Russia finds Meta guilty of 'extremist activity' A Moscow court has found Meta guilty of "extremist activity", but said its decision would not affect the WhatsApp messenger service, focusing its ire on … Business • 21 Mar
WhatsApp updates privacy policy for European users Messaging platform WhatsApp has made further changes to its privacy policy for users in Ireland and across Europe following engagement with the Irish Data Protection … Science and Technology • 10 Mar
Big Tech's biggest weaknesses were on display in 2021 While 2020 was a year when tech's greatest strengths were on display, it was its weaknesses that came to the fore in 2021, writes Adam … 2021 in Review • 31 Dec 21
WhatsApp updates privacy policy for users in Europe WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy for users in Ireland and across Europe in response to the Data Protection Commission's findings earlier this year that … Business • 22 Nov 21
WhatsApp secures permission to challenge €225m DPC fine The European arm of WhatsApp has secured permission from a High Court judge to challenge the Data Protection Commission's decision to fine it €225m. Business • 08 Nov 21
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp begin to come back online Facebook along with its Instagram and WhatsApp services began returning online late this evening after a massive and lengthy outage that began this afternoon. Business • 04 Oct 21
WhatsApp challenges €225m fine by DPC The European arm of WhatsApp has launched a High Court challenge aimed at setting aside the Data Protection Commission's decision to impose sanctions on it … Business • 16 Sep 21
WhatsApp fine offers pause for thought It is used by two billion people globally each month. Business • 02 Sep 21
WhatsApp Ireland hit with record fine of €225m by DPC The Data Protection Commission has fined WhatsApp Ireland €225m for infringements of data protection rules. Business • 02 Sep 21
Russia fines US web giants for breaching data law Russia has fined Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp for failing to store the data of Russian users on local servers, the country's internet watchdog said today, … Business • 26 Aug 21
WhatsApp privacy case must be decided in a month EU privacy watchdog EDPB gave the Data Protection Commission a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook's WhatsApp, siding with national enforcers … World • 28 Jul 21
DPC told to investigate processing of WhatsApp data A European Union privacy watchdog rejected a call by Germany's lead data protection regulator for an EU-wide ban on Facebook's processing of personal data from … Business • 15 Jul 21
WhatsApp targeted in EU consumer complaints Facebook's WhatsApp today faced a barrage of complaints by the European Consumer Organisation and others over a privacy policy update, which has prompted a global … Business • 12 Jul 21
Facebook hits $1 trillion value as complaints rejected A US judge yesterday dismissed federal and state competition complaints against Facebook that sought to force the social media company to sell Instagram and WhatsApp, … Business • 29 Jun 21
What's up with using WhatsApp at work? Is WhatsApp a secure and appropriate tool of communication at work? Business • 02 Jun 21
New Year's Eve activity breaks WhatsApp records New Year's Eve 2020 was the busiest day ever for voice and video calls on WhatsApp, the messaging app has said. News Lens • 04 Jan 21
Facebook could be forced to sell Instagram, WhatsApp US federal and state competition enforcers have filed lawsuits against Facebook claiming the social media giant abused its dominant position with its acquisitions of messaging … Business • 10 Dec 20
Privacy group takes High Court action against DPC A not-for profit organisation has launched a High Court challenge over what it claims is the Data Protection Commissioner's failure to progress complaints made about … Business • 06 Jul 20
New Covid-19 advice initiative for migrant communities A new initiative to produce video messages giving public health advice on Covid-19 in different languages aims to help the migrant community to better understand … Coronavirus • 19 May 20
WhatsApp attempt to limit spread of disinformation WhatsApp has introduced new stricter limits on message forwarding in a bid to spot the spread of disinformation. Coronavirus • 07 Apr 20
Coronavirus: 'Do not amplify fake news' On social media, people should ask themselves a few simple questions: Who is telling me this? How do they know this? Why are they saying … Coronavirus • 16 Mar 20
GAA urges clubs to stop using WhatsApp chat groups A Data Protection Officer for the GAA has reiterated an advisory issued yesterday for all GAA clubs to stop using whatsapp group chats "in all … Ireland • 29 Jan 20
WhatsApp user numbers rise 5% as Twitter growth stalls The number of people here using WhatsApp to send messages jumped by 5% over the past six months, according to the latest Ipsos MRBI Social … Business • 15 Jan 20
Regulator queries Facebook on transcription of audio The lead regulator of Facebook in the European Union is seeking information on how the company handled data during the manual transcription of users' audio … Science and Technology • 14 Aug 19
Legal woes dent Facebook profit but revenue grows Facebook last night said its quarterly profit plummeted due to the cost of a US privacy settlement and forecast that regulation would slow its money-making … Business • 25 Jul 19
