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CEO of Messaging App Telegram Arrested in France
CEO of Messaging App Telegram Arrested in France
French authorities have detained Pavel Durov, CEO of the messaging service Telegram, amidst an ongoing investigation to determine whether Telegram moderates its platform adequately. 25 Aug 2024 - 1 comment
World's largest messaging platform adds new coronavirus related restrictions
World's largest messaging platform adds new coronavirus related restrictions
All sorts of information and social media platforms are currently struggling with misinformation as informing the public about COVID-19 and ...... 08 Apr 2020
WhatsApp support for Android Gingerbread and iOS 8 ends in early 2020
WhatsApp support for Android Gingerbread and iOS 8 ends in early 2020
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 ...... 30 Sep 2019
Facebook's revamp on Messenger is ready for limelight
Facebook's revamp on Messenger is ready for limelight
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 ...... 25 Oct 2018
Google ready to give up and copy iMessage
Google ready to give up and copy iMessage
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 ...... 21 Apr 2018
WhatsApp sucks - Here's what they should fix
WhatsApp sucks - Here's what they should fix
WhatsApp has some serious problems. Here's our wishlist on what to improve in future versions. 05 Apr 2018
Google to finally challenge iMessage properly? Leak suggests major Messages update
Google to finally challenge iMessage properly? Leak suggests major Messages update
Android's default messaging apps are probably used by a minority small enough to fit on a palm of a regular sized human hand. Yes, no one uses them. ...... 10 Feb 2018 - 3 comments
Amazon wants to challenge Facebook's messaging empire
Amazon wants to challenge Facebook's messaging empire
Two two most populous instant messaging platforms are WhatsApp and Facebook's Messenger. Well, one should say Facebook's WhatsApp and Facebook's Messenger. ...... 18 Jul 2017
Snapchat introduces new filters called World Lenses
Snapchat introduces new filters called World Lenses
Snapchat has today announced that its instant messaging app will be receiving new digital candy to decorate your pictures and videos. Unlike ...... 19 Apr 2017
WhatsApp just launched end-to-end encryption for all communications
WhatsApp just launched end-to-end encryption for all communications
Popular messaging app WhatsApp has launched end-to-end encryption for all communication, making it the largest service to do so. 06 Apr 2016 - 2 comments
WeChat has over 700 million MAUs
WeChat has over 700 million MAUs
WeChat, China's most popular messaging app, now has over 700 million monthly active users. 18 Mar 2016
     

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