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Vanishing private communications have raised questions over how ministers and officials use platform for state business
The country has become a Petri dish for examining how business messaging can work — and bring in revenue
Facebook parent unveils ‘mixed-reality’ Quest 3 headset to rival Apple’s Vision Pro
Parent company Meta seeks to tap its messaging service’s biggest market to boost revenue
Talks are at an early stage, sources say, as Facebook parent looks for new ways to increase revenue
Ministers will not immediately enforce online safety bill powers to scan apps after WhatsApp threatened shutdown
Raising demand requires additional services, and generative artificial intelligence could be the answer
How my idyllic-seeming school trip ended with 46 people falling sick
Spread of informal messaging across departments raises concerns of slapdash decision-making
An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist
UK government’s anti-fraud policy comes under fire
Provisions in the online safety bill to ‘scan’ messages for child abuse images are ill thought through
It’s in you
Leaked messages written by the UK’s hapless former health secretary suggest it might be
Contents of archive seized on by anti-lockdown campaigners ahead of public inquiry entering a more public phase
Use of WhatsApp and other messaging channels has become widespread during the pandemic
Moves to undermine messaging encryption could embolden hostile nation states, Will Cathcart says
Technology marches on but business’s outdated approach to document retention does not
Tapping the mic in WhatsApp or iMessage is a way to maintain real connection in a text-first world
Plan to allow users to send payments to companies via messaging app runs into clashes with partners
Moxie Marlinspike will be replaced on an interim basis by WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton
The Facebook blackout was a reminder of our reliance on social media. That’s not entirely a bad thing
Wave of criticism hits tech group following its worst disruption in two years
Ireland levies one of largest penalties for GDPR abuses after pressure from other EU countries
Islamist group seeks to strike moderate tone in first press conference but Afghans fear reprisals
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