5 d. ago WhatsApp to message users about protecting themselves from scams

The messaging platform is launching a new one-way chat thread with UK and European users, nudging them about online safety.

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8 d. ago WhatsApp down: Users unable to send messages and connect to app amid online outage

A major outage has hit WhatsApp with people having difficulty using the messenger application this afternoon with a sudden spike in cases reported on Downdetector

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9 d. ago WhatsApp has made a subtle change that has left users FURIOUS

If you use WhatsApp, you may have noticed a subtle change in the app this week.

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1 week ago WhatsApp's Meta AI sparks EU privacy row as users unable to disable

Amid a growing backlash against the AI update, Meta has stressed that the tool is optional

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2 w. ago I can’t delete WhatsApp’s new AI tool. But I’ll use it over my dead body | Polly Hudson

The blue-and-purple hoop is supposedly there to answer questions that arise in chats, but it’s a slippery slope from providing bus times to annihilating the human raceThere are five stages of grief, but only two stages of discovering the little Meta AI circle on your WhatsApp screen. Fear, then fury.When I first saw the small blue-and-purple hoop last week, I was terrified that it meant I was now livestreaming my life to the entire metaverse, something I presumed I had agreed to when accepting but (of course) not reading the terms and conditions. As the saying goes, if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How do you get rid of WhatsApp AI button? Annoyed users reveal alleged fix

Some are jumping on an alternate version of the messaging app in a desperate bid to flee the chatbot

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2 w. ago UK WhatsApp users put on red alert and ignoring new advice could be 'devastating'

UK WhatsApp users must be high alert as scams are growing problem for this hugely popular chat platform.

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2 w. ago WhatsApp warning for all UK users over 'strange' messages – what to do if you receive one

The financial team at Revolut has warned that Brits were scammed more on WhatsApp in 2024 than consumers in any other European country, with messages to watch out for

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3 w. ago Survivalist training demand soars to 75% as Brits brace for Mad Vlad to start WW3

EXCLUSIVE: Fears of Mad Vlad hitting the big red button have sparked a major demand for survivalist training and doomsday 'prepper' goods as Brits look to protect themselves against the apocalypse

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3 w. ago WhatsApp users' fury over Meta AI button as they demand removal – how to limit

Here’s everything you need to know about Meta AI, including its availability, settings, data-sharing policy and user reaction

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