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Oh good, Facebook pays people to listen to your audio messages
Facebook has become the fifth Big Tech company this year to reveal that humans are listening to online audio conversations and messages. Read more…
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Operators need a messaging marketplace to take on OTTs
RCS can help MNOs fight back against OTTs by enabling them to create not only a competitive messaging service, but a marketplace that drives real value. Operator messaging revenue is one of the biggest victims Read more…
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Line taps Mellanox/Cumulus switches for messaging network
Mellanox Technologies and Cumulus Networks announced that Line Corporation has selected Mellanox open Ethernet switches running Cumulus’ Linux open network operating system to power the network behind its messaging applications. Line is deploying Mellanox 100GbE Read more…
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Bullet targets WeChat’s messaging kingdom in China
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Bullet Messenger, a Chinese messaging app, has racked up millions of downloads since its debut just a few weeks ago, using a stripped-down design to chip off a chunk of a Read more…
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Line issues ‘Link’ tokens and blockchain network
Line Corporation announced that it has launched its first digital token, Link, backed by its own blockchain network, Link Chain, for use within Line’s dApps ecosystem. Unlike other cryptocurrencies or digital tokens, Link will not make an Read more…
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WhatsApp promises India tools to fight fake messages
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India said Facebook-owned WhatsApp had pledged on Tuesday to develop tools that would combat fake messages, to help the country crack down on people whipping up public anger through mass message Read more…
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India asks telcos to block social media apps on demand
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has asked its telecom operators to find ways of blocking applications such as Facebook and messaging app WhatsApp in the case of misuse, according to a document seen by Reuters. Read more…
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ACCC may drop regulation of wholesale mobile voice/SMS
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it has commenced a public inquiry to decide whether to extend, vary or revoke the domestic mobile terminating access service (MTAS) declaration, or whether to make a Read more…
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WhatsApp launches ad campaign in India to combat fake info
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging platform on Tuesday published advertisements in key Indian newspapers to tackle the spread of misinformation, its first such effort to combat a flurry of fake messages that prompted mob Read more…
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WhatsApp tells India: stopping fake info is everyone’s job, not just ours
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Facebook’s WhatsApp messenger service has responded to a call from India’s technology ministry to curb the spread of false information on its platform, saying such a task required a partnership between the Read more…