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Google, Facebook and WhatsApp submit details of new compliance officers

Significant social media intermediaries, which under the new rules have 5 million users or more, like Koo, Sharechat, Telegram, LinkedIn, Google, Facebook and WhatsApp have shared their details with the government as mandated.

Updated on May 29, 2021, 4:53 AM IST

Amid controversy with WhatsApp, RS Prasad defends digital media guidelines

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the new rules are only designed to prevent abuse and misuse of social media.

Published on May 27, 2021, 12:14 PM IST

WhatsApp users in India won't be affected, says Centre amid legal battle

IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said WhatsApp is seeking to avoid responsibility.

Published on May 27, 2021, 7:30 AM IST

WhatsApp moves High Court against new IT rules

Published on May 27, 2021, 5:40 AM IST

WhatsApp’s High Court move act of defiance: Centre

A WhatsApp advertisement is seen on the front pages of newspapers at a stall in Mumbai, India.

Published on May 27, 2021, 2:36 AM IST

‘Foolhardy to doubt objective’: Centre defends IT rules in row with WhatsApp

The icon of WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone screen.

Updated on May 26, 2021, 6:29 PM IST

'Will make N Korea blush’: Cong’s acerbic attack on Centre over new IT rules

Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi claimed that the curbs intended to be placed by the new IT rules were against India's culture of discourse and of dissent..

Updated on May 26, 2021, 4:16 PM IST

WhatsApp moves court against government of India. Here’s what it said

Whatsapp cited the right to privacy and asked the Delhi High Court to declare that one of the new rules is a violation of privacy rights in India's constitution.

Published on May 26, 2021, 12:21 PM IST

WhatsApp moves Delhi high court against new guidelines

Representational Image. (File photo)

Updated on May 26, 2021, 12:50 PM IST

WhatsApp sues Indian govt, says new media rules mean end to privacy

Reuters could not independently confirm the complaint had been filed in court by WhatsApp, which has nearly 400 million users in India, nor when it might be reviewed by the court.

Updated on May 26, 2021, 12:16 PM IST

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube to face action? Here's what the firms say

If Facebook, Twitter lose intermediary status, they will have to take the liability for any third-party data they host.

Updated on May 26, 2021, 8:52 AM IST

WhatsApp won’t limit users’ access

Published on May 25, 2021, 12:58 AM IST

WhatsApp asked to junk privacy policy

The new terms of use formalises WhatsApp’s years-old policy of sharing some data with its parent company in instances when a user interacts with a business account.

Published on May 20, 2021, 7:19 AM IST

'No deferment of May 15 privacy policy deadline': WhatsApp to Delhi HC

The icon of WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone screen.

Published on May 17, 2021, 12:47 PM IST

Facebook ordered to stop collecting German WhatsApp users’ data

The company has faced global criticism over the new terms WhatsApp users are required to accept by May 15.

Published on May 11, 2021, 7:02 PM IST

Privacy row: Delhi high court seeks CCI stand on Facebook, WhatsApp appeals

The Delhi high court had earlier said it saw no merit in the petitions of Facebook and WhatsApp to interdict the investigation directed by the CCI.

Published on May 6, 2021, 12:49 PM IST

News Updates from HT: 2 states claim shortage of vaccines ahead of May 1 drive

Chhattisgarh has inoculated more than 5.32 million beneficiaries till now of which 4,721,481 have been administered the first dose and 602,963 have been given the first and the second dose.

Published on Apr 25, 2021, 4:56 PM IST

Investigation into WhatsApp's new privacy policy won't stop, rules Delhi HC

WhatsApp's plea against CCI's probe has no merit, Delhi high court said.

Updated on Apr 22, 2021, 10:58 AM IST

HC verdict likely on Thursday on WhatsApp, Facebook pleas against CCI order

WhatsApp and Facebook have challenged the CCI's March 24 order directing a probe into the new privacy policy.

Published on Apr 21, 2021, 1:29 PM IST

Happy Vishu 2021: Kerala New Year wishes to share on WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook

Happy Vishu 2021: Kerala New Year wishes to share on WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook

Updated on Apr 13, 2021, 7:14 PM IST

Happy Ramadan 2021: Ramzan Mubarak wishes to share on WhatsApp, SMS, Facebook

Happy Ramadan 2021: WhatsApp messages, GIFs, Facebook status for Ramzan Mubarak

Updated on Apr 13, 2021, 5:08 PM IST

Athiya Shetty reveals her stunning WhatsApp profile picture. See photo

Actor Athiya Shetty conducted an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Instagram.

Published on Mar 27, 2021, 7:32 PM IST

Happy Holi 2021: Steps to download and share WhatsApp stickers on Android, iOS

Happy Holi 2021: Steps to download and share WhatsApp stickers on Android, iOS

Updated on Mar 28, 2021, 1:50 PM IST

Govt wants WhatsApp privacy policy blocked

The controversy relates to the company’s decision in January to enforce a new privacy policy that will allow it to share some data about users’ interactions with business accounts with its parent company Facebook, and that accepting these terms were mandatory in order to use the service.

Updated on Mar 20, 2021, 7:34 AM IST

‘A long 45 minutes’: All you need to know about WhatsApp, Facebook outage

Several users on Twitter tweeted regarding the outage faced by them on Facebook's messaging platforms.

Updated on Mar 20, 2021, 1:22 AM IST

WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram services down for users

WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram were down for thousands of users on Friday

Updated on Mar 20, 2021, 12:15 AM IST

Centre urges Delhi HC to restrain WhatsApp from implementing new privacy policy

The WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone screen.

Updated on Mar 19, 2021, 4:51 PM IST

WhatsApp adds voice and video calling feature to desktop version

Published on Mar 4, 2021, 6:12 PM IST

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea against new WhatsApp privacy policy

The announcement by WhatsApp had triggered an increase in downloads of other instant messaging apps like Signal.

Updated on Mar 19, 2021, 4:11 PM IST

Plea moved in Supreme Court seeking stay on WhatsApp privacy policy updates

Earlier this month WhatsApp had introduced its privacy policy mandating its users to accept its terms and conditions.

Published on Jan 30, 2021, 11:16 PM IST

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