Senators Demand Answers From Mark Zuckerberg on WhatsApp Security

Three Republican senators sent a letter to Meta’s chief executive on Wednesday asking him to respond to whistle-blower allegations over security flaws.

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Protests Against Nepal’s Social Media Ban Show Resistance to a Global Censorship Trend

Nepal’s recent social media ban, part of a global censorship trend, helped set off widespread unrest, forcing the government to reverse course.

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Nepal’s Prime Minister Resigns as Protesters Set Fire to Leaders’ Houses

A day after violent clashes left at least 19 people dead, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and other ministers quit, with no clear path to assuaging young protesters in the capital.

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Protesters in Nepal Set Fire to President and Prime Minister’s Homes

A day after violent clashes left at least 19 people dead, young protesters defied a curfew and took to the streets again.

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Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws

In a lawsuit filed Monday, the former head of security for the messaging app accused the social media company of putting billions of users at risk. Meta pushed back on his claim.

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Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet

The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram.

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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Narrow CZI’s Focus to Science Efforts

The tech titan and his wife once had sprawling ambitions for their Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Now their efforts in politics, education and housing have been cut back to focus on science.

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Authorities Rescue Girl Whose Mother Livestreamed Her Sexual Abuse

The 9-year-old from Vietnam was abused by her mother for customers watching on smartphone apps in the U.S. and elsewhere. The mother said she needed the money.

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Iran Urges Users to Delete WhatsApp

Iran’s state television urged people to delete WhatsApp, saying without evidence that the app was sending user information to Israel.

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Does Meta Have a Social Media Monopoly? Here’s What the U.S. Has Argued.

The government showed hundreds of internal documents as it sought to prove that the social media company bought Instagram and WhatsApp to neutralize a threat.

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