Social media scams caused over two billion dollars in losses to consumers last year

FTC data shows consumers lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, with Facebook driving the highest reported losses and investment, shopping, and romance scams leading the damage.

WhatsApp for Windows feels worse than ever, and I’m tired of pretending otherwise

From lag and random logouts to a divisive redesign, WhatsApp’s Windows app is leaving too many desktop users frustrated.

Meta is revamping its cross-app management system

Meta’s Accounts Center will transition to the Meta Account, which is supposed to make it easier to manage your experience on various Meta apps and devices.

WhatsApp adds prepaid phone recharges in India as its payments usage still lags

WhatsApp is rolling out prepaid phone recharges to its 500 million users in India via PayU.

WhatsApp is testing a premium subscription, put it is mainly cosmetic

WhatsApp is testing a subscription after Meta debuted a similar subscription for Instagram earlier this year

WhatsApp calls are about to get a lot better with noise cancellation

WhatsApp has started testing a built-in noise cancellation option for voice and video calls, aiming to make conversations clearer in noisy places.

WhatsApp is logging users out of fake version created by spyware maker

WhatsApp has alerted users who installed a fake version of its app containing spyware, linked to a targeted surveillance campaign.

WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker

The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually Italian-made spyware.