WhatsApp rival Telegram is reportedly testing a new way for users to access its Premium subscription for free. The instant messaging platform allows users to access its paid tier if they allow the company to use their phones to send out login verification codes via SMS. The feature was first spotted by a Telegram channel … Read more
WhatsApp is reportedly getting a new feature, but it is not what it wanted to build. In fact, WhatsApp was quite against it. Interoperability, or cross-platform interaction has been one of the major talking points for the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA) which is pushing to quash ecosystem lock-in and anti-competitive behavior. Earlier … Read more
The Iraqi government on Sunday ended a week-long suspension of the Telegram messaging app over “national security” concerns after the move drew criticism from pro-Iran factions. On Sunday morning the app was again accessible without the need for a virtual private network (VPN), AFP journalists in Baghdad said. Iraq’s ministry of communications had on Saturday … Read more