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WhatsApp Launches Dark Mode

If there was one thing WhatsApp users were disappointed with, it was the fact that the app never featured a Dark Mode. Such a setting would have allowed users to switch the app’s theme to a dark background with light text, something that would be eye-soothing when using WhatsApp at night when the lights were switched ...

Armin Auctor

WhatsApp app on a smartphone.

WhatsApp Founder Gives Dire Warning to Facebook Users

The co-founder of WhatsApp, Brian Acton, has asked people to delete their Facebook accounts since the company follows a policy of trading user information for revenue through ads. Acton’s statements come on the back of a federal investigation against the company’s data deals. Avoiding Facebook In 2014, Acton sold WhatsApp to Facebook for US$19 billion. ...

Nspirement Staff

WhatsApp on a mobile phone.

U.S. University Asks Students to Avoid Using WhatsApp and WeChat in China

The University of California, Davis, has issued an email to some of its students, warning them not to use social media apps like WhatsApp and WeChat while traveling to China. The students have also been asked not to make any “unfavorable political statements” during their stay. Warning to students not to use WhatsApp and WeChat ...

Nspirement Staff

No WhatsApp at UC Davis.

Whatsapp Undergoing Censorship in China

Whatsapp is now undergoing the same censorship in China as Gmail. A few years ago, a woman who lives in Switzerland traveled to China to see her mother. She sent an email to a friend of hers in China asking that friend to contact her after she arrived so they could see each other. The ...

David Jirard

The last major instant messaging app available for use in China had some of its features blocked on July 19. (pixabay.com)