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Facebook India head says WhatsApp Payments could be disruptive in the country: Report
Tech2 News Staff •WhatsApp is waiting for regulatory approval to launch Payments that’s currently on a pilot program
WhatsApp’s latest efforts to fight fake news in India ‘not good enough’: Report
Tech2 News Staff •To identify messages forwarded multiple times, WhatsApp had introduced a label to denote them
WhatsApp traceability vulnerable to falsification, claims IFF expert submission
Tech2 News Staff •The Internet Freedom Foundation filed an independent expert submission by IIT Bombay professor
Aadhaar-social media linking case: Next SC hearing to take place on 13 September
Tech2 News Staff •The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear FB's plea to transfer the Aadhaar-social media linking case.
WhatsApp can trace message origin, IIT Madras professor suggests two methods
Tech2 News Staff •The professor suggests that the origin can be traced by embedding sender's information alongside content.
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: With polls underway, WhatsApp and other social media apps being used in a far uglier manner
•The 2019 parliamentary elections, now underway, will show how social media affects Indian democratic life.
WhatsApp is India's most preferred messaging app despite its fake news problems: Survey
Tech2 News Staff •Of 1,520 Indians surveyed, 50 percent said they use WhatsApp every day to connect with family and friends.
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Here's everything WhatsApp is doing to avoid fake news, propaganda during election period
Sameer Sachdeva •The problem with WhatsApp is that the posts are totally private and encrypted. So no action can be taken even if the posts are spread through the medium.
WhatsApp's new message forwarding features shows up in latest Android beta
Tech2 News Staff •The two features will not only help rid yourself of the annoying forwarded messages, it will also help your shield from misinformation.
Lok Sabha polls: Facebook, WhatsApp should boost digital media literacy to supplement its efforts against fighting fake news
Partha P Chakrabartty •Facebook has 2.3 billion ‘citizens’ of its ‘digital nation’ and its time the tech giant is held accountable.