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WhatsApp launches new fact-checking service to fight fake news ahead of elections
Scroll Staff
· Apr 02, 2019 · 10:21 pm
EC to hold meeting with India heads of social media firms on Tuesday to discuss content and ads
Scroll Staff
· Mar 17, 2019 · 10:57 am
To tackle its privacy problem, Facebook wants to be more like WhatsApp
Sacha Molitorisz, The Conversation
· Mar 14, 2019 · 11:30 pm
Parliamentary panel directs Facebook to ensure platform is not misused during Lok Sabha polls
Scroll Staff
· Mar 07, 2019 · 10:14 am
More than Facebook or WhatsApp, fake news on traditional media can sway Indians, finds study
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
· Feb 24, 2019 · 01:30 pm
Scroll explainer: Why are India’s new internet rules being called ‘Chinese-style censorship’?
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
· Feb 22, 2019 · 07:00 am
Are WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter ready for the Indian election?
Aria Thaker, qz.com
· Feb 09, 2019 · 01:30 pm
India’s plans for tighter control over the internet have found support from Reliance Jio
Aria Thaker, qz.com Kuwar Singh, qz.com
· Feb 08, 2019 · 01:30 pm
Facebook plans to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger: New York Times
Scroll Staff
· Jan 25, 2019 · 09:56 pm
An Indian startup is betting on AI to solve India’s fake-news problem, including morphed images
Aria Thaker, qz.com
· Oct 08, 2018 · 01:30 pm
Secret of Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter success: It’s his use of Hindi with rhyme and rhetoric, says study
Aria Thaker, qz.com
· Sep 24, 2018 · 07:30 pm
WhatsApp rejects Centre’s plea to trace origins of messages spreading rumours, cites privacy policy
Scroll Staff
· Aug 23, 2018 · 06:57 pm
WhatsApp enforces restrictions on forwarded messages in India
Scroll Staff
· Aug 09, 2018 · 04:09 pm
Inspired by Gulf countries, government contemplates blocking WhatsApp calls in Kashmir
Rayan Naqash
· Jun 14, 2018 · 06:30 am
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum quits after clashes with Facebook over privacy concerns: Report
Scroll Staff
· May 01, 2018 · 11:14 am
Facebook says only authorised advertisers will now be able to run ads even on non-electoral topics
Scroll Staff
· Apr 07, 2018 · 09:22 am
‘Delete Facebook,’ says WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton
Scroll Staff
· Mar 21, 2018 · 02:09 pm
#WhatsAppDown begins to trend on Twitter as thousands of users report outages across the world
Scroll Staff
· Nov 03, 2017 · 02:45 pm
WhatsApp services disrupted in China before Communist Party meeting
Scroll Staff
· Sep 26, 2017 · 11:38 am
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton announces resignation, will start a non-profit
Scroll Staff
· Sep 13, 2017 · 11:40 am
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