WhatsApp: the uses (and abuses) of the world’s top messaging app

As social media as we know it crumbles around us, birthday greetings have become the province of aunties and corporations.

Amid an unemployment crisis and rising inflation, vulnerable job seekers are falling victim to con artists.

“Getting abortion pills into the U.S. is not as much of a challenge as being safe online,” say abortion companions.

Medical practitioners in Latin America say WhatsApp can be a lifesaving tool — and a costly time sink.

As economic factors worsen food shortages, bulk-shopping groups are buying directly from producers.

Remote consults allowed South Africa’s healers to weather the pandemic. Now many embrace the accessible option, though some think technology has no place in their practice.

Cellphone use is banned, but conductors say their work radios have been failing for years.

10,000 volunteers; 50,000 WhatsApp groups; and the intense fight to “control people’s feed” in Gujarat.

Uber and DiDi spent billions in Latin America. Now, homegrown contenders are flourishing in the places they ignored.

The new draft bill is a missed opportunity to reform archaic surveillance laws, and seems like an attempt towards greater internet control.

Revenue pressures forced WhatsApp to turn to e-commerce, and now the company is contending with a plague of spammers.

Trela is testing whether communities actually need a SoftBank-funded company to help them buy and sell on WhatsApp.