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Last updated on Jun 26, 2021, 03:51 pm WhatsApp Pay isn’t popular, but here’s how you can use it Facebook-owned WhatsApp first introduced an in-app money transfer service in 2018 as part of a trial. Named WhatsApp Pay, it officially launched last year and is now available to 20 million users in India. However, it doesn't seem to have caught on like rival UPI solutions—PhonePe and Google Pay—despite the Centre's Digital India initiative. WhatsApp Pay isn't popular yet, but here's how to use it. WhatsApp has more users from India than any other country According to Statista, India had over 340 million WhatsApp users as of January 2021. That is the largest number of WhatsApp users from a single country. Brazil ranks a distant second with 99 million users. However, when it was launched over two years ago as a test in partnership with ICICI Bank, WhatsApp Pay was available to just one million users in India. Today, around 20 million people have access to WhatsApp Pay Business Standard reported that on February 7, 2020, WhatsApp Pay received approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for a widespread rollout in a phased manner. The first phase made the…

By: Tech Desk | Lucknow | Updated: June 26, 2021 3:14:04 pm WhatsApp adds fast playback for voice messages. This file photo shows the WhatsApp app on a smartphone. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File) The latest WhatsApp beta update has added new features for Android users, but those are minors changes. The Facebook-owned company has added voice note waveforms. As per the screenshot shared by WaBetaInfo, users will now see a waveform instead of a straight line in a voice message. The feature is visible for all the beta testers in the 2.21.13.17 WhatsApp Android version. As per the cited source, some of the users are not able to play and pause from a certain point because the voice waveform isn’t very visible in dark mode and it is a bit difficult to “navigate through the voice message.” The feature is currently only available for Android users, and it could be rolled out for iOS once the issues are fixed. The latest WhatsApp beta update has also added the ability to forward in-app sticker packs. to friends or family members It is worthing noting that this feature is already available for iPhone users. Those who want to check if they have…

Chris Schillig  |  Special to The Alliance ReviewFreedom of speech for students was reaffirmed this week by the nation’s highest court.In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled it was acceptable for teens to criticize their high schools, even in an explicit manner, when they are off campus. As often happens, the defendant waited a long time for resolution (see: the wheels of justice grind slowly and all that). In this case, Brandi Levy of Pennsylvania had already graduated and moved on to college before the ruling was delivered. Levy was just 14 when she expressed dismay at not making the varsity cheerleading squad by posting an expletive-filled Snapchat rant and a photo of her raised middle finger. The administration punished her by taking away a year’s eligibility to cheer. A charm-school graduate, Levy isn’t. Nevertheless, it isn’t necessary to agree with a particular sentiment or its means of expression to defend somebody’s right to express it. Indeed, the Supreme Court’s decision upheld an earlier finding for Levy, even as it narrowed the rationale of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. While the lower court’s contention is that school administrators have no authority to punish students for statements made off campus, the Supreme…

Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.A sick paedophile battered by vigilantes is an ex-hotel worker who stole deposits for wedding and funeral functions. Matthew Atkinson set up a SnapChat profile using a photo of a former work colleague to 'catfish' young boys online. When she reported it to the police, officers raided his home and discovered a twisted collection of child rape photos. READ MORE:Paedophile attacked by vigilantes Liverpool Crown Court heard Atkinson has since been attacked by a group of men who "rampaged" through and smashed up his flat. He was spared jail after a judge said he wanted him to take a course to make sure he didn't progress to even more serious offences. The ECHO can now reveal that Atkinson, 36, formerly of Seaforth, is also a lowlife thief who once targeted a 92-year-old woman. And when working at the Holiday Inn Express in Hoylake, he helped himself to £13,600 in wedding party and even funeral deposits. The then 32-year-old crook left his employers footing the bill for seven events, after…

After months of teases and false alarms, Federico ‘Fedmyster’ Gaytan finally made his return to Twitch. However, it wasn’t without addressing the elephant in the room, including his sexual misconduct allegations from OfflineTV members. It’s been a year since Fedmyster was removed from the OfflineTV house following sexual misconduct allegations from housemates Yvonne ‘Yvonnie’ Ng and Lily ‘LilyPichu’ Ki. But now he’s back on Twitch, and in his return stream, he felt the need to talk about the issues once more in order to clear his conscience, and how he plans to integrate the lessons he’s learned moving forward. Twitter: LilypichuFedmyster was removed from the OfflineTV house after multiple sexual abuse allegations surfaced. Fedmyster admitted he was “physically inappropriate” with Yvonne on two occasions, although he didn’t touch any “private areas.” Still, he conceded that he didn’t get her “explicit consent” and acknowledged that it “qualifies as sexual assault.” “I want you guys to understand that sexual assault is a spectrum,” he said. “Most people think of sexual assault in the concepts of rape or attempted rape. But there are less serious forms of sexual assault that are also inappropriate. “It was very valid for Yvonne to come out and express…

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The court also obligated the GCC national to pay legal fees and expenses. A court in Ras Al Khaimah ordered a young man to pay a woman Dh7,464 in compensation for posting her photos online and obligated him to pay legal fees and expenses. According to Emarat Al Youm, the GCC woman filed a lawsuit claiming that the GCC man's actions caused her anxiety and frequent visits to doctors, the police and the Public Prosecution. She alleged that this cost her money and also harmed her reputation and her chances of marriage. The defendant’s attorney claimed there was no proof that the man published pictures of the plaintiff or defamed her. He demanded that the case be dismissed, and that the plaintiff must pay legal fees and expenses. Man cleared of threatening to post woman's private photos on Snapchat in Dubai The Criminal Court confirmed that it was established in the Public Prosecution’s investigations that the young man admitted to accessing the girl’s Snapchat account after she gave him the password. The court convicted the young man of accessing the girl's account in cases other than those authorized by law. The court also added that the young man defamed the…

The videos appearing on the EmiAly Mommy TV YouTube channel capture the daily life of a Japanese mother named Junko living in California. The uploads explore what may be run-of-the-mill happenings for most Americans, but can be fascinating looks at life abroad for Japanese viewers. Examples of her work include a video tour of her local supermarket and a look at her morning routine. In 2021, she added a video on getting vaccinated to her collection.The recent upload follows her as she receives two doses of Moderna. She shows the process of being inoculated and the side-effects afterward — in all their gnarly details — highlighted by, in her case, a fever of 39 degrees Celsius. Her goal, according to the description, is to educate her Japanese viewers as to what is in store for them as vaccination appointments begin to open up here.It’s much more than just lifestyle content. Videos and posts from Japanese people who have received COVID-19 vaccinations, often from abroad, provide the rare ability to cut through social media, which exists in a perpetual state of high anxiety thanks to a concoction of cynicism, outrage and conspiracy theories. Junko is an ordinary person who shows us…

“YouTube Pride 2021,” a 5-hour livestream to benefit the LGBTQ+ community, kicks off today at 12pm PST/3pm EST/8pm BST.  The event, sponsored by Levi’s® and State Farm in the US, will benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the Trevor Project and akt. It will feature discussions, fan Q&As, musical performances and more from some of the world’s biggest LGBTQ+ icons. The entire livestream can be watched at the YouTube Originals channel. The event will begin across the pond with British singer-songwriter Olly Alexander and Pakistani-British actor Mawaan Rizwan as they visit an old Victorian pub in East London for a Pride celebration. The two will do a fan Q&A and Alexander will give a performance. Among those joining them are British activist Lady Phyll and British model Munroe Bergdorf. Following Alexander and Rizwan at 1pm PST/9pm BST will be British YouTuber Daniel Howell as he discusses his past. He will be joined by American YouTuber Tyler Oakley, British YouTuber Abigail Thorn and British singer-songwriter Will Young.  English singer-songwriter Elton John and his husband, Canadian film producer David Furnish, will take over at 2pm PST/10pm BST for a Pride celebration in their own home as they will discuss what Pride means…

Vimeo Inc (NASDAQ: VMEO) shares gained 8.0250% to end trading Friday at $49.00 per share - a net change of $3.64. Shares traded between $49.51 and $44.41 throughout the day. Visit Vimeo Inc’s profile for more information. About The Nasdaq Stock Market The Nasdaq Stock Market is a global leader in trading data and services, and equities and options listing. Nasdaq is the world's leading exchange for options volume and is home to the five largest US companies - Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook. To get more information on Vimeo Inc and to follow the company’s latest updates, you can visit the company’s profile page here: Vimeo Inc’s Profile. For more news on the financial markets be sure to visit Equities News. Also, don’t forget to sign-up for the Daily Fix to receive the best stories to your inbox 5 days a week. Sources: Chart is provided by TradingView based on 15-minute-delayed prices. All other data is provided by IEX Cloud as of 8:05 pm ET on the day of publication. DISCLOSURE: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors, and do not represent the views of equities.com. Readers should not consider statements made…