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The Chinese government blocked WhatsApp as part of an internet crackdown, leaving users of the app unable to send photos, videos or texts.

Referring to the negative reactions about the emoji on social media, Rayouf Alhumedhi, who proposed the emoji, said: "It's only an emoji. It's not a game changer. But it will make people happy."

An Android malware known as GhostCtrl can record audio and video from an infected phone and steal information from connected Windows machines.

The law has been proposed to compel the global tech companies, mostly based in the U.S., to provide the security agencies access to encrypted messages.

The update has been slow in rolling, so if you haven't received it on your device yet, you might get it soon.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation ranked tech companies on how they handle government data requests. Here are the ones that received the lowest score and the best.

German regulators are considering investigating Facebook over its practice of data collection, which it provides users with little recourse for opting out of.

The company has rolled out two new features which had been announced at the Google I/O in May — suggested sharing and shared libraries.

Encrypted messaging app Telegram faces a ban in Russia after refusing to comply with the country's data protection laws.

WhatsApp is probably including a message "recall" or "unsend" feature in an update soon.

EU wants oversight of Silicon Valley.

WhatsApp has announced the dates when it is set to terminate support for certain mobile platforms.

Britain's prime minister called for restrictions on internet companies to help prevent terrorism in the wake of an attack on a mosque in Finbury Park, London.

Users can now send animated reactions to comments on the social networking website.

Plynk just became Europe's first fintech messaging app. Here’s why social media apps are the future of financial services.

The prime minister of Australia and leader of the opposition Labor Party have called on tech companies to aid in the fight against terrorism by removing extremist content and breaking encryption for law enforcement.

Sixty people were arrested in Bolivia last week reportedly for promoting cryptocurrency. Bolivian authorities say bitcoin advocates are taking advantage of people.

Telegram rolled out multiple features for users, including video messaging, chat bot payments and Telescope for those who like blogging.

A new feature has been spotted on the Facebook iOS app that aggregates notifications from Facebook, Messenger and Instagram.

The European Commission has fined the social networking giant 110 million Euros ($122.5 million) for misleading information it filed regarding its takeover of messaging app WhatsApp.

The U.S. Senate sergeant at arms has approved the use of encrypted messaging app Signal for Senate staffers, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., revealed in a letter.

Facebook's Instagram is now one of the world's top social networks.

There is a new WhatsApp scam users should be concerned about: a campaign promising a free one-year subscription to Netflix. However, the WhatsApp scam actually steals your personal information.

WhatsApp messages, and the encryption that protects their privacy, could soon have back doors in the U.K. thanks to a new law.

The mobile chat program WhatsApp is currently down and not connecting, according to user reports.

Investors seem to be betting that Facebook's business can keep up its strong growth trajectory.

Here's a closer look at Twitter's user base.

The feature is available to iPhone users who have updated their phones to iOS 10.3.

People are not going to give up their mobile devices, so mobile messaging apps need to catch up with MiFID II.