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Facebook loses in latest social networking survey

Facebook use here is on the decline, according to new research.
Business • 30 Jan 19

Facebook is to integrate apps for easier communication

Facebook is planning to integrate parts of WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, as part of a huge technical operation across the social network's collection of messaging apps.
Business • 25 Jan 19

Gardaí checking CCTV after images of M50 crash shared

Gardaí have said they are examining CCTV footage in relation to a fatal crash on the M50 yesterday after images of the collision were shared on WhatsApp.
Ireland • 25 Jan 19

WhatsApp limits text forwards to five recipients

Facebook's WhatsApp messenger service is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five, in a bid to fight "misinformation and rumours", company executives said today.
Business • 21 Jan 19

Facebook says Whatsapp video calling bug fixed

Facebook's WhatsApp messenger service has said it has fixed the latest bug on its platform that allowed hackers to take over users' applications when they answered an incoming video call.
Science and Technology • 10 Oct 18

18% of children talk to strangers online every day

New research has found that more than half of nine-year-olds are using social media, despite the restrictions on age on most platforms.
Social Media • 10 Sep 18

WhatsApp curbs message forwarding in India

WhatsApp has announced curbs on its service in India in an effort to stop a spate of lynchings and to assuage government threats of legal action in its biggest market.
News Lens • 20 Jul 18

WhatsApp seeks to fight fake news after India murders

WhatsApp has taken out full-page advertisements in Indian newspapers offering "easy tips" to identify fact from fiction after a slew of recent murders spurred by hoaxes shared on its platform.
News Lens • 10 Jul 18

WhatsApp co-founder set to leave the company

The co-founder of WhatsApp has said he was leaving the company, in a loss of one of the strongest advocates for privacy inside Facebook.
Business • 02 May 18

WhatsApp to raise minimum age and create Irish entity

WhatsApp, the popular messaging service owned by Facebook, is raising its minimum age from 13 to 16 in Europe to help it comply with new data privacy rules coming into force next month.
News Lens • 25 Apr 18

Complaints to Data Commissioner up 79% in 2017

The number of complaints made to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) rose by 79% last year.
Ireland • 27 Feb 18

Social messaging levels continue to rise in Q2 - survey

Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest have both seen their number of account holders in Ireland grow over the past month, new figures reveal.
Business • 15 Sep 17

EU fines Facebook €110m over misleading WhatsApp data

European Union competition regulators have today fined Facebook €110m for giving misleading information during a vetting of its deal to acquire messaging service WhatsApp in 2014.
Business • 18 May 17

Italy fines WhatsApp over Facebook data sharing

Italy's antitrust watchdog is to impose a €3 million fine on messaging service Whatsapp for allegedly obliging users to agree to sharing their personal data with its parent company Facebook.
Technology • 12 May 17

WhatsApp back in service following outage

Messaging service WhatsApp has returned after an outage that cut off millions of users around the world.
World • 04 May 17

EU charges Facebook over WhatsApp buyout

The European Union has today charged Facebook with providing "misleading" information when it sought approval for its huge $22-billon buyout of the WhatsApp mobile messaging service.
Business • 20 Dec 16

WhatsApp warned by EU watchdogs over data privacy

European privacy watchdogs have warned WhatsApp over sharing user information with parent company Facebook, and cautioned Yahoo over a 2014 data breach.
Business • 28 Oct 16

WhatsApp to share phone numbers with Facebook

WhatsApp, Facebook Inc's popular messaging service, will start sharing users' phone numbers with its parent, allowing for more relevant advertisements and friend recommendations on the social network.
News • 25 Aug 16

Gains for Facebook, Twitter but LinkedIn down

The percentage of people here using the social network for professionals, LinkedIn, has dropped by 3%, according to new data.
Business • 06 May 16

Brazilian judge overturns WhatsApp suspension

A Brazilian judge has overturned a suspension of Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messaging application that affected some 100 million users in Latin America's largest country.
Technology • 03 May 16

WhatsApp introduces end-to-end encryption

Facebook has announced it has bolstered the default encryption settings for the more than one billion users of its popular WhatsApp messaging service.
Business • 05 Apr 16

Facebook-owned WhatsApp boasts a billion users

Facebook-owned smartphone messaging service WhatsApp has hit the billion-user mark, according to the leading social network's chief and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
News • 02 Feb 16

Facebook: Messenger updates could generate new companies

Facebook believes the updates it has made to its Messenger service could help spark the creation of the next generation of big companies.
Business • 01 Apr 15

Twitter adds video and group messaging features

Twitter just got more social thanks to two big new features - group direct messaging, and the ability to capture, edit and share videos from within the app.
Business • 27 Jan 15

Facebook warns of increased spending costs

Facebook last night warned of a dramatic increase in spending in 2015 and projected a slowdown in revenue growth this quarter, slicing a tenth off its market value.
Business • 29 Oct 14
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Facebook loses in latest social networking survey

Facebook is to integrate apps for easier communication

Gardaí checking CCTV after images of M50 crash shared

WhatsApp limits text forwards to five recipients

Facebook says Whatsapp video calling bug fixed

18% of children talk to strangers online every day

WhatsApp curbs message forwarding in India

WhatsApp seeks to fight fake news after India murders

WhatsApp co-founder set to leave the company

WhatsApp to raise minimum age and create Irish entity

Complaints to Data Commissioner up 79% in 2017

Social messaging levels continue to rise in Q2 - survey

EU fines Facebook €110m over misleading WhatsApp data

Italy fines WhatsApp over Facebook data sharing

WhatsApp back in service following outage

EU charges Facebook over WhatsApp buyout

WhatsApp warned by EU watchdogs over data privacy

WhatsApp to share phone numbers with Facebook

Gains for Facebook, Twitter but LinkedIn down

Brazilian judge overturns WhatsApp suspension

WhatsApp introduces end-to-end encryption

Facebook-owned WhatsApp boasts a billion users

Facebook: Messenger updates could generate new companies

Twitter adds video and group messaging features

Facebook warns of increased spending costs