WhatsApp is facing a legal challenge in India, its biggest market, after a petition was filed Thursday before Delhi High Court over the upcoming change
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E2E encrypted email providers also see sign-ups surge as chat app users flock to Signal and Telegram in search of privacy
Privacy concerns that have been driving app users to alternative chat apps like Signal and Telegram in recent weeks, since Facebook-owned WhatsApp announced a T&Cs
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Trump circumvents Twitter ban to decry ‘unprecedented assault on free speech’
Following a comprehensive ban from Twitter and a number of other online services following last week’s assault on the Capitol by his followers, President Trump
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Telegram blocks ‘dozens’ of hardcore hate channels threatening violence
With many social networks suddenly reevaluating their policies in light of recent political violence in the U.S., the popular messaging app Telegram has begun chipping
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YouTube puts a temporary freeze on uploads to Trump’s channel
YouTube has been the slowest of the big social media platforms to react to the threat of letting president Trump continue to use its platform
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TikTok update will change privacy settings and defaults for users under 18
TikTok announced today it’s making changes to its app to make the experience safer for younger users. The company will now set the accounts for
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