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WhatsApp will extend the time limit of the ‘Delete Message for Everyone’ feature. WhatsApp has been spotted testing different time limits for the feature. It was previously reported that WhatsApp intends to expand the time limit of the ‘Delete Message for Everyone’ feature. The messaging app has now been spotted testing various time limitations for the function. Users now have the option of erasing the message once it has been sent after one hour, eight minutes, and sixteen seconds. However, things may soon change as WhatsApp users may be able…

With all-new Flash calls, users can choose the option to verify their phone number through an automated call-in place of a text message. WhatsApp has also added Message level reporting with which a user can report accounts to the messaging platform. WhatsApp released two new features on Monday to improve user safety: Flash calls and Message level reporting. The two additional features are in addition to the other options available to users of the Meta-owned messaging platform. The all-new Flash calls option now includes the option to verify the user’s…

Facebook, now Meta, has noted that it will not roll out end-to-end encryption for Facebook and Instagram apps until 2023. Last year, Facebook enabled cross messaging with Instagram. Facebook, now Meta, has announced that it would not implement end-to-end encryption for Facebook and Instagram apps until 2023, citing concerns about child safety. Previously, the IT giant stated that end-to-end encryption will be available by 2022. Meta wants to make certain that end-to-end encryption does not prevent it from assisting in the investigation of illicit acts on its platforms. According to…

Telegram is working on Sponsored messages that are currently in test mode. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov emphasised that there are no ads in private chats or group chats on Telegram. Telegram is now in testing phase for Sponsored messages. On his Telegram channel, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said that these messages will be different from those on WhatsApp, which exploit personal user data even if the messaging network does not display adverts. Furthermore, sponsored messages on Telegram will be limited to 160 characters and will only be visible to users in…

Facebook ad delivery systems continue to harvest teen data A group of 44 advocacy organisations has now written to Meta’s CEO and Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, urging that all data collection practises on minor users be discontinued. Facebook and Instagram ad delivery networks continue to capture teen data for the sole goal of giving them surveillance ads. Instagram recently announced that it will soon launch two new measures to protect teenagers from harmful content, following the testimony of whistleblower Frances Haugen before the US Congress that Instagram can have a severe…

Instagram will now make it harder for users to get through its sign-in process without proving adequate proofs. Instagram was spotted testing the features last year but couldn’t roll it out then due to technical issues. Creating several Instagram accounts may no longer be as simple as it once was. The social networking app will now make it more difficult for users to join in without providing proper proof. Instagram will require certain users to provide video selfies displaying several angles of their faces in order to authenticate that they are…

WhatsApp is working possibility of playing and resuming voice recordings. The pause and resume feature would allow users to pause their recording and then resume it before sending. WhatsApp was found to develop two intriguing features. According to reports, the messaging app was working on the option to play and resume voice recordings, as well as the ability to hide last seen from particular contacts. The feature is currently being made available to selected beta testers. The pause and resume feature would allow users to pause and resume their recording…

Meta CTO says virtual reality could be a toxic environment He wanted the company’s metaverse as safe as Disney’s. Meta chief technology officer (CTO) and former Facebook employee Andrew Bosworth stated that virtual reality may be a toxic environment, particularly for women and minorities in an internal message. The document, which goes back to March, stated that removing mainstream customers from Metaverse would pose an existential threat to Facebook. In the email, Bosworth cautioned that bullying and other undesirable conduct might be amplified in an interactive environment such as VR,…