#whatsappinc — Public Fediverse posts

Meta A.I. Bug Allowed Hackers to Take Over Instagram Accounts

http://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/technology/instagram-hack-ai-bug.html

Meta’s Victory Opens the Way for Silicon Valley to Go Deal Shopping

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/technology/meta-ruling-silicon-valley-start-ups.html

Meta Did Not Violate the Law When It Bought Instagram and WhatsApp, a Judge Rules

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/technology/meta-antitrust-monopoly-ruling.html

Meta Raises Its Spending Forecast on A.I. to Above $70 Billion - The Silicon Valley company projected more spending this year and said it would continue i... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/technology/meta-spending-ai.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #hiringandpromotion #onlineadvertising #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #companyreports #instagraminc #socialmedia #datacenters #facebookinc #whatsappinc #research

Senators Demand Answers From Mark Zuckerberg on WhatsApp Security - Three Republican senators sent a letter to Meta’s chief executive on Wednesday asking him... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/technology/whatsapp-senators-letter-meta.html #computersecurity #metaplatformsinc #whistle-blowers #zuckerbergmarke #baigattaullah #whatsappinc #censorship

Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws - In a lawsuit filed Monday, the former head of security for the messaging app accused the ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/technology/whatsapp-whistleblower-lawsuit.html #workplacehazardsandviolations #suitsandlitigation(civil) #mobileapplications #computersecurity #metaplatformsinc #whistle-blowers #zuckerbergmarke #attaullahbaig #socialmedia #whatsappinc #privacy

Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet - The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-putin-internet.html #freedomofspeechandexpression #computersandtheinternet #mobileapplications #wechat(mobileapp) #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #putinvladimirv #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #telegramllc #whatsappinc #censorship #russia

Authorities Rescue Girl Whose Mother Livestreamed Her Sexual Abuse - The 9-year-old from Vietnam was abused by her mother for customers watching on smartphone... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/online-child-abuse.html #homelandsecuritydepartment #childabuseandneglect #mobileapplications #childpornography #smartphones #whatsappinc #sexcrimes #googleinc #appleinc #vietnam

WhatsApp Introduces Ads in Its App - They will appear in only one part of the Meta-owned messaging service, it said. The move ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/technology/whatsapp-ads.html #data-mininganddatabasemarketing #advertisingandmarketing #computersandtheinternet #mobileapplications #onlineadvertising #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #instagraminc #socialmedia #whatsappinc #facebookinc

Who Competes With Meta? Its Future Depends on the Answer. - At a landmark antitrust trial, a judge is weighing how to define competition for the soci... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/technology/meta-antitrust-trial-competitors.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #mobileapplications #onlineadvertising #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #instagraminc #socialmedia #whatsappinc

NSO Group Ordered to Pay Meta $167 Million in Damages - Meta had sued the firm, NSO Group, for using its spyware to hack 1,400 WhatsApp accounts ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/technology/nso-meta-damages-whatsapp.html #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #compensationfordamages(law) #computersandtheinternet #cyberwarfareanddefense #cyberattacksandhackers #mobileapplications #computersecurity #metaplatformsinc #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc #nsogroup

At Trial, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta Calls TikTok a Major Competitive Threat - The Meta chief executive testified for a third day in a landmark antitrust trial accusing... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/technology/zuckerberg-meta-antitrust-trial.html #antitrustlawsandcompetitionissues #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #instagraminc #socialmedia #whatsappinc #e-commerce

Meta Agrees to Pay Trump $25 Million to Settle His Lawsuit - President Trump had sued Meta and other tech firms in 2021, arguing that he had been wron... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/technology/meta-trump-lawsuit-settlement.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #mobileapplications #threads(mobileapp) #onlineadvertising #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #companyreports #instagraminc #socialmedia #datacenters #facebookinc #whatsappinc #innovation

What’s Behind Meta’s Makeover Ahead of Trump’s Second Term? - Mark Zuckerberg is positioning his company for a second Trump term — and revealing the ho... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/technology/meta-facebook-trump-mark-zuckerberg.html #presidentialelectionof2024 #computersandtheinternet #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #kaplanjoeld #whatsappinc #censorship #muskelon

Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More Apologies - Meta’s chief executive has stepped away from his mea culpa approach to issues on his plat... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-free-speech.html #freedomofspeechandexpression #threads(mobileapp) #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #crowdtangleinc #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc

Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More Apologies - Meta’s chief executive has stepped away from his mea culpa approach to issues on his plat... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/business/mark-zuckerberg-meta-free-speech.html #freedomofspeechandexpression #threads(mobileapp) #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #crowdtangleinc #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund - The move follows a visit that Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, made last month to... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/technology/meta-trump-inaugural-fund-donation.html #computersandtheinternet #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #inaugurations #trumpdonaldj #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc

Meta’s Profit Rises 35 Percent, Even as Spending Spree Continues - The Silicon Valley company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it does not... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/technology/meta-earnings-artificial-intelligence.html #virtualreality(computers) #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #onlineadvertising #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #companyreports #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc

Spurned by Social Media, Publishers Chase Readers on WhatsApp - News outlets are experimenting with a feature in the world’s most popular messaging app t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/business/media/whatsapp-news-outlets.html #telemundocommunicationsgroupinc #wallstreetjournal #instantmessaging #newsandnewsmedia #metaplatformsinc #atlanticmonthly #financialtimes #socialmedia #whatsappinc #voxmediainc

How the Kremlin Might Get Past RT Bans to Spread Its Message - Social media companies may try to ban RT, the Russian state media broadcaster. But the ne... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/world/europe/russia-rt-social-media.html #rumorsandmisinformation #rtfrance(tvnetwork) #newsandnewsmedia #rt(tvnetwork) #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc #youtube.com

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov’s Indictment Thrusts Encryption Into the Spotlight - The criminal charges against Pavel Durov, Telegram’s founder, raised concerns in Silicon ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/technology/telegram-encryption-pavel-durov.html #durovpavelvaleryevich(1984-) #cryptographycodesandciphers #signal(openwhispersystems) #computersandtheinternet #mobileapplications #computersecurity #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #socialmedia #telegramllc #whatsappinc

Meta Says It Will Continue Spending, as Growth Surges - The company has been investing in artificial intelligence technologies, as well as buildi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/technology/meta-earnings-artificial-intelligence.html #virtualreality(computers) #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #wearablecomputing #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #companyreports #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc

Meta’s Profits More Than Double, While Spending on A.I. Rises - The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp continued to grow, even as it said it would... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/technology/meta-profit-stock-ai.html #virtualreality(computers) #computersandtheinternet #advertisingandmarketing #artificialintelligence #mobileapplications #onlineadvertising #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #companyreports #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc

Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store - Apple said it removed WhatsApp and Threads in its China app offerings Friday on Beijing’s... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/technology/apple-whatsapp-china-app-store.html #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #computersandtheinternet #politicsandgovernment #mobileapplications #threads(mobileapp) #tiktok(bytedance) #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #computersecurity #unitedstates #socialmedia #whatsappinc #appleinc

Meta, in Its Biggest A.I. Push, Places Smart Assistants Across Its Apps - Users of Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger will be able to turn to the new tech... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/technology/meta-ai-assistant-push.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #open-sourcesoftware #mobileapplications #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc

AT&T Is Down. How Do I Make a Call? - Step 1: Connect to Wi-Fi. - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/technology/att-outage-cell-service.html #telephonesandtelecommunications #android(operatingsystem) #computersandtheinternet #wirelesscommunications #mobileapplications #cellulartelephones #metaplatformsinc #textmessaging #whatsappinc #at&tinc #iphone

Meta Reports Profits More Than Tripled and Issues Its First Dividend - The company’s quarterly revenue rose 25% as its costs fell after layoffs last year. - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/technology/meta-profit-report.html #computersandtheinternet #layoffsandjobreductions #advertisingandmarketing #artificialintelligence #metaverse(internet) #onlineadvertising #metaplatformsinc #companyreports #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc

Meta Plans to Add Encryption to Messenger, Stoking a Privacy Debate - The move is part of an effort to make the app more like WhatsApp and iMessage. Law enforc... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/technology/meta-messenger-encryption.html #surveillanceofcitizensbygovernment #computersandtheinternet #mobileapplications #instantmessaging #computersecurity #childpornography #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc #privacy

Mark Zuckerberg Taps the Strengths of WhatsApp - The messaging app, which Meta bought nearly a decade ago, was an asset that Mr. Zuckerber... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/technology/mark-zuckerberg-whatsapp.html #computersandtheinternet #advertisingandmarketing #mobileapplications #onlineadvertising #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc

Mark Zuckerberg Taps the Strengths of WhatsApp - The messaging app, which Meta bought nearly a decade ago, was an asset that Mr. Zuckerber... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/technology/mark-zuckerberg-taps-the-strengths-of-whatsapp.html #computersandtheinternet #advertisingandmarketing #mobileapplications #onlineadvertising #instantmessaging #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc