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Sat, Jul 21 2018. 08 54 AM IST

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Lounge goes hunting for flash and fury with an intrepid group of storm chasers

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Fri, Jul 20 2018. 02 01 PM IST

New JioPhone Recharge Offer: How to avail 90GB data

Users opting for JioPhone Recharge Plan under Monsoon Hungama offer will get unlimited voice and data for 6 months on paying an extra amount at the time of activation

The Indian government had directed WhatsApp to take appropriate measures to curtail the spread of fake news. Photo: Bloomberg

Fri, Jul 20 2018. 12 28 PM IST

WhatsApp limits forwarded messages to curb rumours

WhatsApp will disable the quick forward button next to media messages. WhatsApp users in India will also not be able to forward messages to more than five chats at once instead of multiple chats

The new feature is immediately rolling out to all Android and iOS devices which have received the latest WhatsApp update.

Fri, Jul 20 2018. 12 10 PM IST

Is WhatsApp’s restriction on forwards enough to curb fake news?

WhatsApp’s new feature will restrict rampant resharing but more needs to be done to curb fake news

WhatsApp said it will test a lower limit of five individual or group chats at a time and remove the quick forward button next to media messages. (Photo: AFP)

Fri, Jul 20 2018. 11 15 AM IST

WhatsApp to limit message forwarding after India mob lynchings

WhatsApp last week published advertisements in key Indian newspapers to tackle the spread of misinformation, its first such effort to combat a flurry of fake messages.

WhatsApp has over 1 billion users globally, of which over 200 million are in India. Photo: iStock

Fri, Jul 20 2018. 10 41 AM IST

WhatsApp to cap message forwarding to 5 chats in India to curb fake news

WhatsApp is launching a test to limit forwarding that will apply to everyone using the app. In India, WhatsApp will also test a lower limit of five chats at once

Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Fri, Jul 20 2018. 09 02 AM IST

Beware! Smartphone apps put your privacy at stake

Granting random permissions to smartphone apps without examining why they want them can be risky

On an average people on WhatsApp participate in 63-65 conversations per day, according to a February 2018 study by Avi Rosenfeld and colleagues for Israel’s Bar-llan University. Photo: Bloomberg

Thu, Jul 19 2018. 11 44 PM IST

The need to hit pause on forward button in Whatsapp

This is easier to do now as the messaging app has introduced a forward tag to identify messages that are being circulated on its platform

On 3 July, the IT ministry directed WhatsApp to take appropriate measures to curtail the spread of fake and provocative messages through its platform. Photo: Bloomberg.

Thu, Jul 19 2018. 11 26 PM IST

Govt asks WhatsApp for more action on fake news

The IT ministry said it has conveyed to WhatsApp in unmistakable terms that it is a very serious issue and deserves a more sensitive response

Sacha Baron Cohen (right) alongside gun rights advocate Philip Van Cleave, who is advocating the use of toys stuffed with guns in order to arm pre-schoolers.

Thu, Jul 19 2018. 04 35 PM IST

America, meet your faker: Sacha Baron Cohen is back

Cohen’s new series, ‘Who Is America?’, is more vital and more twisted than comedy

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