Meta will stop end-to-end encryption for private messages on Instagram, after criticism from law enforcement and child protection groups who warned that private chats make it harder to protect ...

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An international police operation spanning seven countries has uncovered highly organized networks of offenders who drug and rape their partners and use online chat groups to aid and encourage their ...

WhatsApp users will no longer have to share phone numbers to exchange messages as part of the latest update to the service. Instead, people will be able to pick unique usernames to chat with others.

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WhatsApp will soon allow users to connect without sharing their phone numbers. Ahead of the feature's official launch later this year, the company announced in a blog post that users can begin ...

The young man was silent as he faced detectives, covered in blood. But when he at last spoke it was to utter a surprising declaration. The 19-year-old law student was accused of carrying out a violent ...