India has asked Meta to halt the rollout of WhatsApp usernames over fraud and impersonation concerns. Experts weigh the trade ...

After the feature gets fully activated, WhatsApp users will be able to connect after exchanging usernames only. There will ...

WhatsApp's introduction of usernames in India has sparked controversy, leading the government to request a halt for review.

Facebook users are reporting that they are currently unable to access the social media platform. Issues started to affect the Meta-owned platform at around 2.30pm UK ...

Tens of thousands of Facebook users around the world reported issues with the platform, with widespread reports suggesting the popular social media platform was suffering a widespread outage.

Tens of thousands of Facebook users are reporting problems with the Meta social media platform. As of 9:47 a.m. ET on Friday, June 12, Downdetector.com had logged 123,864 reports of issues with ...

He added an update an hour later that read: “We’re coming back, though it may take a bit of time for everything to be fully back to normal.” The outage appeared to have affected more than 14,000 users ...

After testing got underway last year, YouTube is now more widely rolling out a new in-app messaging system. The aim is to let people “connect over their favorite videos directly on YouTube.” Once ...

Abstract: With the ubiquitous use of instant messaging applications in both personal and professional communication, the demand for effective digital forensic tools tailored to these platforms has ...

The rise of smartphones has enabled billions of people to stay connected with their loved ones, regardless of where they are in the world. Some of the most popular social media apps, like Instagram ...

As part of the iOS 26.5 update, Apple’s Messages app can now encrypt texts between some iPhone and Android smartphones. Texts between Apple devices in the Messages app, aka iMessages, have been ...

At my company, we have an instant messaging system. A lot of people will send an initial message that says nothing but “you free?” or “hi.” In addition to making me irrationally annoyed (just tell me ...