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EU threatens Meta with interim measures over WhatsApp AI lock-In

15. April, 2026 - 16:44

The European Commission is continuing to put pressure on WhatsApp’s parent company Meta. The background is that Meta, according to the Brussels authority, gives only its own AI assistant access to the WhatsApp messaging service, which preliminary findings suggest violates competition law.

Meta denies

Retaliation after security tips? Ex-WhatsApp employee sues Meta

10. September, 2025 - 09:43

A former WhatsApp employee accuses the company of ignoring critical cybersecurity issues and firing him after internal complaints. Meta denies the allegations.

Schwachstelle

WhatsApp fixes spyware vulnerability on Apple devices – update now

31. August, 2025 - 09:48

The messenger service WhatsApp has fixed a critical security vulnerability in its Apple clients that allowed attackers to install spyware without user intervention. According to Meta, the vulnerability with the identifier CVE-2025-55177 was already fixed a few weeks ago.

Roskomnadzor

Russia restricts calls on WhatsApp and Telegram

14. August, 2025 - 06:42

Russia restricts calls with the foreign messenger services WhatsApp and Telegram to allegedly ward off terrorists and fraudsters.

Ads for 1.5 billion users

WhatsApp: Start of advertising in the status area

17. June, 2025 - 05:40

The chat service WhatsApp introduces advertisements in the “News” section.

Spyware Pegasus

NSO: Almost 168 million dollars fine for WhatsApp surveillance

07. May, 2025 - 11:03

Five years ago, it became known that hundreds of WhatsApp users had been spied on. The developer of the surveillance software has now been fined heavily.