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The Online Safety Bill is just the tip of the UK Surveillance State iceberg
By Chiara Castro published
Breaking Two legal proposals are set to give the UK government greater powers to access citizens' communications and crack encryption. Here is what's at stake.
WhatsApp Channels may be the best way to follow your favorite sports team
By Cesar Cadenas published
Currently rolling out to over 150 countries, the Channels update introduces new features like forwarding posts to chats.
Online Safety Bill: encrypted messages to be saved - for now
By Chiara Castro last updated
Breaking As the Bill entered its final reading, ministers decided to postpone client side-scanning until it's "technically feasible." Is that a real victory for privacy?
WhatsApp launches its first native macOS app with group calling support
By Oliver Haslam published
WhatsApp finally has a native Mac app with improved calling features so you don't have to rely on your phone for group calls.
WhatsApp just made your group chats a lot easier to name and use
By Cesar Cadenas published
Users can elect to have WhatsApp make up a chat name for them, but unnamed groups will be limited to just six people.
WhatsApp is finally catching up with Slack and Discord with new text customization options
By Allisa James published
According to a new report, WhatsApp is planning on adding text customization options like block quotes and bulleted lists.
HD photos are coming to WhatsApp, and videos will be next
By Allisa James published
According to Meta, WhatsApp will soon give users the option of sending and receiving photos in HD, with videos up next.
WhatsApp is about to get its first AI trick – and it could be just the start
By Cesar Cadenas published
Meta may have just introduced generative AI to its apps, as some can now create their own stickers.
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