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WhatsApp Signal Telegram Privacy Encryption Encrypted Messaging Security Security Risks Google Messages User Experience

World Reboots App as a Super App With Encrypted Chat and In‑Chat Crypto

The update ties World ID verification to Signal‑level messaging to promote human authenticity in everyday online interactions.

Russia Blocks FaceTime as iMessage Remains Accessible, Prompting APNs Theory

Google Rolls Out RCS Archival on Managed Android Phones

Russia Formally Bans Human Rights Watch as ‘Undesirable’

Russia Threatens Full WhatsApp Ban as It Steers Users to State-Backed MAX

WhatsApp to End Support for Older Phones Starting December 1, 2025

New Android ‘Sturnus’ Trojan Reads On‑Screen Chats and Raids Banking Apps

Gmail Adds Attachment Previews to Android Notifications in Limited Rollout

Signal Brings Encrypted Chat Backups to iPhone With Optional $1.99 Plan

WhatsApp Contact-Discovery Flaw Let Researchers Map 3.5 Billion Accounts

OpenAI Pilots ChatGPT Group Chats as Quora’s Poe Rolls Out Global, Multi‑Model Groups

X Starts Rolling Out 'Chat,' an Encrypted Replacement for DMs on iOS and Web

WhatsApp Begins EU Rollout of Third-Party Chats Under the DMA

Google Messages Tests @Mentions for RCS Group Chats

Slack Outage Disrupts Messaging for Thousands in U.S.

WhatsApp Starts EU Beta for Third-Party Chats Under DMA Rules

WhatsApp Begins EU Beta for Cross‑App Messaging

WhatsApp Tests EU-Only Cross-App Messaging With BirdyChat

WhatsApp Launches Native Apple Watch App With On‑Wrist Messaging and Call Alerts

WhatsApp Confirms 2026 Usernames, Sets June Deadline for Business Integration