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Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record 71 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of September, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021.

WhatsApp, which has over 500 million users in India, received another record 10,442 complaint reports in September in the country, and the records "actioned" were 85

Meta registered $34 billion in revenue in its third quarter, up 23 per cent from the same quarter last year

Instagram's Threads has reached almost 100 million monthly users, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced

Meta-owned Instagram is testing a feed that will only allow posts from paid verified users

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, provided a concise demonstration of the new feature in a video posted on his broadcasting channel.

The Meta-owned messaging service already has a similar View Once feature for photos and videos, which it launched in 2021.

The company stated that the feature will be available in the upcoming weeks.

The feature, called Activity Off-Meta Technologies, is now accessible in the platform's Accounts Center, having been exclusive to Facebook previously.

Meta-owned WhatsApp has announced to roll out support for a password-less passkey feature to all Android users

The company stated that its user base is expanding swiftly, encompassing individuals interested in political news, sports, entertainment, and various other topics.

With the newly redesigned interface, WhatsApp aims to give its users a more modern and aesthetically pleasing experience, the report said

This latest addition allows you to edit your post multiple times within a five-minute window after posting.

Users will also be allowed to use words or emojis as secret codes for quick access to protected chats.

The secret code creation feature for locked chats with support for linked devices is under development and it will be available in a future update of the app.

With this feature, users will be able to share their stories with close groups.

Of the other 16,375 reports where specialised review was needed, Meta reviewed content and took action on 6,322 reports in total.

The Meta CEO explained how he was injured, saying it happened when sparring -- a common training method in combat sports -- got out of hand.

The Wall Street Journal amplified the worries in a story citing the overheating problem in its own testing of the new iPhones, which went on sale a week ago.

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly planning to replace the green verification badge with a blue checkmark for verified channels on Android.