Apps News WhatsApp says will exit India if forced to break messaging encryption Is WhatsApp looking at a possible exit from India? The ubiquitous messaging… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 26, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy News Indian govt. bans WhatsApp groups for allegedly spreading misinformation and coordinating protests against Agnipath military reforms Following protests that turned in violent across several parts of the country… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 20, 20222 minute read
Business Global News WhatsApp banned 1.6Mn Indian accounts in April for suspicious activity, policy violations The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 2, 20222 minute read
Business Internet News WhatsApp is introducing a cashback program to lure users to its digital payments service WhatsApp’s payments service continues to fall behind the leading names in digital… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 28, 20222 minute read
Business Internet News WhatsApp Business cuts onboarding time for businesses, adds additional messaging options for consumer interactions Even as WhatsApp is facing the heat in India over its controversial… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 3, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News WhatsApp sues Indian government over new IT rules and traceability of messages, says it undermines user privacy The tensions between the Indian government and popular messaging platform WhatsApp have… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 26, 20213 minute read
Apps Internet News India directs WhatsApp to roll back change to privacy policy (again!) Popular social platform WhatsApp has been in a massive storm of controversy,… Manasi VarmaMay 19, 20212 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Whatsapp will strip off functionalities if you do not accept its controversial privacy policy May 15, the deadline to accept WhatsApp’s controversial privacy policy, is but… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 15, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News India asks court to block implementation of new WhatsApp privacy policy Instant messaging app WhatsApp has been in a pickle in India ever… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 19, 20213 minute read
Apps News WhatsApp gains NPCI approval to roll out its payment system in India, Google and Walmart suffer new restrictions The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has given the nod of… Shashank RajNovember 5, 20202 minute read
Apps News WhatsApp plans small scale financial services pilots in India WhatsApp is planning to introduce multiple pilot programs in India over the… Upneet SinghJuly 23, 20203 minute read
Apps Business Internet News Whatsapp eyes lending services in India There’s a phrase that has become quite common in big tech these… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 29, 20203 minute read
Apps News Whatsapp has reportedly received regulatory go-ahead for ‘Whatsapp Pay’ roll out in India After close to two years of intense deliberations, and a rather failed… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 7, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Startups Whatsapp partners with India’s Niti Aayog to promote women entrepreneurship in the country In a bid to seriously push for a more women inclusive entrepreneurship… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 26, 20191 minute read
Apps Whatsapp to comply with Reserve Bank of India’s data regulation guidelines After much resistance to Indian central bank’s guidelines, Whatsapp is now reportedly… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 9, 2019No comments1 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet Whatsapp launches a new tipline for Indian users to report misinformation during elections Whatsapp is looking to go deeper in identifying fake news and is… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 2, 2019No comments1 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Whatsapp limits text forwards to five per user globally In its continuing measures to curb spread of fake views and rumours,… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 22, 2019No comments1 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News WhatsApp appoints Ezetap’s Abhijit Bose as its first India head Amid rather tumultuous times that Whatsapp is in right now in its… Jeet SutharNovember 22, 2018No comments2 minute read
Internet Indian government to again demand WhatsApp to trace origin of incendiary messages The Indian Government is certainly not content with the measures Whatsapp has… Jeet SutharSeptember 20, 2018One comment2 minute read
