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Iran Steps Up Activist, Journalist Arrests in Protest Crackdown

Iran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists in a crackdown against civil society as anti-regime protests rage nationwide, activists say. Twenty journalists have been imprisoned since the protests erupted earlier this month over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been arrested by the country's notorious morality…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Documents reveal Tory minister’s push to smooth Saudi Newcastle takeover

The UK government’s extensive efforts to facilitate the Saudi Arabian takeover of Newcastle have been further exposed by documents obtained by the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

Adobe can’t Photoshop out the fact its $20bn Figma deal is a naked land grab

The software giant paying vastly over the odds for a small but strategically threatening company should alarm US regulators

The Guardian - UK

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Andhra journalist held over ‘WhatsApp post’ gets bail

A Guntur court last night granted bail to seasoned journalist Kollu Ankababu. According to the News Minute, he was arrested on September 22 for sharing a WhatsApp post “believed to have shown the YSR Congress party”, which governs Andhra Pradesh, “in a bad light”.

Newslaundry

Iran in New Internet Crackdown to Thwart Protesters

Iran has imposed tough and targeted restrictions on internet use to try to prevent protests and stop images of crackdowns on their demonstrations reaching the outside world, observers say. Activists have expressed alarm that the restrictions could allow the authorities to carry out repression "under the cover of darkness". The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

It takes a virtual village: the rise of digital support groups among India’s new mothers

Why WhatsAapp and Facebook communities are the go-to resource for first-time mothers, especially in a post-lockdown world

The Hindu

Woman mocked as 'Jabba the Hutt' in WhatsApp group which included Labour councillors and MP caseworkers, leaked messages show

A union official mocked the woman and Labour has now launched an investigation

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You be the judge: should my friend stop disappearing without telling us?

Fred’s known for bailing out of nights out and not saying goodbye. Now he’s turned off his WhatsApp receipts. Is he too flaky? You decide

The Guardian - UK

I greedily claimed free WhatsApp food but now I am burdened with the cheese touch

What started as an incredible stroke of luck quickly soured into a physical and sensory encumbrance

The Guardian - AU

WhatsApp Says Working to Keep Iranians Connected

Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp said on Thursday that it was working to keep users in Iran connected after the country restricted access to the app and social media platform Instagram. WhatsApp "will do anything" within its technical capacity to keep the service accessible and that it was not blocking Iranian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WhatsApp says it is working to keep Iranians connected

Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp said on Thursday that it was working to keep users in Iran connected after the country restricted access to the app and social media platform Instagram.

Reuters

Parents warned as 'Hi mum' WhatsApp scam now spreading to text messages

Action Fraud warned that between February and June 2022 it had received 1,235 reports of criminals posing on WhatsApp as loved ones.

Daily Record

New controls, new powers, some ambiguity: All you need to know about India's proposed Telecom Bill

What if WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Zoom and their ilk had to get a licence from the telecommunications department to operate in India? If the new Telecommunication Bill, put out for consultation by the department yesterday, is passed in its current form, they might just have to.

Newslaundry

Most Indians trust news on Whatsapp, Reuters Institute study finds

News on digital platforms is trusted less than news in general, a new study released on Thursday by Oxford University’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism suggests. In India, the study says, the majority of the people trust news they receive on Whatsapp and use the messaging app to…

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The Guardian - UK

Iran blocks capital’s internet access as Amini protests grow

Social media platforms have also been cut off in areas of Tehran and Kurdistan as videos of dissent go viral

The New Daily

Seven die, social media cut as Iran’s hijab protest goes global

Seven people have been killed as protests erupt across Iran after the death of a woman detained for failing to wear her hijab properly.

Asharq Al-Awsat

At Least 9 Killed as Iran Protests Spread Over Mahsa Amini’s Death

Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend, according to a tally Thursday by The Associated Press. Widespread outages of Instagram and WhatsApp, which protesters use to…

Evening Standard

Google, Amazon and Microsoft under pressure as Ofcom probes cloud computing market

Communications software Whatsapp, Zoom and Facetime will also be investigated

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Al Jazeera

Iran restricts WhatsApp, Instagram as Mahsa Amini protests grow

NetBlocks says the outage is the ‘most severe’ since the internet was blocked during 2019’s fuel protests.

ABC News

Internet restricted in Iran as officials work to crack down on spreading protests

Internet access is being restricted in Iran as violent protests sparked by the death of a woman in police custody spread across the country.

Wales Online

Investigation finds cannabis sweets 'marketed at children' being sold on social media

Children as young as eight have been taken to hospital after mistakenly eating the sweets that are packaged to make them attractive to youngsters

Chronicle Live

Serving cop and ex constable sent grossly offensive messages in WhatsApp group with Sarah Everard’s killer

Metropolitan police officer Jonathon Cobban, 35, and former constable Joel Borders, 45, were found guilty

Tom’s Guide

Telegram: What it is and how to use it

Here's how to install and use Telegram to get encrypted, self-destructing, non-intrusive messaging.

Chronicle Live

'Controlling' boyfriend stamped on girlfriend's head and wouldn't let her see terminally ill father

Jonathan Armstrong punched his then-partner repeatedly in the face and even attempted to bite her in one incident

The Independent UK

Serving and ex-Met officers guilty of sending grossly offensive messages

Jonathon Cobban and Joel Borders were members of a WhatsApp group along with Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens.

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