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Technology

Why voice notes trigger a massive generational debate

Big-tech names are adjusting their technology to cater to all people to make texting and voice-noting more convenient than a quick call. Leading messaging platforms have taken on the added…

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WhatsApp rolls out multi-device login for up to four phones

The feature allows access to messages on multiple phones individually while maintaining end-to-end encryption. Popular messaging service WhatsApp is now rolling out multi-device login support for up to four phones,…

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WhatsApp to roll out ‘Chat Lock’ feature in bid to increase user privacy

WhatsApp, the global messaging giant, is set to increase user privacy with its upcoming ‘Chat Lock’ feature. The most widely used messaging app, WhatsApp, has revealed that it will soon…

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WhatsApp to disconnect service for these smartphones by end of year

Alert! WhatsApp will stop working on these smartphones by the end of this month. WhatsApp will soon stop working on older phone models made by companies like Apple, Samsung, and…

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Companion: How to link multiple devices to your WhatsApp account

This comes after the Meta-owned app released new privacy features earlier this year. If you’re a WhatsApp user who frequently uses more than one phone, you’re probably not pleased about the fact…

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WhatsApp founder pours millions into Israeli lobby, settler groups

Koum is believed to have given $140 million to approximately 70 pro-Israel groups in the United States between 2019 and 2020. The founder of WhatsApp Jan Koum donated a record…

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Digital apartheid: how Palestinian voices are being suppressed online

Waze, the navigation app, previously called FreeMap Israel, has headquarters in Ra’anana city, which Palestinians were forcefully evicted from in 1948. In early September, Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a plethora of…

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Need to leave a group? WhatsApp has just revealed fresh layers of privacy

WhatsApp can now leave a group silently, among other things, thanks to the company’s latest added features. WhatsApp has announced a new set of updates to its mobile application for…

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News

Kuwaiti cleric sparks debate after declaring mixed WhatsApp groups ‘impermissible’

Other clerics made similar remarks about the use of WhatsApp. Kuwaiti cleric Sheikh Othman Al-Khamis said mixed WhatsApp university class groups are not permissible in Islam, Kuwaiti media reported on…

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