Instant Messaging
![CEO of Messaging App Telegram Arrested in France CEO of Messaging App Telegram Arrested in France](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/Telegram-logo-phone.png)
French authorities have detained Pavel Durov, CEO of the messaging service Telegram, amidst an ongoing investigation to determine whether Telegram moderates its platform adequately.
![World's largest messaging platform adds new coronavirus related restrictions World's largest messaging platform adds new coronavirus related restrictions](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/WhatsApp-groupchat.png)
All sorts of information and social media platforms are currently struggling with misinformation as informing the public about COVID-19 and ......
![Messaging app ToTok is spying on its users Messaging app ToTok is spying on its users](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/ToTok-app.png)
A fairly new and reasonably popular messaging app ToTok has been found to come with spyware. Reports from the likes of The New York Times say ......
![Google launches iMessage-like feature to U.S. Android phones Google launches iMessage-like feature to U.S. Android phones](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/google-rcs.png)
Google has today started the rollout for its Rich Communication Service messaging feature on Android. RCS allows rich messaging on Android's ......
![WhatsApp support for Android Gingerbread and iOS 8 ends in early 2020 WhatsApp support for Android Gingerbread and iOS 8 ends in early 2020](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/Whatsapp-logo-HQ.png)
WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform with over a billion users around the world. While most of these users have a fairly up-to-date ......
![Facebook looking to reverse the removal of Messenger from Facebook app Facebook looking to reverse the removal of Messenger from Facebook app](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/facebook-messenger-icon.png)
Facebook has had its own Messenger app for mobile devices for nearly 8 years now, but it was five years ago they made one of the oddest and ......
![Facebook's revamp on Messenger is ready for limelight Facebook's revamp on Messenger is ready for limelight](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/messenger-4-group-chat-3-ios.png)
Facebook is of course known for its core business, that is the world's most popular social media site, but the company is perhaps even more ......
![Google ready to give up and copy iMessage Google ready to give up and copy iMessage](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/imessage-security-1500x1000.png)
Google's mobile operating system is the most popular around the world, but it is not without faults, far from it. Many of you are familiar with ......
![Amazon wants to challenge Facebook's messaging empire Amazon wants to challenge Facebook's messaging empire](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/amazon-anytime-chat-app.png)
Two two most populous instant messaging platforms are WhatsApp and Facebook's Messenger. Well, one should say Facebook's WhatsApp and Facebook's Messenger.
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![Snapchat introduces new filters called World Lenses Snapchat introduces new filters called World Lenses](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/Snapchat-3d-world-lenses.png)
Snapchat has today announced that its instant messaging app will be receiving new digital candy to decorate your pictures and videos. Unlike ......
![Facebook Messenger reaches 1 billion users Facebook Messenger reaches 1 billion users](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/facebook-messenger-logo.png)
Facebook has yet another service that has reached 1 billion users.
![WhatsApp will drop support for dead operating systems by end of the year WhatsApp will drop support for dead operating systems by end of the year](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/Whatsapp-logo_with_bg.png)
In news that will likely not affect you - popular messaging application WhatsApp has announced it will drop support for some older, dead operating systems.
![WhatsApp launches Web client WhatsApp launches Web client](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/whatsapp_logo_wide_2013.png)
WhatsApp has launched their first web client, allowing desktop users to use the cross-platform messaging service directly from their Web browser.
![Britain wants to ban secure messaging because of terrorists Britain wants to ban secure messaging because of terrorists](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/instant-messaging.png)
As Je suis Charlie has become the trending topic around the internet politicians are pressured to make decisions on new anti-terrorists acts.
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![WhatsApp reaches 200 million monthly users WhatsApp reaches 200 million monthly users](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/WhatsApp_Windows_Phone_icon1200x1200.png)
Active userbase bigger than that of Twitter
![WhatsApp expanding subscription model to iOS WhatsApp expanding subscription model to iOS](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/whatsapp.png)
Will cost $1 per year