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US citizens can now register to vote through Facebook Messenger
Fp Archives •US citizens who are not registered to vote in the upcoming presidential election can now enrol themselves in the voters' list through Facebook Messenger.
WhatsApp to share users' mobile phone numbers with parent Facebook
•While the move will help Facebook offer more targeted advertisements on its own platform, WhatsApp will continue to be ad-free
A bill to avert WhatsApp shutdowns in Brazil
Fp Archives •The Brazilian government plans to draft a bill regulating judicial access to digital data in criminal investigations, following the third nationwide court-mandated shutdown of the popular WhatsApp messaging service since December, newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo reported on Wednesday.
WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in 109 countries with 70 million users in India
Fp Archives •Instant messaging app WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app all over the world and is used in 109 countries, or 55.6 percent of the world, points out a new report.
WhatsApp drops annual fee; will allow businesses to connect with users for revenue
Fp Archives •Global instant messaging behemoth WhatsApp on Monday said it will waive its annual subscription fee over the next several weeks as it has not worked well.
WhatsApp blocking rival Telegram's links on Android; has even taken down Facebook page!
Tech2 News Staff •The current version of WhatsApp will not allow you to forward nor copy or even open a link with 'telegram' as the subdomain.
Fishermen's messaging service saves lives, boosts income in east India
Fp Archives •A fisherman's son and now a fisherman himself, Kulamani Tarai knows all too well that while the sea has provided sustenance to his family for generations, it can also be a cruel and deadly place.
Pocket Avatars: Intel's messaging app using cartoons to mimic sender's face
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WeChat shuts down over 40 politically-active accounts in China
Fp Archives •A popular Chinese instant messaging service WeChat has removed at least 40 accounts with content about political, economic and legal issues in a possible sign communist authorities are tightening control over discussion of sensitive topics.