Tag: block
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Interior Ministry ordered banning of Twitter in Pakistan
The Ministry of Interior, headed by Mohsin Naqvi, has accepted that it directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to ban X, formerly Twitter. The Ministry revealed this information in a reply to the Islamabad High Court (IHC), after the court had asked why the social media platform had been shutdown. In its reply to the IHC,…
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Silence unknown callers: WhatsApp introduces solution to spam and scam calls
WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Meta, has introduced two new updates for its Android and iOS users. These updates offer enhanced privacy and control over incoming calls, as well as improved options for protecting user information.
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Govt of Pakistan’s Twitter account withheld in India, claims Indian Twitterati
The Government of Pakistan’s official Twitter account is with held in India. Indian Journalist Suhasini Haider who is currently covering the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Council of Heads of State (CHS) Summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, tweeted a picture of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Vladimir Putin of Russia having a conversation. Government of Pakistan’s…
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WhatsApp bans 2.4 million Indian accounts due to violations
WhatsApp banned 2.39 million Indian accounts in July, the most this year, according to a monthly report released by the Meta-owned popular instant messaging platform. Owing to the Asian country’s tighter IT legislation, huge internet platforms are required to produce compliance reports every month. According to Reuters, draft guidelines issued in June recommended establishing a…
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Twitter sues Indian government over content removal directives
Twitter has sued the Indian government to challenge some of its takedown orders, a source familiar with the matter revealed, further escalating the tension between the American social giant and India. In its lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Karnataka High Court, Twitter alleges that New Delhi has abused its power by ordering it to remove several…
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WhatsApp Working on Feature to Block Screenshots
Oh nahiii! You won’t be able to screenshot conversations as proof anymore. No sharing with friends, no keeping an eye on your partner, no being able to share images from WhatsApp groups. WhatsApp is working on improving security for our chats. Soon, WhatsApp will add a feature where you cannot take a screenshot of your…