WhatsApp has zero one-tap “no mentions from randos” switch. Hang tight though—you’ve got moves. No perfect fix, but blocking ...

Barclays sees up to $6B and $19B of incremental ad revenue from WhatsApp and Threads in 2026 and 2027 for Meta Platforms (META), respectively. The firm sees upside potential to consensus estimates.

WhatsApp beefs up security with ‘strict account settings’ By Nkhensani Nkhwashu, ITWeb portals journalist.Johannesburg, 30 Jan 2026WhatsApp’s ‘strict account settings’ are rolling out gradually.

WhatsApp has introduced a new lockdown-style “Strict Account Settings” mode to give users stronger protection from unknown senders, malicious links, and targeted attacks.

The news this week has struck at the very foundation of WhatsApp's existence. A massive class-action lawsuit filed in San ...

Elon Musk slammed WhatsApp's security. The Meta-owned app rolls out strict new account controls. WhatsApp top chief responds.

Researchers warn of a new WhatsApp “GhostPairing” attack that silently links attacker devices to accounts, enabling message spying without users knowing. Image: Generated via Google’s Nano Banana ...

Every day, WhatsApp handles 100 billion messages and 2 billion calls, the company says. But it has revealed that the 24 hours running up to the new year is always the biggest day of the year. So, it ...

WhatsApp is developing a “Save as draft” option for status updates, allowing users to save progress if they exit the status creation screen. The draft will be available the next time they enter the ...

WhatsApp is getting its own version of a status update feature, similar to Instagram Notes. As on Instagram, the new feature allows users of the Meta-owned messaging app to post a short text update ...

WhatsApp is going back to the past for its latest feature. In fact, it’s going all the way back, because it’s reviving the very first WhatsApp feature. You can think of About (the creators were really ...

‘Largest Data Leak in History’: WhatsApp Flaw Exposed Billions of Users Your email has been sent It began as a small curiosity and ultimately exposed phone numbers for nearly half the planet. A team ...