Apps Blocked

Turkey has restored access to Instagram after the company agreed to cooperate with authorities to address the government's concerns. Instagram was blocked in Turkey on August 2 for not complying with the country's laws, rules, and public sensitivities.

Signal Private Messenger has been blocked in Russia by Roskomnadzor, the country's state communications watchdog, according to news agency Interfax. The app has reportedly been blocked in the country for violating laws linked to anti-terrorist operations, but Signal users in Russia have reported that the service is working normally when accessed vi...

WhatsApp for Windows reportedly has a vulnerability that can be exploited by bad actors. The security flaw exploits executable files of Python and PHP for which the app does not send a warning, claimed the report. As a result, an unsuspecting user might accidentally save and run the file, allowing the attacker to deploy the payload.

X (formerly Twitter) is said to developing a feature that may let users disable links in the replies of their posts, according to claims by an app researcher on social media. It is speculated to aid in reducing spam links posted in replies to posts on the platform by introducing the ability to natively block links.

Spotify for Podcasters introduced a new ‘Comments’ feature on Tuesday. This interactive feature is said to allow listeners to post comments on podcasts and receive replies from the podcasters, enabling more engagement. The app has also been revamped and it now delivers real-time performance updates for podcasts alongside notifications when a pa...

Snapchat has expanded its safety features in an attempt to protect younger users on the video and photo messaging platform. The Snapchat block feature has been optimised to be more effective, while location sharing has been simplified, in-app warnings will be more useful, and strangers are now prevented from sending a friend request to teenagers.

Yahoo News app is getting a significant revamp that will bring several new artificial intelligence (AI) features to the news reporting and aggregation platform. The company highlighted that the new app’s AI capabilities come from the now-defunct AI news app Artifact. Yahoo acquired the platform in April 2024, and it has now integrated its archite...

Apple revealed its efforts to prevent fraudulent transactions via the App Store between 2020 and 2023 on Tuesday. The Cupertino-based tech giant highlighted the rise of digital threats and the measures it has taken to protect users from falling for scams and phishing attacks. The company said it has prevented transaction frauds in the App Store tot...

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued in U.S. federal court on Tuesday seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million Americans or ban its use.

Google is planning to improve Circle to Search by eliminating the accidental touch issue with the feature. Circle to Search was launched in January this year with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series as a visual lookup feature where users can circle an image or block of text and the feature recognises what is being highlighted and shows Google Search resu...

YouTube is strengthening its efforts against third-party apps that block in-video apps on the platform. In a new announcement on April 15, the company highlighted that it will begin taking “appropriate action” against apps that let viewers watch videos without ads by violating its API services terms of service. The video streaming giant also ur...

In the lawsuit filed by Google, the company has alleged that the two Chinese nationals were luring people to engage with scam crypto apps, getting them to deposit funds and later blocking access to their deposits.

Android 15 could block some of the apps that are currently on the Google Play Store or available in third-party marketplaces, as per a report. Google is rumoured to bring the next generation of its operating system for Android devices in the latter half of 2024. With the release of the Android 15 Developer Preview 2 on March 21, several new feature...

Truecaller has rolled out a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will block all spam calls automatically, offering better security from spammers and potential scammers. The feature, which is only available on its Android app, adds a new ‘Max’ protection tier from spam calls. It is being added as a premium feature and will only be avail...

WhatsApp is now blocking screenshots of profile photos on the app on Android. The Meta-owned messaging app is also beta testing the ability to pin more than one message at the top of a chat window on the app, on the latest testing version of the app for Android smartphones.

Turkey has restored access to Instagram after the company agreed to cooperate with authorities to address the government's concerns. Instagram was blocked in Turkey on August 2 for not complying with the country's laws, rules, and public sensitivities.

Signal Private Messenger has been blocked in Russia by Roskomnadzor, the country's state communications watchdog, according to news agency Interfax. The app has reportedly been blocked in the country for violating laws linked to anti-terrorist operations, but Signal users in Russia have reported that the service is working normally when accessed vi...

WhatsApp for Windows reportedly has a vulnerability that can be exploited by bad actors. The security flaw exploits executable files of Python and PHP for which the app does not send a warning, claimed the report. As a result, an unsuspecting user might accidentally save and run the file, allowing the attacker to deploy the payload.

X (formerly Twitter) is said to developing a feature that may let users disable links in the replies of their posts, according to claims by an app researcher on social media. It is speculated to aid in reducing spam links posted in replies to posts on the platform by introducing the ability to natively block links.

Spotify for Podcasters introduced a new ‘Comments’ feature on Tuesday. This interactive feature is said to allow listeners to post comments on podcasts and receive replies from the podcasters, enabling more engagement. The app has also been revamped and it now delivers real-time performance updates for podcasts alongside notifications when a pa...

Snapchat has expanded its safety features in an attempt to protect younger users on the video and photo messaging platform. The Snapchat block feature has been optimised to be more effective, while location sharing has been simplified, in-app warnings will be more useful, and strangers are now prevented from sending a friend request to teenagers.

Yahoo News app is getting a significant revamp that will bring several new artificial intelligence (AI) features to the news reporting and aggregation platform. The company highlighted that the new app’s AI capabilities come from the now-defunct AI news app Artifact. Yahoo acquired the platform in April 2024, and it has now integrated its archite...

Apple revealed its efforts to prevent fraudulent transactions via the App Store between 2020 and 2023 on Tuesday. The Cupertino-based tech giant highlighted the rise of digital threats and the measures it has taken to protect users from falling for scams and phishing attacks. The company said it has prevented transaction frauds in the App Store tot...

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued in U.S. federal court on Tuesday seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million Americans or ban its use.

Google is planning to improve Circle to Search by eliminating the accidental touch issue with the feature. Circle to Search was launched in January this year with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series as a visual lookup feature where users can circle an image or block of text and the feature recognises what is being highlighted and shows Google Search resu...

YouTube is strengthening its efforts against third-party apps that block in-video apps on the platform. In a new announcement on April 15, the company highlighted that it will begin taking “appropriate action” against apps that let viewers watch videos without ads by violating its API services terms of service. The video streaming giant also ur...

In the lawsuit filed by Google, the company has alleged that the two Chinese nationals were luring people to engage with scam crypto apps, getting them to deposit funds and later blocking access to their deposits.

Android 15 could block some of the apps that are currently on the Google Play Store or available in third-party marketplaces, as per a report. Google is rumoured to bring the next generation of its operating system for Android devices in the latter half of 2024. With the release of the Android 15 Developer Preview 2 on March 21, several new feature...

Truecaller has rolled out a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will block all spam calls automatically, offering better security from spammers and potential scammers. The feature, which is only available on its Android app, adds a new ‘Max’ protection tier from spam calls. It is being added as a premium feature and will only be avail...

WhatsApp is now blocking screenshots of profile photos on the app on Android. The Meta-owned messaging app is also beta testing the ability to pin more than one message at the top of a chat window on the app, on the latest testing version of the app for Android smartphones.