papers...

About 3,506,905 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from users

Social Media

Over 74 lakh bad accounts banned by WhatsApp in August

PGurus Newsdesk - October 1, 2023 0

WhatsApp monthly report: Company bans record of over 74 lakh accounts in India Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record of over 74 lakh bad accounts in...

Technical analyses revealed that APT Bahamut is behind the attack

Fraud

Hackers stealing WhatsApp users’ data in India via fake Android chat...

PGurus Newsdesk - August 1, 2023 0

Attention! Hackers can steal your data via the ‘SafeChat’ android app Hackers are using a fake Android chatting app called 'SafeChat' to steal data from...

It’s faster than backing up and restoring your chat history and you can now also transfer large media files and attachments

Social Media

WhatsApp full chat history can now be securely transferred between devices:...

PGurus Newsdesk - July 1, 2023 0

WhatsApp now allows users to transfer chat history between devices on same OS For the first time, WhatsApp users can preserve their complete chat and...