A WhatsApp vulnerability allowed attackers to inject Israeli spyware on to mobile phones, according to a report in the Financial Times.

A missed call on WhatsApp was enough to infect some of the app users' phones with advanced spying software, the messaging platform has said. The malicious program was reportedly developed by Israel's NSO group.

Faceook Inc. has chosen London as the center of a planned expansion of payments on its WhatsApp mobile-messaging app. Bloomberg's Julie Verhage and Kurt Wagner have more on "Bloomberg Technology."

Facebook faces restrictions in Germany on its collection of data from other sites that it owns like Whatsapp. The social media giant intends to appeal, claiming the watchdog underestimated the competition it faced.

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is planning to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of the WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger services and incorporate end-to-end encryption into these apps, the New York Times reported on Friday.

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is planning to integrate the chat tools on the WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger services.

Facebook Community leaders play a critical role in bringing people closer together. Many of these leaders turn to Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp to create these connections, and often believe that they could have more impact with additional support, better tools and access to funding.

Maharashtra police are trying raise awareness about rumors on Whatsapp that motivate violent forms of revenge, as India has been rocked by a wave of mob lynchings across the country in recent months.

Uganda's parliament has passed a bill slapping a new tax on social media users. Users of platforms like Whatsapp, Facebook, Skype etc. will now have to pay 200 Ugandan shillings ($0.027) per day.

Despite being the fastest growing mobile phone market in the world, Africa's mobile revenue is declining. According to a report by the GSM Association, there is an increasing cannibalization of traditional voice and messaging revenues.

Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service has been partially blocked in China following a censorship crackdown by the government.