China blocks Whatsapp ahead of the Communist Party’s national congress
The Chinese government has interfered with WhatsApp, the instant messaging service, in a censorship push ahead of a Communist Party…
Messaging apps are beginning to work with cryptocurrencies — here’s why
Monetisation of the messaging market is in full swing, and many apps are starting to use advertising to keep the…
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India’s Paytm is looking to launch a messaging app to rival WhatsApp
Paytm, India’s leading digital payments app is looking to launch its own messaging app to take on Facebook’s WhatsApp. The…
Facebook’s earnings show the company officially dominates social media now
Facebook released its quarterly earnings this week and announced a bigger profit than expected thanks to huge ad revenue growth.…
Australia and Indonesia turn on encrypted apps in the fight against terror
Another day, another government fight against encrypted messaging apps. Secure messaging app Telegram has been ordered to block terror channels…
WeChat Pay has shown Facebook payments could actually work
In China, the mobile payment market is no longer monopolised by Alipay as competition from WeChat has dented its market…
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EU Commission fines Facebook €110m for misleading information in WhatsApp deal
The European Commission has fined Facebook €110m ($122m) for providing incorrect or misleading information during its acquisition of messaging app…
The UK government is launching an offensive against encryption — what could this mean?
After last week’s terror attack at the Houses of Parliament, the UK government wants to crack down on the secure…