WhatsApp Set to Face Stricter Content Moderation Rules in the EU

WhatsApp will face stricter rules under the European Union’s content moderation rulebook.

The European Commission, plans to designate WhatsApp’s open channels as a “Very Large Online Platform” under the Digital Services Act, meaning it must meet high standards for content moderation and transparency.

#meta #facebook #whatsapp #messaging #europe #EU #DSA #technology #tech

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-11/whatsapp-set-to-face-stricter-content-moderation-rules-in-the-eu

Great WhatsApp advice: Leave WhatsApp groups quietly 🤫

#WhatsApp can see everything about your group: profile photo, group description, who’s in your group, even who used to be in it (!), and much more…

Keep your #privacy top of mind. Switch to #Signal.

Download 👉 https://signal.org/install 💙

WhatsApp: Funktion in Beta vereinfacht Schutz vor Cyberangriffen

In der aktuellen Beta-Version des beliebten Messengers Whatsapp können erste Nutzer erweiterte Sicherheitseinstellungen mit einem Klick aktivieren.

https://www.heise.de/news/WhatsApp-Funktion-in-Beta-vereinfacht-Schutz-vor-Cyberangriffen-11106944.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Android #Datenschutz #iOS #IT #Mobiles #Security #WhatsApp #news

Nach Drohung gegen WhatsApp: Roblox, FaceTime und Snapchat in Russland blockiert

Wenige Tage nach der jüngsten Drohung gegen WhatsApp hat Russland eine regelrechte Blockadewelle gestartet. Getroffen hat es Roblox, FaceTime und Snapchat.

https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Drohung-gegen-WhatsApp-Roblox-FaceTime-und-Snapchat-in-Russland-blockiert-11103331.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Internet #Internetsperren #Mobiles #Netzpolitik #Snapchat #WhatsApp #Wirtschaft #news

At what point of a new dating experience do you ask your romantic interest to switch your main chatting app from WhatsApp to Signal?

#whatsapp #signal #meta #privacy #dating

DMA crackdown for the win! 🙌 #WhatsApp is becoming interoperable in the EU

What does this mean?

✅ WhatsApp users in the EU can message people on other apps
✅ More #freedom for you
✅ Better chances to compete for smaller apps

➡️ Find out more here: https://tuta.com/blog/whatsapp-interopable-in-europe

Great WhatsApp advice: Leave WhatsApp groups quietly 🤫

#WhatsApp can see everything about your group: profile photo, group description, who’s in your group, even who used to be in it (!), and much more…

Keep your #privacy top of mind. Switch to #Signal.

Download 👉 https://signal.org/install 💙

Nach Drohung gegen WhatsApp: Roblox, FaceTime und Snapchat in Russland blockiert

Wenige Tage nach der jüngsten Drohung gegen WhatsApp hat Russland eine regelrechte Blockadewelle gestartet. Getroffen hat es Roblox, FaceTime und Snapchat.

https://www.heise.de/news/Nach-Drohung-gegen-WhatsApp-Roblox-FaceTime-und-Snapchat-in-Russland-blockiert-11103331.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Internet #Internetsperren #Mobiles #Netzpolitik #Snapchat #WhatsApp #Wirtschaft #news

At what point of a new dating experience do you ask your romantic interest to switch your main chatting app from WhatsApp to Signal?

#whatsapp #signal #meta #privacy #dating

KI-Regeln auf WhatsApp: EU-Kommission leitet Untersuchung gegen Meta ein

Die Europäische Kommission hat eine Untersuchung gegen den WhatsApp-Mutterkonzern Meta wegen möglicher Verstöße gegen EU-Wettbewerbsrecht eingeleitet.

https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Regeln-auf-WhatsApp-EU-Kommission-leitet-Untersuchung-gegen-Meta-ein-11102872.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#EU #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Netzpolitik #WhatsApp #Wirtschaft #news

Vorratsdaten: Kommission soll bis Mitte 2026 Vorschlag vorlegen

Die Vorratsdatenspeicherung kommt wieder, zumindest als Diskussionspunkt. Was die EU-Staaten sich wünschen, verrät ein vorweihnachtlicher Wunschzettel.

https://www.heise.de/news/Vorratsdaten-Kommission-soll-bis-Mitte-2026-Vorschlag-vorlegen-11101379.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Datenschutz #EU #IPAdressen #IT #Netzpolitik #Signal #Threema #Vorratsdatenspeicherung #WhatsApp #news

Here it is. Wasabi's first (early) release

A native Emacs interface for WhatsApp messaging

https://xenodium.com/whatsapp-from-you-know-where

#whatsapp #oss #foss #macos #linux #neovim #nvim #vim

⚠️ Researchers discover security vulnerability in WhatsApp

｢ researchers demonstrated that it was possible to query more than 100 million phone numbers per hour through WhatsApp's infrastructure, confirming more than 3.5 billion active accounts across 245 countries. "Normally, a system shouldn't respond to such a high number of requests in such a short time — particularly when originating from a single source," ｣

https://www.univie.ac.at/en/news/detail/forscherinnen-entdecken-grosse-sicherheitsluecke-in-whatsapp

#whatsapp #cybersecurity

Chat Control is back, but slightly changed:

❌ No backdoor of encryption
❌ No forced scanning
🚨 But: Age verification (no anonymity)

The update just quietly passed in the EU Council & now needs to be discussed with the EU Parliament.

👁️Big Techs like #Gmail and #WhatsApp will continue to scan your data.

Will you keep fighting against #ChatControl?