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Stepping up crackdown efforts on spread of fake news, WhatsApp on Wednesday said it is expanding its radio campaign to 10 more Indian states, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. (Photo: Pixabay)

WhatsApp expands radio campaign to curb fake news to 10 more Indian states

The Facebook-owned company has been on an overdrive after it faced severe criticism from the government.

05 Sep 2018 1:30 PM

Most affected users experienced problems for less than 90 minutes.

Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram users face short-term outage

Earlier today, a networking issue caused some people to have trouble accessing or posting to various Facebook services.

05 Sep 2018 8:12 AM

A joint order signed by district magistrate Manvendra Singh and superintendent of police OP Singh said the administrators of all media WhatsApp groups should submit a registration form to the information department office.

Scribes asked to register their WhatsApp groups

Principal Secretary Information Avanish Awasthi, meanwhile, said that the order was ‘purely local’.

01 Sep 2018 6:03 AM

WhatsApp helps nab 3 involved in murder

The WhatsApp application helped the police track three juveniles who were reportedly involved in the murder case of a man in Sarai Rohilla.

01 Sep 2018 1:09 AM

DEF will incorporate this new training as part of their network of over 30,000 grassroots community members in seven states. (Photo: Pixabay)

WhatsApp, DEF join hands to train community leaders fight fake news

DEF's training will encourage WhatsApp users to be more open towards other communities.

31 Aug 2018 3:12 PM

The government wanted Facebook-WhatsApp to appoint a grievance officer and find a technological solution to trace the origin of fake messages.

Why FB and WhatsApp too have eye on 2019

Mark Zuckerberg has also increasingly involved Facebook in international affairs.

31 Aug 2018 1:16 AM

With this radio campaign, WhatsApp urges users to be cognisant of the messages they receive and be mindful before forwarding them.

Whatsapp to train people on sifting fake news

The Centre had warned the company that it could face abetment charges in case action is not taken to tackle circulation of fake messages.

30 Aug 2018 2:04 AM

In a bid to crackdown on spread of fake news on its platform, WhatsApp on Wednesday said it is rolling out radio campaigns across various Indian states, asking people to check the veracity of information received as a forward before they share it with others.

WhatsApp kicks off radio campaigns in India to tackle fake news

The Facebook-owned company has been on an overdrive after it faced severe criticism from the government over circulation of fake news.

29 Aug 2018 7:09 PM

A woman IT professional in the city had received a similar invitation last week and had approached to the Kolkata Police cyber cell.(Representational image)

CID probes suicides blamed on ‘Momo’ game

Nobody in the state has so far reported anything about receiving links leading them to play the Momo Challenge, he said.

29 Aug 2018 6:20 AM

WhatsApp declined to make a comment specifically about the litigation or their response to it.

Supreme Court seeks WhatsApp's response on petition alleging it breaches law

WhatsApp does not comply with the IT Act, 2000, which mandates “the appointment of Grievance Officer by all intermediaries.”

28 Aug 2018 6:51 PM

This Court has suggested that a new offence on lynching may be created and an appropriate punishment may be prescribed for the same.

Supreme Court seeks response from WhatsApp

Petition to appoint a grievance officer to enable subscribers to file complaints.

28 Aug 2018 5:02 AM

The top court has asked the parties to file the reply within four weeks. (Representational Image)

SC issues notice to Centre, WhatsApp over absence of grievance officer

The top court also restrained WhatsApp from proceeding with its payment systems unless it complies with RBI provisions.

27 Aug 2018 3:36 PM

WhatsApp has drawn flak over its use in spreading fake news through its platform that have even incited incidents of mob-lynching in various parts of the country. (Representational Image)

User privacy a priority: WhatsApp rejects India's demand for message traceability

Emphasising people use platform for all kinds of 'sensitive conversations', WhatsApp said focus is on educating them about misinformation.

24 Aug 2018 11:30 AM

WhatsApp’s restrictions limiting forwards to five at a time may be addressing the problem, but only in a very small way.

Tech giants can’t be blamed for all issues

Platforms like WhatsApp and other social media sites are only the conduits rather than the problem itself.

24 Aug 2018 5:44 AM

The company continues to hold its stance that it cannot trace origin of messages because of end-to-end encryption.

Building traceability would undermine end-to-end encryption: WhatsApp

WhatsApp has also restricted the number of forwards that can be done at a time.

23 Aug 2018 3:15 PM

The girl received a WhatsApp message over her mobile phone from an unknown number allegedly inviting her to take the Momo Game challenge (Representational Image)

West Bengal girl gets call for 'Momo Game' challenge, files complaint

The 'Momo Game' is said to be a successor of the notorious 'Blue Whale Game' and has made headway in several countries.

22 Aug 2018 10:52 AM

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union minister (Photo: PTI/File)

Clamp down on fake news or face ire: India tells WhatsApp

‘Appoint India grievance officer, follow law’.

22 Aug 2018 1:33 AM

India is WhatsApp’s biggest market with more than 200 million users.

WhatsApp to clamp down on 'sinister' messages in India: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Prasad had asked the company to work out ways to trace the origin of “sinister” messages.

21 Aug 2018 7:00 PM

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Pasad said though WhatsApp has been a boon to the citizens of India there are some 'sinister developments' that provoke crimes like mob lynching and revenge porn. (Photo: File)

Set up India cell, follow laws to curb fake news: IT minister to WhatsApp CEO

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that though WhatsApp has been a boon there are some 'sinister developments' that provoke crimes.

21 Aug 2018 2:24 PM

Facebook-owned company has assured that it is working towards complying with these points. (Photo: Pixabay)

Govt asks WhatsApp to find solution to trace origin of fake messages

Whatsapp could face abetment charges if no action is taken.

21 Aug 2018 1:58 PM

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