These days, we take internet-based chatting for granted. We're spoiled by a massive (and admittedly fragmented) ecosystem of direct messaging (DM) services on our phones and PCs, ranging from WhatsApp ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. WhatsApp and Telegram are very different, but together they ...

WhatsApp Features 2026: WhatsApp is commonly used for sending messages, making voice and video calls, and sharing photos or ...

WhatsApp dominates with 3B+ users, full end-to-end encryption, payments, and business tools, while Arattai by Zoho is gaining traction in India with strong privacy claims, username-based profiles, and ...

What’s happened? Meta has announced a new messaging feature for Whatsapp users that will allow people to chat with users of third-party messaging apps. This update is part of compliance with the ...

With news this week of the messaging app being used to discuss war plans, we get you up to speed on what Signal should be used for—and what it shouldn’t. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our ...

Almost immediately after news broke that US government officials had inadvertently shared war plans with a journalist last week, misinformation began to fly. Much of it had to do with the inner ...