Dan Ives Is Pounding the Table on Meta Platforms Despite a ‘Capex Super Cycle.’ Should You Buy META Stock Here? While investor confidence may be wavering, tech bull Dan Ives remains fiercely bullish on META. Barchart · Nov 21, 2025
Brazilian Hackers Spread New Eternidade Stealer Trojan Via WhatsApp to Target Banking Apps Brazilian hackers use WhatsApp to distribute the new Eternidade Stealer trojan, targeting banks and crypto apps while evading antivirus detection. International Business Times · Nov 21, 2025
Popular streaming platform newly added to Australia’s under-16 social media ban The country’s internet watchdog says its upcoming teen social media ban would apply to Amazon-owned live streaming service Twitch The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025
WhatsApp relaunches its first ever feature ‘About’ tool lets people give quick updates on their lives The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025
WhatsApp Data of 3.5 Billion Users Scraped in Record-Breaking Research Study Researchers from the University of Vienna scraped data from 3.5 billion WhatsApp users, revealing significant privacy risks and prompting Meta to implement new security mitigations. International Business Times UK · Nov 20, 2025
Researchers have scraped the personal data and images of 3.5 billion WhatsApp users in what's claimed to be the 'largest data leak in history' If you're worried, don't have a headshot as your WhatsApp profile. PC Gamer · Nov 20, 2025
Reform UK’s only representative in Welsh parliament suspended over racial slur Laura Anne Jones made the offensive remark about Chinese people in a WhatsApp group in 2023 The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025
WhatsApp security flaw exposes 3.5 billion people’s phone numbers Security experts say vulnerability is a ‘goldmine for scammers, criminals and well-resourced cyber groups’ The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025
AI may replace people in Southeast Asia’s scam complexes–and that could undercut the drive to stop them Governments and other NGOs may withdraw from the fight against scam centers if their citizens are less at risk from human trafficking. Fortune · Nov 20, 2025
Meta's Victory Over the Federal Trade Commission Shows the Market Moves Faster Than Antitrust Enforcement The decision ends the witch hunt begun under the first Trump administration. Reason · Nov 19, 2025
Reform’s Welsh hopes damaged after Senedd member suspended for ‘vile’ racial slur Parliament suspends Laura Anne Jones, Reform’s only Senedd member, for two weeks in further blow after party lost Caerphilly byelection The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025
Meta is spending millions on bug bounties and security tools to boost WhatsApp security New tools, expanded reach and a boosted bug bounty program are coming for WhatsApp. TechRadar · Nov 19, 2025
People Like Having Too Much Content, Says Swiss Study on Information Abundance Plus: FTC loses Facebook case, building a fertility abundance agenda, ICE staffer arrested in underage sex sting, and more... Reason · Nov 19, 2025
Is Meta Stock a Buy or a Sell Before Michael Burry Drops His Bombshell on November 25? Meta Platforms stock has been under pressure of late, among others, due to the allegations that Michael Burry has leveled against hyperscalers. Burry has promised more information on November 25, but Meta's risk-reward looks quite attractive now after the recent crash. Barchart · Nov 19, 2025
International Business Times UK · Nov 19, 2025 Instagram & WhatsApp Saved by TikTok? — Meta Clears Historic Legal Hurdle Meta escapes a historic FTC antitrust challenge as a judge rules it is not a monopoly, keeping Instagram and WhatsApp intact. But here is how TikTok helped.
International Business Times · Nov 19, 2025 WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposes 3.5 Billion Users' Data From 'Basic Publicly Available Information' A major WhatsApp vulnerability let researchers access 3.5 billion phone numbers, profile photos, and texts, alarming users about their privacy.
Euronews · Nov 19, 2025 Meta wins historic FTC antitrust trial focused on WhatsApp, Instagram Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp don't violate US antitrust law, ruled district judge James Boasberg on Tuesday.
International Business Times · Nov 18, 2025 Meta Avoids Divestiture In Landmark Antitrust Case, Raising Questions For Regulators Regulators argued the acquisitions were part of a strategy to suppress competition and maintain dominance in personal social networking.
The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2025 Meta wins major US antitrust case and won’t have to break off WhatsApp or Instagram Challenge to Meta could have forced it to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp, but judge ruled company did not hold social networking monopoly
Android Central · Nov 18, 2025 Meta cleared of monopoly claims as judge highlights competition with TikTok A U.S. federal judge ruled in favor of Meta, stating it does not maintain a monopoly in the social media space.
The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025 Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won't have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking
The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025 Inside the scandals of the school WhatsApp group – and what you really can’t say IN FOCUS: As Rosalind Levine and her partner Maxie Allen win damages after being wrongfully arrested for complaints they’d made on a parents’ WhatsApp group, mum of two Charlotte Cripps looks at the perils of being a member of the class chat and what lines are too dangerous to cross
TechRadar · Nov 17, 2025 Neo robot sounds like the answer to our home chore prayers...but also a potential privacy nightmare We surveyed nearly half a million of our WhatsApp followers about the X1 Neo robot and potential privacy concerns. Here's what we learned and why, perhaps, these worries are overblown.
Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025 Parents get £20,000 for ‘unlawful’ arrest after complaining about school on WhatsApp Maxie Allen and his partner Rosalind Levine say they hope damages serves as a ‘positive effect’ in future cases
T3 · Nov 15, 2025 OnePlus 15 review: The big battery boss is simply brilliant OnePlus' 2025 flagship is no underdog –it not only stands shoulder to shoulder with its key competition, it outperforms them in some areas