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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Iranians Find Pockets of Connection Amid Internet Blackout

Iranians managed to gain some unreliable connection to the internet on Friday after a near-total blackout that lasted four days.

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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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How Russian Spies Are Analyzing Data From China’s WeChat App

Moscow has long been suspicious of foreign messaging apps. WeChat’s weak encryption makes it vulnerable.

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Here’s What Meta Argued to Fend Off Monopoly Claims in Landmark Trial

The social media company called only a handful of witnesses as it sought to prove it helped Instagram and WhatsApp after acquiring them.

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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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Who Competes With Meta? Its Future Depends on the Answer.

At a landmark antitrust trial, a judge is weighing how to define competition for the social media giant in order to decide whether it broke the law.

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Meta Says It Anticipates Continued Growth Despite Tariffs

The Silicon Valley company made the revenue projection as it reported a 35 percent rise in profit in the first quarter.

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At Meta’s Antitrust Trial, a Bygone Internet Era Comes Back to Life

In the landmark antitrust case, tech executives have harked back to a Silicon Valley age when social apps like Facebook, Path, Orkut and Google Plus boomed.

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At Meta Antitrust Trial, Sheryl Sandberg Testifies About Competition and Instagram Deal

In her second day on the stand of a landmark antitrust trial over Meta’s power, Ms. Sandberg, the former chief operating officer, also said the company faced plenty of competition from TikTok.

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