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Meta to stop providing new updates to Quest 1
Several users on Reddit and Twitter have posted screenshots of an email which mentioned that the company will stop providing new features to the Quest 1 and some features will be removed, reports The Verge. However, the headset will be getting "critical bug fixes and security patches until 2024".
WhatsApp's new feature to allow transfer data on Android
According to WABetaInfo, the company will bring the new feature to a future update of the app as it is in the developing stage. With this feature, users will be able to transfer chat history to a new device by scanning the QR code.
Now connect to WhatsApp via proxy servers if denied the right
Choosing a proxy will enable them to connect to WhatsApp through servers set up by volunteers and organisations around the world dedicated to helping people communicate freely. "We are making it easier for anyone to connect to WhatsApp using a proxy. So when a connection to WhatsApp is blocked, people have the power to restore access," said Will Cathcart, Head of WhatsApp.
TikTok allows creators to restrict videos to adult viewers
The platform's policies will still fully apply to creators who use this new feature, and the company will remove content which contains nudity and other violations of its Community Guidelines, TikTok said in a blogpost. The platform aims to provide its community a safe, positive and joyful experience. Moreover, TikTok partnered with "StopNCII.org, joining forces with Meta and Bumble, to bolster efforts to stop the spread of non-consensual intimate imagery." "We've always had strict policies prohibiting nudity, sexual activity, and sexually explicit content, including content that directs to adult websites or apps," the platform said.
Google developing free anti-terrorism moderation tool for smaller websites
According to the Financial Times, the software is being developed in collaboration with Google's research and development unit Jigsaw and the UN-supported Tech Against Terrorism, an initiative that assists tech companies in combating online terrorism. "There are a lot of websites that just don't have any people to do the enforcement. It is a really labour-intensive thing to even build the algorithms [and] then you need all those human reviewers," Yasmin Green, chief executive of Jigsaw, was quoted as saying. "(Smaller websites) do not want Isis content there, but there is a tonne of it all over (them)," she added.
WhatsApp working on feature to let users select chats on Desktop beta
When the feature will be released, there will be a new 'Select Chats' option within the chat menu, reports WABetaInfo. This feature is currently under development and it will be released in a future update of WhatsApp Desktop beta, the report said.
WhatsApp to end support for bunch of old Samsung phones
The devices include the Galaxy Ace 2, Galaxy Core, Galaxy S2, Galaxy S3 Mini, Galaxy Trend II, Galaxy Trend Lite and Galaxy Xcover 2. All of these devices were upgraded to Android 4.x, which was their last major Android OS update. WhatsApp will stop working on these phones after December 31, 2022, according to the report.
Meta to settle Facebook Cambridge Analytica lawsuit for $725 mn
In the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook gained access to the private data of 67 million Facebook users, including Indians, which was used to profile voters.
WhatsApp bans over 37 lakh malicious accounts in India in Nov
Between November 1 and November 31, 3,716,000 WhatsApp accounts were banned and 990,000 of these accounts were proactively banned before any reports from users, said the company. The messaging platform, which has more than 400 million users in the country, received 946 complaint reports in November in the country, and the records 'actioned' were 74.
WhatsApp rolls out feature to turn off call alerts on Windows beta
The ability to disable notifications for WhatsApp calls has been rolled out to beta testers after installing the WhatsApp beta for Windows 2.2250.4.0 update available on the Microsoft Store, reports WABetaInfo. Users need to open WhatsApp Settings > Notifications to find out if this feature is available to them. If they see a toggle for this feature, they can choose to disable notifications for incoming WhatsApp calls.
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