Tag: WhatsApp

Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 10:14 UTC
Maduro makes WhatsApp his newest enemy

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Monday that the instant-message application WhatsApp needed to “get out” of his country because it was a tool “used by fascist groups” to launch threats. He made those remarks days after questioning the “unregulated” operations of Instagram and TikTok.
Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 09:22 UTC
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook collapse globally for seven hours: can it happen again?

Monday was a day when people had to go back to making old-fashioned phone calls after messaging applications run by Facebook (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) collapsed worldwide for around 7 hours.
Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 09:43 UTC
Facebook faces mass lawsuits and could be forced to sell WhatsApp and Instagram

Facebook could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and nearly every US state filed lawsuits against the social media company, saying it used a “buy or bury” strategy to snap up rivals and keep smaller competitors at bay.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 08:19 UTC
China's Didi and WhatsApp team up in Brazil to compete with Uber

Brazilian ride-hailing service 99, controlled by China's Didi Chuxing Technology Co Ltd, has partnered with WhatsApp to accept orders on the chat platform owned by Facebook in a move that would allow users to summon cars without using another app.
Tuesday, July 28th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Brazil's antitrust watchdog is asking Facebook to explain it fee structure

Brazil's antitrust watchdog is asking Facebook Inc to explain the fee structure for its short-lived payments service launched in June in partnership with card processor Cielo SA, according to a document seen by Reuters.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:12 UTC
Brazil's WhatsApp payment messaging service lifts antitrust ruling, but still faces central bank objections

Brazilian antitrust watchdog Cade on Tuesday said it was revoking its previous decision suspending Facebook Inc’s recently launched WhatsApp payments messaging service in partnership with card processor Cielo SA.
Friday, January 24th 2020 - 08:12 UTC
UN officials do not use WhatsApp: “it's not supported by a secure mechanism”

United Nations officials do not use WhatsApp to communicate because “it's not supported as a secure mechanism,” a UN spokesman said on Thursday, after UN experts accused Saudi Arabia of using the online communications platform to hack the phone of Amazon chief executive and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos.
Wednesday, May 15th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
WhatsApp calls on users to upgrade the app because of a sophisticated security breach

WhatsApp on Tuesday encouraged its users to upgrade the app to plug a security breach that allowed sophisticated attackers to sneak spyware into phones, in the latest trouble for its parent Facebook. The vulnerability - first reported by the Financial Times - allowed hackers to insert malicious software on phones by calling the target using the app, which is used by 1.5 billion people around the world.
Monday, April 15th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
Sunday outages for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users on Sunday experienced difficulties accessing the social network sites and messaging service. According to the Down Detector website, Facebook began experiencing technical issues at about 6.30am US Eastern Time with users affected worldwide.
Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:26 UTC
Bolsonaro's campaign accounts are under review for possible illegal donations

Brazil’s top electoral authority said it has found irregularities in the campaign accounts of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro and gave him three days to explain. In a document published late Monday, the TSE electoral court described possible campaign donations from illegal sources, donations from unidentified donors and lack of information on how campaign funds were spent, among other issues.