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WhatsApp will soon let you react to a message with stickers • Apr. 27, 2025, 7:40 PM ET (The Indian Express)
Solving Crime: How a WhatsApp call helped police nab Pakistani woman residing illegally with her husband in Bengaluru • Apr. 26, 2025, 4:11 PM ET (The Indian Express)
Scarborough man jailed for running illegal online pharmacy • Apr. 25, 2025, 12:21 AM ET (BBC)
FTC v. Meta live: updates from the battle for Instagram and WhatsApp • Apr. 24, 2025, 7:28 AM ET (The Verge)
WhatsApp now lets you block people from exporting your entire chat history • Apr. 23, 2025, 11:05 PM ET (The Verge)

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