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WhatsApp Finally Ditches Phone Numbers With Game-Changing Username Privacy Feature

Faraz Ali Ansari2026-06-30

Users will no longer need to give out their contact information in order to communicate with other users on WhatsApp. Meta announced that WhatsApp has started letting users communicate through reserved usernames instead of sharing their phone numbers. The old system forced an awkward trade-off. Anyone holding your number could message you directly on WhatsApp ... Read more

WhatsApp New Security Feature displays a pre-chat warning for unknown numbers to help users identify suspicious contacts before replying.

WhatsApp New Security Feature Exposes Scammers Before You Even Reply

Focus Pakistan2026-06-25

WhatsApp is deploying a pre-chat intelligence screen that profiles unknown senders before users open their messages a fundamental rethink of how the world’s most-used messaging platform approaches the fraud problem that has plagued it for years. WhatsApp New Security Feature WABetaInfo confirmed the feature targets both Android and iOS users. This feature becomes active when ... Read more

Meta AI copyright lawsuit against Meta over alleged use of copyrighted books and academic content to train Llama AI models.

World’s 5 Big Publishers Take Meta to Court — And They’re Not Holding Back

Focus Pakistan2026-05-07

NEW YORK: Five of the world’s largest publishers walked into Manhattan federal court Tuesday and fired a direct shot at Silicon Valley: Meta Platforms stole millions of books, textbooks, and scientific articles to train its AI and now it must answer for it. Meta AI Copyright Lawsuit Sparks Industry-Wide Concern Elsevier, Cengage, Hachette, Macmillan, and ... Read more