WhatsApp Really Wants You to Look at Status Updates Now
A feature currently in development would place all your contacts’ status updates in a scrollable row above your chats, eliminating the need to leave the…
How Instagram’s New Update is Exposing Every Reel You Send in DMs
Meta is quietly removing end-to-end encrypted messaging from Instagram, meaning the company will once again be able to access DM content. Users have until May…
WhatsApp Adds New Parent-Managed Accounts for Pre-teens Globally
WhatsApp has introduced parent-managed accounts for pre-teens, adding tighter controls for younger users. The feature is rolling out globally and focuses only on messaging and…
Your New Facebook Friend Request Will Now Come With A Warning
After removing 159 million scam ads and taking down 10.9 million accounts linked to criminal networks last year, Meta is deploying new on-device detection, suspicious…
WhatsApp Plus Paid Subscription Details Surface Online
WhatsApp may soon introduce a new paid subscription called WhatsApp Plus, a feature that could offer additional customization tools and enhanced chat controls for users…
WhatsApp Could Soon Let Users Schedule Messages in Chats
WhatsApp is preparing a feature that could make missed messages a thing of the past. The company is working on a tool that lets users…
WhatsApp Adds Group Message History Option to Help New Participants
Missing messages in a busy WhatsApp group can feel frustrating. You join late, and the context is already gone. Now, WhatsApp is rolling out a…
Meta Expands AI in WhatsApp With NVIDIA Confidential Computing Tech
Meta has announced a major expansion of its partnership with NVIDIA, agreeing to purchase millions of the company’s Blackwell and Rubin GPUs. The deal will…
Russia Blocks WhatsApp, Urges Shift to State-Backed Messaging App
Russia has officially blocked WhatsApp, cutting off access to one of the country’s most widely used messaging platforms. The move affects more than 100 million…
WhatsApp Web Beta Now Supports Voice and Video Calling
For years, WhatsApp Web has lagged behind its mobile app in one key area: calling. Since its launch in 2015, the browser version has allowed…
From Harvard Dorms to AI Dominance: The 22-Year Evolution of Facebook
Today is February 4, 2026. Exactly twenty-two years ago, a Harvard sophomore named Mark Zuckerberg launched a site called “TheFacebook”. It initially started as just…
WhatsApp Adds Forward Count for Channel Updates in Beta
WhatsApp is adding more tools to help channel admins understand how their posts perform. The company has started rolling out a new forward count feature…
Why Are Social Media Subscriptions Becoming More Accepted?
Remember when Elon Musk dropped his bombshell in 2023, predicting that paid subscriptions would soon dominate social media by weeding out bots and ensuring authentic…
