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liveblog Oct. 4, 2021

Confused Nation Keeps Refreshing As Facebook, Instagram Disappear: UpdatesThe mysterious outage appears to be ending.

By Chas Danner
cybersecurity Jan. 22, 2020

I Hope Those Memes Were Worth It, Jeff BezosThe crown prince of Saudi Arabia allegedly compromised Bezos’s phone through a virus-laden video sent over WhatsApp.

By Brian Feldman
antitrust Dec. 12, 2019

The FTC Might Take Action Against the Great Facebook Mash-upThe regulatory body sees Facebook’s effort to make all of its sites interoperable as a way of protecting the company’s near monopoly on social media.

By Brian Feldman
life in pixels May 14, 2019

Group Chats Are Making the Internet Fun AgainThe triumphant return of aimless digital chatter.

By Max Read
whatsapp Dec. 21, 2018

With 1.5 Billion Users and Just 300 Employees, Can WhatsApp Ban Child Porn?As one of the world’s biggest messaging platforms faces down a child porn plague, its tiny head count comes back to haunt it.

By Jake Swearingen
global tech Nov. 7, 2018

These ChatBots Help Zimbabweans Find Fuel During a ShortageZimbabwe is experiencing a major gas shortage. Social media platforms like WhatsApp are countering its worst effects.

By Christine Ro
global tech Oct. 19, 2018

WhatsApp Says It’s Too Late to Stop Far-Right Fake News in BrazilFake news stories spread like wildfire on messaging service WhatsApp — and there’s no easy way to stop it.

By Jake Swearingen
select all Sept. 26, 2018

If Zuck Acquires You, You’ll Feel Gross. The Only Question Is HowTwo separate products, three separate founders, two separate reasons for leaving — all with regrets about being bought (& made rich) by Zuck.

By Jake Swearingen
select all July 20, 2018

WhatsApp Limits Message Forwarding in Hopes of Preventing KillingsViral videos and misinformation have led to multiple instances of mob violence.

By Brian Feldman
select all Apr. 30, 2018

WhatsApp Founder Leaving Company to Collect Rare PorschesJan Koum announced he’s leaving the Facebook-owned company he co-founded.

By Madison Malone Kircher
select all June 22, 2017

Blood Diamonds Are Now Being Sold on Facebook and WhatsAppFacebook, it’s not just for your grandparents anymore!

By Paris Martineau
select all Mar. 16, 2017

WhatsApp Walks Back Its Snapchat CloneWhat Facebook wants and what users want are not the same thing.

By Brian Feldman
select all Jan. 20, 2017

Is WhatsApp Safe to Use? (Yes, But Use Signal Anyway)There’s no back door into the system.

By Brian Feldman
select all Aug. 25, 2016

WhatsApp Will Start Sharing Your Data With FacebookWhen it was purchased three years ago, WhatsApp assured users that “nothing” would change.

By Brian Feldman
Apr. 5, 2016

WhatsApp Messages Are Now EncryptedLaw enforcement won’t like this.

By Brian Feldman
select all Mar. 14, 2016

Get Ready for Another Encryption Fight: Feds vs. FacebookEncryption makes wiretaps warrants useless.

By Brian Feldman
select all Mar. 2, 2016

Facebook Exec Arrested and Released in Brazil Over Encrypted WhatsApp MessagesLegal fights over encryption come to Brazil.

By Sam Stecklow
too many billions? Feb. 20, 2014

5 Reasons WhatsApp Is Worth $19 Billion to Facebook (and Two Reasons It’s Not)The tech pundits battle it out over Zuckerberg’s latest buy.

By Joe Coscarelli
billionaire boys club Feb. 20, 2014

Meet WhatsApp Billionaires Jan Koum, Brian ActonMark Zuckerberg just made these guys very rich.

By Joe Coscarelli
life on the bubble Feb. 19, 2014

What’s WhatsApp and Why Is Facebook Spending $19 Billion to Acquire It?The latest Mark Zuckerberg splurge is a mobile messaging app that’s very popular internationally.

By Joe Coscarelli