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WhatsApp

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959 articles decelerating

WhatsApp has appeared in 959 articles since 2015-01. Coverage peaked in 2025Q2 with 30 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Facebook, Instagram, Meta, India.

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Coverage Timeline

2026-04-15
Bloomberg 13 related

The European Commission issues a supplementary statement of objections threatening Meta with an interim ban on WhatsApp policies that allegedly block AI rivals

2026-03-25
Courthouse News Service

A US judge dismisses a lawsuit against Meta by Attaullah Baig, a former head of cybersecurity at WhatsApp and who alleged Meta ignored critical security flaws

A judge ruled WhatsApp's former head of cybersecurity did not bring sufficient facts to the case when claiming violations by Meta and retaliation after the disclosure.

2026-01-30
Bloomberg 2 related

Sources: special agents with the US Commerce Department investigated claims by ex-Meta contractors that Meta staff had “unfettered” access to WhatsApp messages

US law enforcement has been investigating allegations by former Meta Platforms Inc. contractors that Meta personnel …

2026-01-21
Reuters 23 related

The US FTC files a notice to appeal a November 2025 ruling that found Meta did not hold an illegal monopoly by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking to revive its case accusing Facebook parent company Meta Platforms (META.O) of bolstering …

2026-01-20
Reuters 12 related

The US FTC says it will appeal to revive its case accusing Meta of bolstering an illegal monopoly by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp; Meta won the case in 2025

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will file an appeal seeking to revive its case accusing Facebook parent company Meta Platforms …

2025-10-18
Courthouse News Service 7 related

A US judge bars NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp users and cuts the ~$168M damages verdict awarded to Meta by a jury in May to $4M, ruling it was excessive

Meta previously won $168 million in damages over claims spyware compromised WhatsApp users, but a judge reduced the damages down to $4 million.

2025-06-11
BBC 8 related

Will Cathcart says WhatsApp plans to support Apple's legal case against the UK Home Office over an encryption backdoor, which “could set a dangerous precedent”

WhatsApp is planning to support Apple in its legal action against the UK Home Office over user data privacy, BBC News has learnt.

2025-05-22
New York Times 3 related

FTC v. Meta: Meta rested its case on May 21 after four days of arguments, including that it faces hefty competition and helped build Instagram and WhatsApp

And So Are We ”: Meta is even trickier.  We think of it as a social media company—but it's far more than that.  In last week's FTC antitrust trial, The Verge reported that Meta is in the midst of an i...

2025-05-14
TechCrunch 4 related

WhatsApp v. NSO Group: NSO kept targeting WhatsApp users even after Meta sued, NSO spent $59M on R&D in 2024, and its customers pay $3M to $30M to use Pegasus

As part of the lawsuit and trial, a lot of details have come out about NSO and the cyberattack underpinning the lawsuit. X: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / @lorenzofb : “We are struggling to keep our ...

2025-04-15
New York Times 36 related

FTC v. Meta: in opening arguments, FTC lawyers accuse Meta of a “buy-or-bury strategy” to cement a social networking monopoly by buying Instagram and WhatsApp

How is this even a question! [image] Kyung Sook / @kyungsookl : I didn't understand why facebook suddenly reversed course, allowed DJT to return to facebook and Zuckerberg attended the inauguration.  ...

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WhatsApp has appeared in 752 Techmeme articles since January 2015, making it one of the most-covered entities in the archive. The biggest stories include WhatsApp says it has enabled end-to-end encryption for all forms of communication on its... and FTC, in coalition with 46 state AGs, plus Guam and DC, sues Facebook, alleging Instagram.... Frequently covered alongside Facebook, Meta, Instagram, TechCrunch, and Android. Coverage has increasingly focused on regulation, safety themes.

Key Moments

2024Q2developer -8pts; research +8pts; funding -8pts
2024Q3enterprise -8pts; developer -8pts; research -8pts
2024Q4safety +12pts; developer +18pts; regulation +15pts

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