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By Divyanshi Sharma: Elon Musk says that WhatsApp cannot be trusted after a Twitter engineer claimed that the instant messaging app had been using his microphone in the background while he was sleeping. The Twitter employee also posted a screenshot of an Android dashboard to support his claims. Musk, responding to the tweet, wrote that the platform cannot be trusted. On the other hand, the Twitter boss is bringing WhatsApp-like features including voice and video calls to Twitter. Twitter engineer says WhatsApp using microphoneThe Twitter engineer, named Foad Dabiri, shared the screenshot of an Android dashboard on Twitter. From the screenshot, it looks like WhatsApp had been accessing his microphone in the background from 4:20 am till 6:53 am. Dabiri wrote on Twitter, "WhatsApp has been using the microphone in the background, while I was asleep and since I woke up at 6AM (and that's just a part of the timeline!) What's going on?" The tweet also earned a reply from Elon Musk, who wrote, 'WhatsApp cannot be trusted'. However, there is more to this story. WhatsApp's clarificationWhatsApp, in a tweet, clarified the situation and wrote that the issue was arising due to a bug in android that 'mis-attributes information

Elon Musk slammed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, saying he seemed "extremely partisan." He then bashed WhatsApp on Tuesday, tweeting that the platform "cannot be trusted." The pair have sparred before, but Musk is growing increasingly critical of his fellow tech CEO. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Elon Musk is amping up his beef with Mark Zuckerberg this week, saying the Meta CEO seems "extremely partisan," and blasting WhatsApp over privacy concerns.The Twitter owner on Monday tweeted an article published in 2021 by The Federalist, a right-wing online magazine, which claimed that Zuckerberg "bought" the 2020 presidential election through $400 million in donations.Zuckerberg's funds went to non-profits aimed at helping local election offices bolster their operations. However, this fact has been misconstrued and pushed as part of a sprawling, far-right conspiracy theory, based on the claim that Zuckerberg stole the election for Biden in 2020. Still, these claims appeared to piqued Musk's interest some 19 months later. "Interesting article," he tweeted, suggesting that Twitter users can use the platform's community notes feature to "add further context & corrections."—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2023When another

Following the launch in India and Brazil, WhatsApp is reportedly launching making payments within a chat in Singapore. The tech company is said to have partnered with Stripe, a digital payment company, to roll out the feature in the region. WhatsApp has built this payment feature using Stripe Connect and Stripe Checkout solutions, making in-app payments available online and offline, Tech Crunch reports. Customers will now be able to pay businesses using credit cards, debit cards, or Singapore’s PayNow fund transfer system. However, Meta stated that the feature is only available to a few businesses at the moment but it plans to expand the availability to more merchants over the coming months. This feature can be set up by businesses through WhatsApp Business which will guide them on getting a Stripe account too. The regional head and managing director for Southeast Asia at Stripe, Sarita Singh, said in a statement to Tech Crunch said, “Most people I know in Singapore use WhatsApp to chat with each other. Now, they can pay local businesses using the app as well. The speed and convenience of payments through WhatsApp will help businesses expand their revenue streams with new channels and access a wider

By Ankita Garg: WhatsApp is again in the news for not a surprising reason – a new scam has been discovered. In the past, the messaging platform has been used by a lot of scammers to trick people and steal their money because it is easier to reach people on this app. WhatsApp, which has about two billion monthly active users, has again become a target for scammers. Many people have complained on Twitter about receiving unknown calls from international numbers starting at +84, +62, +60, and more.It has been reported that WhatsApp users are randomly receiving calls from countries like Malaysia, Kenya, and Vietnam, Ethiopia, which is something that the ISD codes suggest. As of now, there is no clarity on why these calls are being to people. But, we do know that the frequency of calls is pretty medium to high. Some have received 2 to 4 calls on alternate days. Some people who are especially buying a new SIM are getting more calls from international numbers.WhatsApp’s latest call scam: What to do? How to be safe?Well, you don’t need to panic. One just needs to report and block the caller. Do make sure that you don’t click

About 500 million WhatsApp users in India have been at the receiving end of scams. While a job scam—citing promising part-time employment opportunities—has been widely reported since the start of 2023, over the past week, social media has been abuzz with users in India complaining of missed calls from countries like Ethiopia (+251), Malaysia (+60), Indonesia (+62), Kenya (+254), Vietnam (+84) and many others.What’s important to note is that these code numbers do not necessarily mean that the calls are originating from these countries. According to multiple reports, agencies are selling these overseas numbers to local scammers.There is no information on who these callers are and why they use WhatsApp for this scam.  It is not even clear how these calls can affect users and who is tracking them.When CNCB-TV18 reached out to WhatsApp, it said via a statement, "We apply spam detection technology to spot and take action on accounts engaging in abnormal behaviour to stop spam. We have a grievance officer based in India who can be contacted if a user has a concern about their experience and is unable to report it through other channels. The reports detail user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by

UNITED STATES: According to reports, Meta’s famous messaging service, WhatsApp, is working on a new feature to enhance group moderation. The new feature, called “admin review,” will allow group admins to better moderate their groups by allowing group members to report specific messages to the admin for review. - Advertisement - According to WABetaInfo, a website that tracks changes in WhatsApp builds, the feature will enable admins to delete messages that violate the group’s rules or are deemed inappropriate. Once a group member reports a message, it will be given to the administrator for consideration, and the administrator will have the option of deciding whether to remove it from the group as a whole. - Advertisement - Only group admins will be able to see the reported messages in a new section of the app under group info. The feature is expected to offer group members better control over the content shared within the group, making it easier for admins to moderate their groups. Since the option will be located within the group settings screen, only group admins can turn on this feature. - Advertisement - The new WhatsApp feature is currently being developed and will be released to beta

The person asked her to like and subscribe to a YouTube video to get paid.With the significant rise in the use of digital systems over the years, scammers have been devising new ways to dupe gullible people. However, what happened when a woman trolled a scammer who tried to dupe her using WhatsApp has left the internet in splits. Taking to Twitter, user Udita Pal, the co-founder of Bengaluru-based Salt, a fintech platform that facilitates international transactions, shared a post on how someone tried duping her using the messenger app. But what left the internet chuckling was her way of handling the situation and her replies to the scammer. "I'm going to hell for this." Ms Pal wrote while sharing a series of screenshots of the WhatsApp chat to show her communication with the scammer. Take a look below: Aur wo raaz unke block ke saath chala Gaya pic.twitter.com/GaNwQejOPF— Udita Pal 🧂 (@i_Udita) May 5, 2023The scam offered Ms Pal a fake job. The person asked her to like and subscribe to a YouTube video to get paid. "You don't have to pay any fee, you just have to spend a few minutes on your mobile phone and you will get one hundred and

WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will improve the appearance of community tabs. Here is the new look of the community tabs in your chat list It was recently revealed that the popular messaging application WhatsApp will update the appearance of the Android version and switch to an iOS-like design. According to a recent report, innovations in the design will continue. The communities you are in will appear at the top of your WhatsApp chat list. A new feature that WhatsApp is testing in the Android version has been revealed by WABetaInfo. As you can see in the screenshot below, WhatsApp plans to introduce a new toolbar in the future that will be at the top of your chat list and will include all the communities you have joined. With this feature, all groups belonging to a community will be filtered in the chat list when the main community tab is selected, allowing users to better see the list of their groups. Also, when you receive messages from a specific group connected to a community, a blue badge will appear over the community icon, making it easier to have quicker control over messages received from communities. Finally, it

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WhatsApp has released several updates to its platform, including the ability to send surveys, respond to comments, and share documents. These news are welcomed by many users, especially those who depend on WhatsApp as their main form of communication. The polls feature is particularly useful for those who want to make quick and easy decisions as a group. Now you can create a poll with multiple options and send it to a group or individual chat to get quick feedback from others. AND users will only be able to choose an answer. The survey can be customized with one question and multiple answer choices, and the results will be displayed in real time for everyone to see. In addition to polls, WhatsApp now also allows you to respond to specific comments in a group chat. This makes it easier to understand who is replying to which comment and reduces confusion in group conversations. To reply to a particular comment, simply touch and hold the comment and select “Reply” from the dropdown menu. WhatsApp has launched a string of interesting news that we are going to see Another new feature is the ability to share documents directly from WhatsApp. This is