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Out On Bail, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Banned From Leaving France
Telegram chief Pavel Durov was spending Thursday out on bail after four days of detention in France, banned from leaving the country as he faces a possible trial related to illegal content carried on his messaging app.
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Telegram Chief Pavel Durov Charged, Banned From Leaving France
The chief of Telegram Pavel Durov on Wednesday was charged by the French judiciary with a litany of violations related to the messaging app but allowed to go free while being banned from leaving the country.
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WhatsApp Policy Violations Led to Over 71 Lakh Account Bans in India in November
WhatsApp has announced that over 71 lakh accounts in India were banned in November 2023. As part of its latest monthly compliance report under the IT Rules 2021, the company revealed that it banned over 19 lakh accounts in India "proactively", without user reports. It also acted on a handful of over 8,000 grievances received from users last Novembe...
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Canada Bans Chinese App WeChat, Russia's Kaspersky On Government Phones
Canada on Monday banned popular Chinese messaging app WeChat and Russian platform Kaspersky from government smartphones and other mobile devices, citing privacy and security risks.
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Brazil Court Suspends Telegram Messaging App In Neo-Nazi Probe
A Brazilian court on Wednesday ordered the countrywide suspension of messaging app Telegram after its parent company failed to provide data sought by authorities on neo-Nazis operating on the network, officials said.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 2.9 Million Indian Accounts in January to Combat Abuse
Social messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 2.9 million accounts in the country in month of January to "combat abuse." "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services," a spokesperson of the social messaging platform said. In order to keep "our users safe on our platform," W...
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Sam Bankman-Fried's Ban on Contacting FTX Employees Using Encrypted Messages Gets Extended
A US judge on Thursday extended a ban on FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried's ability to contact employees of companies he once controlled and use encrypted messaging technology while out on bail awaiting trial on fraud charges. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on February 1 had temporarily barred Bankman-Fried from contacting an...
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Elon Musk Ends Remote Work in His First Email to Twitter Staff to Prepare for 'Difficult Times Ahead'
Elon Musk on Wednesday emailed Twitter workers for the first time on Wednesday, banning remote work unless he personally approved it. The microblogging service's new CEO said there was “no way to sugarcoat the message” about the economic outlook and how it will affect an advertising-dependent company like Twitter. He has also told workers that ...
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WhatsApp Banned 2.4 Million Indian Accounts In July, Highest This Year
WhatsApp banned 2.39 million Indian accounts in July, the highest so far this year, the Meta-owned popular instant messaging app said late on Thursday in its monthly report.
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TikTok Bans Paid Political Influencer Posts Ahead of Upcoming US Midterm Elections
TikTok on Wednesday announced that it would clamp down on paid political posts by influencers ahead of the upcoming US midterm elections. While political ads have been banned since 2019, the short video sharing platform said that it will prevent content creators from posting paid political messages on the app ahead of the elections coming in Novemb...
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WhatsApp Says It Banned Over 16 lakh Indian Users' Accounts In April
Mobile messaging platform WhatsApp has banned over 16 lakh accounts of Indian users in April to prevent harmful activity on the app, according to the company's monthly disclosure report published on Wednesday.
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WhatsApp to Warn Businesses Violating its Commerce Policy, Developing New ‘Kept’ Messages Section: Report
WhatsApp is working on a feature to warn business that are in violation of its Commerce Policy, according to a feature tracker. The company’s policy for businesses was updated in 2021 with details of goods and services that are banned on the platform. Meanwhile, WhatsApp has also been spotted working on a section for users to “keep” messages ...
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Trump Reportedly Has to Wait Before Reposting His Truth Social Posts on Other Platforms
Donald Trump will reportedly have to wait for six hours before reposting his messages from social media platform Truth Social on other platforms, according to a regulatory filing.
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Amazon Won't Let Employees Use Words Like 'Union', 'Restrooms', 'Slave', 'Prison' on Planned Messaging App
Amazon is said to be working on a messaging app for employees that will ban specific words, according to a new report based on the company's internal documents. It will rely on content filter that bans words like “union”, “prison”, “slave labour”, “diversity” as well as “restrooms”.
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WhatsApp Bans 14.26 Lakh Indian Accounts in February
WhatsApp banned 14.26 lakh Indian accounts in February on the basis of complaints received from users via grievances channel and through its own mechanism to prevent and detect violations, according to monthly report published by the messaging platform.
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Out On Bail, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Banned From Leaving France
Telegram chief Pavel Durov was spending Thursday out on bail after four days of detention in France, banned from leaving the country as he faces a possible trial related to illegal content carried on his messaging app.
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Telegram Chief Pavel Durov Charged, Banned From Leaving France
The chief of Telegram Pavel Durov on Wednesday was charged by the French judiciary with a litany of violations related to the messaging app but allowed to go free while being banned from leaving the country.
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WhatsApp Policy Violations Led to Over 71 Lakh Account Bans in India in November
WhatsApp has announced that over 71 lakh accounts in India were banned in November 2023. As part of its latest monthly compliance report under the IT Rules 2021, the company revealed that it banned over 19 lakh accounts in India "proactively", without user reports. It also acted on a handful of over 8,000 grievances received from users last Novembe...
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Canada Bans Chinese App WeChat, Russia's Kaspersky On Government Phones
Canada on Monday banned popular Chinese messaging app WeChat and Russian platform Kaspersky from government smartphones and other mobile devices, citing privacy and security risks.
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Brazil Court Suspends Telegram Messaging App In Neo-Nazi Probe
A Brazilian court on Wednesday ordered the countrywide suspension of messaging app Telegram after its parent company failed to provide data sought by authorities on neo-Nazis operating on the network, officials said.
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WhatsApp Banned Over 2.9 Million Indian Accounts in January to Combat Abuse
Social messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 2.9 million accounts in the country in month of January to "combat abuse." "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services," a spokesperson of the social messaging platform said. In order to keep "our users safe on our platform," W...
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Sam Bankman-Fried's Ban on Contacting FTX Employees Using Encrypted Messages Gets Extended
A US judge on Thursday extended a ban on FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried's ability to contact employees of companies he once controlled and use encrypted messaging technology while out on bail awaiting trial on fraud charges. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on February 1 had temporarily barred Bankman-Fried from contacting an...
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Elon Musk Ends Remote Work in His First Email to Twitter Staff to Prepare for 'Difficult Times Ahead'
Elon Musk on Wednesday emailed Twitter workers for the first time on Wednesday, banning remote work unless he personally approved it. The microblogging service's new CEO said there was “no way to sugarcoat the message” about the economic outlook and how it will affect an advertising-dependent company like Twitter. He has also told workers that ...
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WhatsApp Banned 2.4 Million Indian Accounts In July, Highest This Year
WhatsApp banned 2.39 million Indian accounts in July, the highest so far this year, the Meta-owned popular instant messaging app said late on Thursday in its monthly report.
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TikTok Bans Paid Political Influencer Posts Ahead of Upcoming US Midterm Elections
TikTok on Wednesday announced that it would clamp down on paid political posts by influencers ahead of the upcoming US midterm elections. While political ads have been banned since 2019, the short video sharing platform said that it will prevent content creators from posting paid political messages on the app ahead of the elections coming in Novemb...
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WhatsApp Says It Banned Over 16 lakh Indian Users' Accounts In April
Mobile messaging platform WhatsApp has banned over 16 lakh accounts of Indian users in April to prevent harmful activity on the app, according to the company's monthly disclosure report published on Wednesday.
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WhatsApp to Warn Businesses Violating its Commerce Policy, Developing New ‘Kept’ Messages Section: Report
WhatsApp is working on a feature to warn business that are in violation of its Commerce Policy, according to a feature tracker. The company’s policy for businesses was updated in 2021 with details of goods and services that are banned on the platform. Meanwhile, WhatsApp has also been spotted working on a section for users to “keep” messages ...
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Trump Reportedly Has to Wait Before Reposting His Truth Social Posts on Other Platforms
Donald Trump will reportedly have to wait for six hours before reposting his messages from social media platform Truth Social on other platforms, according to a regulatory filing.
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Amazon Won't Let Employees Use Words Like 'Union', 'Restrooms', 'Slave', 'Prison' on Planned Messaging App
Amazon is said to be working on a messaging app for employees that will ban specific words, according to a new report based on the company's internal documents. It will rely on content filter that bans words like “union”, “prison”, “slave labour”, “diversity” as well as “restrooms”.
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WhatsApp Bans 14.26 Lakh Indian Accounts in February
WhatsApp banned 14.26 lakh Indian accounts in February on the basis of complaints received from users via grievances channel and through its own mechanism to prevent and detect violations, according to monthly report published by the messaging platform.
