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WhatsApp is to allow users to leave group chats without notifying others and control who can see when they are online as part of a privacy update to the messaging app. As part of the update, which is rolling out this month, users will also be given ...

09 Aug 2022 at 10:26

Local News

PSNI have 'questions to answer' over WhatsApp messages

A County Derry MLA has said the PSNI have 'questions to answer' over the conduct of some of their officers in the Causeway Coast and Glens district. A BBC Spotlight programme aired last night revealed the exchange of sexist, pornographic and ...

01 Jun 2022 at 17:49

Arts & Entertainment

WhatsApp introduces new feature to combat internet shutdowns

WhatsApp will allow users to connect to the messaging app via proxy servers for the first time to allow users to stay online even when an internet shutdown or block is in place. The Meta-owned site said it had taken the decision in response ...

05 Jan 2023 at 16:52

Home

Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram back online after six hour outage

WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook have begun to come back online after being down for more than six hours in a major outage. The three apps, which are all owned by Facebook, stopped working shortly before 5pm. Taking to Twitter, Facebook ...

05 Oct 2021 at 01:07

Arts & Entertainment

WhatsApp launches new password protected feature

WhatsApp users will be able to guard their “most intimate conversations” with a new password protected feature to hide messages, parent company Meta has said. Chat Lock will allow individuals to “lock and hide” private exchanges by ...

16 May 2023 at 09:21

National News

'Greater transparency' on WhatsApp terms of service welcomed

What has been described as work which will "ensure greater transparency" in WhasApp terms of service has been welcomed by a Government Minister. Minister for Trade Promotion and Digital Transformation, Dara Calleary welcomed the ...

06 Mar 2023 at 15:55

Northern Ireland

Mobile phones analysis following deleted WhatsApp messages ‘ongoing’ – O’Neill

Analysis of mobile devices used by former Stormont ministers and special advisers during the coronavirus pandemic over the deletion of messages is ongoing, Michelle O’Neill has said. It emerged at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in ...

19 Feb 2024 at 15:22

National News

'Free crates of beer' - WhatsApp users warned of new scam doing the rounds

A new scam message that is offering people the chance to win “free crates of beer” for Father’s Day is doing the rounds on WhatsApp, prompting a warning to users. The scam promotes a “Heineken Beer Father’s Day Contest ...

15 Jun 2022 at 17:26

Arts & Entertainment

'A sad moment' - Facebook parent company Meta to cut Irish jobs

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has confirmed it plans to cut more than 11,000 jobs globally as part of a major restructuring of the tech giant. The cuts will reduce the size of the ...

09 Nov 2022 at 13:11

Arts & Entertainment

WhatsApp comes back online after service outage

WhatsApp has come back online for many users after a service outage knocked the popular messaging app offline for around two hours on Tuesday morning. The Meta-owned platform has not yet confirmed the cause of ...

25 Oct 2022 at 12:34

Arts & Entertainment

WhatsApp goes down for users

Messaging platform WhatsApp has gone down for users across Ireland and around the world. Many have taken to social media to complain that they are unable to send or receive messages on the popular Meta-owned ...

25 Oct 2022 at 10:05

Arts & Entertainment

'Aiming to raise the bar for how organisations communicate' - WhatsApp rolls out brand new feature

A WhatsApp feature that enables users to bundle several group chats together under the umbrella of a single topic and share updates across them all has gone live. First announced earlier this year and in ...

03 Nov 2022 at 11:13

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