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Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, state media says

Reuters — Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta’s (META.O) instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play (GOOGL.O) as a first step to scale back internet restrictions, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday. The Islamic Republic has some of the strictest controls on Internet access in the world, but its blocks on US-based social …

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Egypt Independent December 26, 2024

What it’s like inside a ‘Muslims for Kamala Harris’ WhatsApp group

What it’s like inside a ‘Muslims for Kamala Harris’ WhatsApp group Muslim-American organisers for Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign are struggling

Middle East Eye November 3, 2024

US billionaires joined Whatsapp group to ‘change Israel narrative’

US billionaires joined Whatsapp group to ‘change Israel narrative’ Business leaders spoke to senior Israeli officials and New York mayor

Middle East Eye May 18, 2024

WhatsApp’s India exit threat amid privacy standoff

In a landmark legal confrontation, WhatsApp, the globally renowned messaging service under the Meta umbrella, finds itself at odds with

Weekly Blitz May 1, 2024

Lawyer files lawsuit to halt WhatsApp in Egypt following controversial update

Following a recent WhatsApp update that has raised privacy and security concerns, an Egyptian lawyer proposed to file a lawsuit before the Administrative Court of the State Council against the Minister of Communications and Information Technology and the head of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) to halt the application’s use in Egypt. Egyptian lawyer …

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Egypt Independent December 20, 2023

COVID-19 inquiry to access UK govt WhatsApp files

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government must hand over potentially embarrassing WhatsApp messages sought by its own public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic after it lost a legal battle at … Continued