26 m. ago New York Times sues Pentagon over new reporting restrictions – US politics live

NYT accuses Pentagon of infringing on the constitutional rights of its journalistsWith the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, already in the hot seat over the 2 September boat strike and the inspector-general report on his use of the Signal messaging app in March, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Hegseth had asked Admiral Alvin Holsey to step down after he had expressed concerns over the legality of the attacks in the Caribbean.Hegseth had announced in October that Holsey would be stepping down as head of the US military’s southern command less than a year after he took over the post. The posting, which oversees operations in Central America, South America and the Caribbean, typically lasts three years. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, AP sources say

The Pentagon’s watchdog has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen

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18 h. ago Online cult accused of using Discord messaging app to 'coerce' and 'blackmail' children

WARNING DISTURBING DETAILS: Children targeted on Discord were encouraged to self-harm by a group that allegedly coordinated to exploit them in a variety of ways

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21 h. ago WhatsApp outage: Thousands across UK hit by messaging and connection issues

Thousands of users have been hit with 'error' message as web app crashes

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22 h. ago WhatsApp down as thousands hit with 'error' message as web app crashes

Users have been issued with an 'Unexpected error occurred' message with many reporting the web version is not working for them

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22 h. ago WhatsApp down LIVE: Thousands hit with 'error' message as web app crashes

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25 h. ago Online cult targeted kids and gave them instructions on how to kill themselves

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT Officials said the men operated as a coordinated network that sought out vulnerable children and coerced them during video calls into performing sexually explicit acts

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2 w. ago Urgent warning to WhatsApp users as cybersecurity experts discover a vulnerability allowing access to 3.5 BILLION profiles

Researchers say that a simple weakness allowed them to access 3.5 billion profiles on the Meta-owned messaging app.

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2 w. ago Meta wins major US antitrust case and won’t have to break off WhatsApp or Instagram

Challenge to Meta could have forced it to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp, but judge ruled company did not hold social networking monopolyMeta defeated a major challenge to its business on Tuesday when a US judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.The case, brought by the US Federal Trade Commission, could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp, with the former FTC chair accusing the company of operating a “buy or bury” scheme against nascent competitors. The tech giant bought WhatsApp for $19bn in 2014. Losing either the image-based social network, which generates an estimated half of Meta’s revenue, or the world’s most popular messaging app could have done existential damage to Meta’s empire. Continue reading...

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