Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp are down in major Meta outage
As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 150,000 users had reported outages across Meta's WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram apps. DownDetector.com. According to a Reuters report, Instagram announced late Wednesday that its service was back online, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The number of reports had dropped to more than 1,000 on both apps as of […]
Meta must face FTC’s antitrust suit over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions
Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeks settlement with Facebook owner Metaplatforms over claims it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to crush new competition in social media The case must go to trial, a Washington judge ruled Wednesday. Judge James Boasberg ruled against Meta's motion to end a lawsuit filed against Facebook in 2020 during the Trump administration, […]
Florida mom Jenny Phenix booted from her dream, 3-year Villa Vie Odyssey cruise over WhatsApp messages after selling her possessions
A Florida mother who left everything behind for a luxurious three-year round-the-world cruise has been banned by the ship's owners after private messages expressing dissatisfaction with the voyage were leaked and “affected morale in the community.” Jenny Phoenix, 68, was reportedly upset about problems on board the ship, including a four-month delay in even setting […]
NYT reporter responsible for leak of Jewish Whatsapp group chat data
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NY Times reporter leaked Jewish WhatsApp group to anti-Israel activists: report
The New York Times announced that it had taken disciplinary action against a reporter who leaked data about a WhatsApp group chat belonging to Jewish businessmen and whose members acknowledged that they had been harassed and had their personal information disclosed by activists sympathetic to Palestinians. Earlier this year, Natasha Frost, a Times reporter based […]
Wall Street firms fined $390M in over text, WhatsApp messages
The SEC watchdog on Thursday levied $390 million in fines on 26 Wall Street investment firms as part of its latest crackdown on misuse of text and WhatsApp messaging. The fined firms included Ameriprise Financial, Edward Jones, LPL Financial and Raymond James, which each agreed to pay $50 million to settle the allegations. BNY’s Pershing […]
Universal Music Group strikes Meta deal for Taylor Swift on WhatsApp
Music from pop stars like Taylor Swift, Adele, Billie Eilish and Elton John will soon be available to play and share on WhatsApp. Universal Music Group, the world’s largest multinational music group featuring some of the world’s biggest artists, signed a multi-year licensing agreement with Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms on Monday. The deal expands on […]