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Meta Apps Lose 20 Million Daily Active Users in Last Quarter; Company Reportedly Tweaks Instagram Recommendation Algorithm
- Friday May 1, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Meta has announced that it recorded a “slight decline” in its “Family daily active people (DAP)”, which accounts for the combined daily active users on Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp, in the first quarter of 2026. Meta's DAP in Q1 2026 was at 3.56 billion on average in the quarter March 2026, which was an increase of about 4 p...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Behind Officers' Rescue In Bengal, SOS To Chief Justice And Group Calls
- Friday April 3, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Bhargava, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Seven judicial officers, including three women, were gheraoed at around 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon inside the Kaliachak 2 Block Development Office (BDO) in Bengal's Malda district by a large crowd, alleging that genuine voters' names had been delete
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www.ndtv.com
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Russia Promotes Max Messenger App As WhatsApp, Telegram Face Bans
- Monday March 23, 2026
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Russians are being urged to use Max Messenger in the name of "technological sovereignty".
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta to Introduce Paid Third-Party AI Chatbot Integrations on WhatsApp After EU Intervention
- Friday March 6, 2026
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Rohan Pal
Meta, on Wednesday, changed its policy to allow third-party artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on WhatsApp in select regions. The updated policy was specified following objections from the European Union (EU), which found the older policy in breach of its competition rules. However, while the social media giant has agreed to open WhatsApp to riv...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Russia Bans WhatsApp, Wants Citizens To Use 'National Messenger' Instead
- Friday February 13, 2026
- World News | AFP
Russia has blocked the popular messaging service WhatsApp over its failure to comply with local legislation, the Kremlin said Thursday, urging its 100 million Russian users to switch to a domestic alternative.
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www.ndtv.com
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WhatsApp Says Russia Attempted to ‘Fully Block’ Service Months After Partial Ban
- Thursday February 12, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
WhatsApp, the US-based instant messaging service, issued a statement on Thursday, claiming that the Russian government is attempting to "fully block" the app in the country. The company further added that with the ban, the government is driving Russian residents to use a state-owned platform, which WhatsApp is calling a "surveillance app". This com...
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp, With 100 Million Users In Russia, Claims Moscow Tried To Block It
- Thursday February 12, 2026
- World News | Reuters
Russia has attempted to "fully block" Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp in the country, a company spokesperson told Reuters, as it promotes home-grown platforms and seeks greater control over its internet space.
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www.ndtv.com
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WhatsApp Announces Strict Account Settings for Protecting At-Risk Individuals Against Sophisticated Cyberattacks
- Wednesday January 28, 2026
- NDTV
WhatsApp on Monday announced a new security measure aimed at safeguarding at-risk individuals against sophisticated cyberattacks. Dubbed Strict Account Settings, it is a feature that is claimed to lock the targeted user’s account to the most restrictive setting, blocking attachments and other media received from people not in their list of contac...
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp's Primary Controls Feature Will Let Parents Set Up Limited Secondary Accounts for Children: Report
- Friday January 23, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
WhatsApp is refining its parental controls feature, with new details emerging from recent Android beta builds. According to WABetaInfo, the company is working on secondary accounts for minors that limit interactions to saved contacts and restrict access to features like channels and Chat Lock. Parents will reportedly link accounts using a QR code a...
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp Working on 'Strict Account Settings' Feature to Protect Users From Cyberattacks: Report
- Wednesday November 5, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
WhatsApp is said to be developing a new lockdown-style mode to enhance security for users at risk of targeted cyberattacks, according to feature tracker WABetaInfo. Spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.33.4 update on the Google Play Store, the feature will reportedly let users apply stricter privacy settings with one toggle. It incl...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Meta Apps Lose 20 Million Daily Active Users in Last Quarter; Company Reportedly Tweaks Instagram Recommendation Algorithm
- Friday May 1, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Meta has announced that it recorded a “slight decline” in its “Family daily active people (DAP)”, which accounts for the combined daily active users on Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp, in the first quarter of 2026. Meta's DAP in Q1 2026 was at 3.56 billion on average in the quarter March 2026, which was an increase of about 4 p...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Behind Officers' Rescue In Bengal, SOS To Chief Justice And Group Calls
- Friday April 3, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ashish Kumar Bhargava, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Seven judicial officers, including three women, were gheraoed at around 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon inside the Kaliachak 2 Block Development Office (BDO) in Bengal's Malda district by a large crowd, alleging that genuine voters' names had been delete
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www.ndtv.com
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Russia Promotes Max Messenger App As WhatsApp, Telegram Face Bans
- Monday March 23, 2026
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Russians are being urged to use Max Messenger in the name of "technological sovereignty".
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www.ndtv.com
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Meta to Introduce Paid Third-Party AI Chatbot Integrations on WhatsApp After EU Intervention
- Friday March 6, 2026
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Rohan Pal
Meta, on Wednesday, changed its policy to allow third-party artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on WhatsApp in select regions. The updated policy was specified following objections from the European Union (EU), which found the older policy in breach of its competition rules. However, while the social media giant has agreed to open WhatsApp to riv...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Russia Bans WhatsApp, Wants Citizens To Use 'National Messenger' Instead
- Friday February 13, 2026
- World News | AFP
Russia has blocked the popular messaging service WhatsApp over its failure to comply with local legislation, the Kremlin said Thursday, urging its 100 million Russian users to switch to a domestic alternative.
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www.ndtv.com
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WhatsApp Says Russia Attempted to ‘Fully Block’ Service Months After Partial Ban
- Thursday February 12, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by David Delima
WhatsApp, the US-based instant messaging service, issued a statement on Thursday, claiming that the Russian government is attempting to "fully block" the app in the country. The company further added that with the ban, the government is driving Russian residents to use a state-owned platform, which WhatsApp is calling a "surveillance app". This com...
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp, With 100 Million Users In Russia, Claims Moscow Tried To Block It
- Thursday February 12, 2026
- World News | Reuters
Russia has attempted to "fully block" Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp in the country, a company spokesperson told Reuters, as it promotes home-grown platforms and seeks greater control over its internet space.
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www.ndtv.com
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WhatsApp Announces Strict Account Settings for Protecting At-Risk Individuals Against Sophisticated Cyberattacks
- Wednesday January 28, 2026
- NDTV
WhatsApp on Monday announced a new security measure aimed at safeguarding at-risk individuals against sophisticated cyberattacks. Dubbed Strict Account Settings, it is a feature that is claimed to lock the targeted user’s account to the most restrictive setting, blocking attachments and other media received from people not in their list of contac...
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp's Primary Controls Feature Will Let Parents Set Up Limited Secondary Accounts for Children: Report
- Friday January 23, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
WhatsApp is refining its parental controls feature, with new details emerging from recent Android beta builds. According to WABetaInfo, the company is working on secondary accounts for minors that limit interactions to saved contacts and restrict access to features like channels and Chat Lock. Parents will reportedly link accounts using a QR code a...
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp Working on 'Strict Account Settings' Feature to Protect Users From Cyberattacks: Report
- Wednesday November 5, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by David Delima
WhatsApp is said to be developing a new lockdown-style mode to enhance security for users at risk of targeted cyberattacks, according to feature tracker WABetaInfo. Spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.33.4 update on the Google Play Store, the feature will reportedly let users apply stricter privacy settings with one toggle. It incl...
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www.gadgets360.com