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WhatsApp
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Disappearing Messages And Other Features Coming To WhatsApp
09 Oct 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
WhatsApp, or ‘WhatsUp’ as your parents insist on calling it, is changing the way we communicate. Here are four new features that could be headed our way.
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Look Out For These Important Changes Coming To WhatsApp
13 Aug 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
WhatsApp has decided to make extensive changes to the messaging app, including a ‘voice commands’ option.
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DATING: Why WhatsApp Voice Notes Are ‘A New, Logical Relationship Step’
05 Aug 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
First, there was the telephone, then email, then instant messaging. Now we have that weird middle-ground – the WhatsApp voice note.
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Durbanites – Read This Before Sending That Nude Selfie Via WhatsApp
22 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Criminals are using Facebook and WhatsApp to get nude pictures, which they then use to blackmail people.
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You Can Get Banned From WhatsApp – Here’s How
18 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
WhatsApp is cracking down on people who misuse and abuse the messaging app. Here’s what will get you banned.
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A Word Of Warning For Those Who Share Nonsense Via WhatsApp
20 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
WhatsApp might feel like a private place for all your deepest, darkest thoughts, but it’s not as safe as you think it is.
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Bribery, Corruption And Fake News On WhatsApp – Three Cops Arrested In Ekurhuleni
14 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Ekurhuleni police arrested three cops for allegedly trying to extort R5 million from a member of the mayoral committee.
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WhatsApp Is Making These Four “Massive Changes” Soon
13 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Over the last few months, owners Facebook have been working on some massive changes to the popular messaging app.
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Anyone With Your Number Can See Your WhatsApp Profile Pic – Here’s How To Change That
24 May 2019 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Are you really okay with anybody who gets your number being able to view your WhatsApp profile picture? Changing the setting takes 30 seconds, tops.
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WhatsApp Security Breach – Signs That You Might Have Been Hacked
15 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A vulnerability in WhatsApp made it possible for hackers to spread surveillance software to mobile devices. Here’s what to look out for.
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Change These Five WhatsApp Settings To Protect Yourself
05 Apr 2019 by Carrie / 1 Comment
WhatsApp has listed five settings you can change, in order to keep you safe from scammers and crooks on the platform.
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Send This To Your ‘Friend’ Spreading Fake News And Casual Racism Over WhatsApp
28 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
There’s now a way to fact check those dodgy viral messages on WhatsApp, which seem to spread like wildfire before anyone bothers to search for the truth.
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Gender Non-Specific Couples, Periods, Small Penises And More Official Emojis Coming Your Way
07 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
200 new emojis are coming our way in 2019, including some new ways to talk about periods and gender without using actual words.
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Thursday Morning Spice
07 Feb 2019 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
‘Black people use K word’. Grande out of Grammys. R Kelly tour. Rich kids being poor. WhatsApp deleting 2m a month. Sans Souci mum lays charges.
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Things Haven’t Gone Well For Margaret Van Wyk Since She Shared THAT Photo On WhatsApp
14 Jan 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In 2016, Margaret van Wyk made the kind of error that everyone makes at least once, by sending a WhatsApp message to the wrong group.
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New SA Cybercrimes Bill: Three Types Of WhatsApp Messages That Could Land You In Jail
13 Nov 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Parliament’s Justice Committee adopted the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill last week, which means that you could end up in jail if you contravene a few laws.
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This Is How Ads Will Start Appearing On WhatsApp
02 Nov 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Facebook is currently on a serious money-making mission, and they’ve now greenlit advertising in certain ways within WhatsApp.
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On Death’s Door – WhatsApp Video Shows Lion Air Passengers Boarding Plane
01 Nov 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
A passenger on Lion Air Flight 610, which crashed shortly after taking off, shared a WhatsApp video of him and other passengers boarding.
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There Is No Love Lost Between The WhatsApp Co-Founder And Mark Zuckerberg
27 Sep 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton has come clean about his reservations about Facebook’s intentions for the messaging app, and his various run-ins with the company.
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Things Have Gone From Bad To Worse For The Local Poet Who Outed That WhatsApp Porn Group
24 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
After poet Martie Wessels posted pictures of the members of a WhatsApp porn group on Facebook, she started receiving death threats. Since then, things have worsened.
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Local Poet Receives Death Threats After She Outs WhatsApp Porn Group Members
22 Aug 2018 by Carrie / 1 Comment
If you think our headline is odd, consider the News24 headline: “Christian poet harassed by porn WhatsApp groups run by a ‘mentally challenged’ rabbit farmer”.
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WhatsApp ‘Dick Pic’ Scam Costs Jozi Man R170 000, And Is Proving To Be Big Business
14 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
WhatsApp sexploitation scams are on the rise in South Africa, with more than 1 000 cases being dealt with by law enforcement on a daily basis.
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Looks Like ‘Momo’ Is The New ‘Blue Whale’ Parent Worry
08 Aug 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Momo is the latest online buzzword to scare parents and intrigue horror fans, but how much of the story should we believe?
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People Are Dying Because Of WhatsApp And Zuckerberg Is Not Handling
25 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 7 Comments
Mark Zuckerberg has seen his fair share of headaches this year, and the latest one sees people dying due to the spread of fake WhatsApp messages.
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Admit It – Your Friends Are Spreading Fake News On WhatsApp
18 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 1 Comment
We often tend to believe news shared with us by friends, but a recent study shows that we might need to be more vigilant on that front, too.
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Inside The Very Messy WhatsApp / Facebook R17 Billion Break-Up
06 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
WhatsApp’s co-founders have given up billions of rands after splitting from Facebook over petty issues such as chairs, desk sizes and bathroom designs.
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The ‘Bok Boks’ Voice Note Everyone (Including AB De Villiers) Is Talking About [Videos]
18 May 2018 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Sending a WhatsApp voice note to the wrong group can quickly spiral out of control, and this chap’s blunder has made it all the way to AB in India.
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WhatsApp Calls Or Normal Calls – Let’s Have That Chat
08 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 1 Comment
More and more folks are turning to WhatsApp calls these days, but how much money are you really saving?
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WhatsApp Co-Founder Urges Everyone To #DeleteFacebook
22 Mar 2018 by Sloane Hunter / 2 Comments
As the whole world wonders whether or not it should delete one of the most popular social media platforms, the co-founder of WhatsApp is nudging people to do it.
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Everything We Know About The Whatsapp Business App Launching In SA
25 Jan 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Moving upwards and onwards, WhatsApp will soon be introducing a nifty little business version to South Africa. Here’s what we know.
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