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  1. Jan

    WhatsApp testing screen sharing in Android beta

    WhatsApp testing popular Teams and Zoom feature WhatsApp has started beta testing a new feature that allows users to share their device's screen during a video call, WABetaInfo reports. According to the report, screen sharing through the app is currently only available to certain users of the...
  3. Jan

    WhatsApp working on unique username feature

    WhatsApp working on hiding phone numbers with unique usernames WhatsApp is developing a feature that will allow users to set a custom username like the handles people use on Twitter, Reddit, and Telegram, WABetaInfo reports. The publication explained that the feature could provide users with...
  4. Jan

    Meta Platforms open-sources Massively Multilingual Speech project

    Facebook's open-source language model can recognise 4,000 languages and "speak" in 1,100 Facebook owner Meta Platforms has built an artificial intelligence (AI) language model that it says can recognise over 4,000 spoken languages and "speak" in over 1,100. Dubbed the Massively Multilingual...
    • Jan
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  5. Jan

    WhatsApp launches ability to edit text messages for 15 minutes after sending

    Big new WhatsApp feature launched WhatsApp has started rolling out a feature that has been among the most highly requested by users in recent years — the ability to edit sent messages. Since WhatsApp's launch in November 2009, users who made spelling mistakes or other errors in a text message...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta klapped with R25-billion fine

    Meta klapped with R25-billion fine Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. was hit by a record €1.2 billion (R25.1 billion) European Union privacy fine and given a deadline to stop shipping users’ data to the US after regulators said it failed to protect personal information from the American...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta Platforms facing record EU privacy-infringement fine

    Meta Platforms facing record EU privacy-infringement fine Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. is set to be handed a record European Union privacy fine eclipsing a €746-million (R15.6-billion) penalty doled out to Amazon.com Inc.. Ireland’s data protection commission will punish the social...
  8. Jan

    WhatsApp launches password-protected folder for secret chats - Chat Lock

    WhatsApp launches Chat Lock for secret messages WhatsApp has launched a new privacy-enhancing feature to help users protect their most intimate conversations from overly-curious eyes. Dubbed Chat Lock, the feature lets users take selected one-on-one or group conversations out of their main...
    • Jan
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  9. Jan

    Facebook fixes bug that automatically sent friend requests to viewed profiles

    Facebook bug automatically sent friend requests Facebook has fixed a bug that led to some user accounts on the popular social media site automatically sending friend requests to profiles they viewed. Several Twitter users reported the issue after a Facebook mobile app update last week.
  10. Jan

    WhatsApp for Android beta gets 15-minute message editing function

    WhatsApp testing edit button WhatsApp is testing the ability to edit sent messages within chats and groups in its latest Android beta, WABetaInfo reports. The feature is available to some users in the latest version of the beta, enabling testers to edit messages after they've been sent...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Zuckerberg and former Facebook directors must face lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal

    Zuckerberg and former Facebook directors must face lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal A judge ruled Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and former directors of the social-media company must face claims they turned a blind eye to rampant privacy violations, including allowing a firm hired by...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta testing views-based payouts for Reels content creators

    Meta testing views-based payouts for Reels content creators Meta Platforms Inc. is giving Facebook and Instagram creators a way to make money based on how many people view their videos, in a bid to boost the appeal of its content and lure users from rival TikTok. The company said Tuesday in a...
  13. Jan

    WhatsApp says Android background microphone usage is Google bug

    WhatsApp denies quietly accessing user microphones after Elon Musk tweet A bug in either Android or WhatsApp has caused an uproar online as the popular chat app appeared to be accessing smartphone microphones while not in use. The issue drew widespread attention after Elon Musk replied to a...
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  14. Jan

    Truecaller working on WhatsApp integration

    Truecaller coming to WhatsApp Truecaller will soon integrate its caller identification service into WhatsApp and other messaging apps to help users spot spam calls on such platforms, Reuters reports. While the feature is still in a beta testing phase, Truecaller CEO Alan Mamedi said it would...
    • Jan
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  15. Jan

    WhatsApp in-app payments launch in Singapore

    WhatsApp expands in-app payments WhatsApp is rolling out the ability for users to pay businesses within a chat, with the platform's parent company Meta Platforms partnering with Stripe to launch the feature in its latest region — Singapore. The company initially rolled out the feature in India...
  16. Jan

    WhatsApp rolling out new features for polls and shared media

    WhatsApp launches new polls and media features WhatsApp has started rolling out new features for polls and media-sharing on its popular chat app. Polls will get three new features to better help groups gather information and make decisions together.
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta Platforms up against tough privacy review

    Meta Platforms up against tough privacy review Meta Platforms Inc. was accused by the Federal Trade Commission of repeatedly violating privacy promises it made to US regulators and now faces a possible government ban on launching new social-media products without an independent review. Meta...
  18. Jan

    Facebook adds controls to personalize Reels

    Facebook Reels adds feature to control what you want to see Facebook owner Meta Platforms announced a new feature for Reels that will allow users to vote for what content they would like to see more of and what content they do not want to see on their feed. The feature will allow users to...
  19. Jan

    WhatsApp starts rolling out multi-phone

    WhatsApp launches multi-phone support WhatsApp has started rolling out support for using one account across multiple phones. WABetaInfo previously reported that the popular chat app had begun testing the feature on the WhatsApp beta for Android in November 2022.
  20. Jan

    South Africa and Facebook's response to online child trafficking concerns

    Children are being sold online in South Africa South Africa's police minister and the minister of social development say that children in the country are being sold online through social media platforms such as Facebook. In its latest transparency report, Meta revealed that it took action on...
    • Jan
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  21. Jan

    WhatsApp beta includes big animated emoji

    WhatsApp is getting large animated emojis Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp is developing a new feature to let users share animated emojis on the platform, WABetaInfo reports. The feature was spotted in the latest WhatsApp Desktop beta, and it will make its way to all versions of the app at a...
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