The thing about social media when it was created was that it was public. Ideas shared were debated for all to see. Today, much of that is happening behind closed doors—in group chats. Ben Smith ...

If you see Opened, it means the View Once media has been accessed. Protect Your Chats These are the three main methods that can be used to stop others from sharing your personal chats.

Pete Hegseth’s Group Chats Aren’t Only Ones Setting Trump Policy A damning new report shows just how much Trumpworld is shaped by group chats. Andrew Thomas/AFP/Getty Images ...

WhatsApp is adding a new privacy feature that will allow you to block others from exporting chats, automatically downloading media, and using your messages for AI features, among other limitations.

Once the feature goes live, Google Messages will give you two ways to snooze notifications for specific chats. As shown in the following screenshots, a new snooze button will be added to the ...

A new report from the security firm UpGuard reveals that some NSFW chatbot sites are oozing explicit user chat contents into the open web — and what those chats contain can be disturbing ...

WhatsApp updates: Major new features for chats, calls, and channels, including iPhone enhancements. Stay connected and informed with the latest tools.

WhatsApp Gets Updates to Group Chats, Events, Calls, Channels, More Thursday April 10, 2025 4:52 am PDT by Tim Hardwick ...

Reluctantly, Hailey concedes. Group chats suffer from some of the same issues of regular social networks, says Tim Lampe, an art director for a marketing tech company in Atlanta.

Once available, advanced privacy for WhatsApp chats will be optional and managed on a per-chat basis. When a user enables the new feature, the other people in the conversation will get a notification.

National security adviser Mike Waltz’s team regularly set up chats on Signal to coordinate official work on issues including Ukraine, China, Gaza, Middle East policy, Africa and Europe ...