A threat by Facebook to “offboard” a communications service used by the South African government from WhatsApp comes as it eyes securing direct government business of its own, it has been alleged.
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YouTube removed new content from US President Donald Trump’s channel, citing concerns about the potential of violence following the riot at the US Capitol last week.
GovChat founder Eldrid Jordaan is seeking urgent interim relief against Facebook at the Competition Tribunal after the social media giant allegedly threatened to pull the service off its WhatsApp platform.
The number of new users installing messaging app Signal every day is on track to cross the one million mark, putting it closer to levels seen by larger rival WhatsApp.
Facebook’s WhatsApp has begun alerting its two billion users of an update to its privacy policy — and if they want to keep using the popular messaging app, they have to accept it.
Shares of Twitter slumped 7% on Monday, on course to knock off about $2.5-billion from the market value of the company, after it permanently suspended the account of US President Donald Trump.
The Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp’s updated terms of service raised eyebrows on social media.
Investors are weighing how big to go on US technology stocks in the coming year, as pricier valuations, regulatory risks and a revival of the market’s beaten-down names threaten to dim their allure.
Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has rolled out a beta version of its desktop app that features voice and video calls for the first time.
Facebook has attacked Apple in a series of full-page newspaper advertisements, claiming the iPhone maker’s anticipated mobile software changes around data gathering are bad for small businesses.