Instagram, one of the most famous social media platforms, faced a major outage today, leaving thousands of users unable to send or receive direct messages. The issue quickly sparked confusion online ...

The Storm Prediction Center, the country's first line of defense for severe thunderstorms, implemented a change during the first week of meteorological spring that is designed to improve its messaging ...

Social network X is bringing its private messaging service, dubbed X Chat, to a standalone app. The company on Monday said the initial beta of the X Chat app was being made available to thousands of ...

WhatsApp said the Russian government has moved to “fully block” the world’s most popular messaging service in the country as part of an effort to drive adoption of a new, state-sponsored app. WhatsApp ...

Russia on Thursday confirmed that it had blocked WhatsApp in the country. The Kremlin said citizens can use a state-backed messenging service instead. WhatsApp issued a statement saying Russia had ...

WhatsApp’s Channels feature is the latest social media service to be hit with the European Union’s Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) content moderation rules. Even though WhatsApp is primarily a ...

Perry Village government is aiming to enhance communication with its residents by implementing a new text messaging program. The village will be using TextMyGov, a smart-texting system designed for ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A year ago, the federal Indian Health Service posted dozens ...

X has launched Chat, an end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) replacement for its existing direct messaging service. Chat is rolling out on iOS now via the X app, and it includes support for video and voice ...

Cell companies usually only offer services to customers enrolled in their plans. While T-Mobile is planning major changes that could leave some customers in the lurch, it is also offering a new ...

Meta Platforms Inc.’s messaging service WhatsApp will face stricter rules under the European Union’s content moderation rulebook, as the bloc increases scrutiny of social media. The EU’s executive ...