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Victoria Craw

My rules to control the tyranny of WhatsApp groups

The lack of etiquette is out of control – I cultivate a deliberately sloppy approach so as to reduce expectations

Sebastian Payne

Dominic Cummings’ foul WhatsApps reveal its ugly influence in government

Scotland

'I have nothing to hide': Nicola Sturgeon refuses to say if she deleted Covid WhatsApps

Article thumbnail: In this photo illustration a WhatsApp logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen in Chania, Greece on August 27, 2023. (Photo illustration by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Katy Searle

The Covid inquiry is making government officials look like naughty schoolboys

Politics
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Ministers and No10 aides are using disappearing WhatsApp messages despite transparency concerns

Article thumbnail: A spokeswoman for Nicola Sturgeon said she would provide all the information 'that she holds' (Photo: Getty)
Article thumbnail: A spokeswoman for Nicola Sturgeon said she would provide all the information 'that she holds' (Photo: Getty)
Article thumbnail: I find myself commenting on posts of people I barely know, and in the meantime, loads of people I actually know are waiting for a reply (Photo: KARRASTOCK/Getty Images/ Moment RF)
Article thumbnail: I find myself commenting on posts of people I barely know, and in the meantime, loads of people I actually know are waiting for a reply (Photo: KARRASTOCK/Getty Images/ Moment RF)
Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 1300 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18 File photo dated 03/01/18 of social media apps, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp, displayed on a mobile phone screen. A "shocking" rise in the number of children being tricked into sending sexual images of themselves to abusers who then threaten to share the pictures more widely has taken place this year, a charity has said. The Internet Watch Foundation has received more reports from children who have fallen victim to the practice, known as sextortion, in the first half of this year than in the whole of 2022. The charity, which runs a hotline where children can report abuse so it can be taken down, received an unprecedented 191 reports in the first half of this year compared to 30 last year. Issue date: Monday September 18, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story TECHNOLOGY SextortionPhoto credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 1300 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18 File photo dated 03/01/18 of social media apps, including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and WhatsApp, displayed on a mobile phone screen. A "shocking" rise in the number of children being tricked into sending sexual images of themselves to abusers who then threaten to share the pictures more widely has taken place this year, a charity has said. The Internet Watch Foundation has received more reports from children who have fallen victim to the practice, known as sextortion, in the first half of this year than in the whole of 2022. The charity, which runs a hotline where children can report abuse so it can be taken down, received an unprecedented 191 reports in the first half of this year compared to 30 last year. Issue date: Monday September 18, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story TECHNOLOGY SextortionPhoto credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 15: In this photo illustration, the social media application logo, WhatsApp is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a computer screen showing a WhatsApp logo on March 15, 2019 in Paris, France. Social media Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp have been affected by a global outage for nearly 24 hours on March 14, 2019 cutting virtual worlds to nearly 2.3 billion potential users. Facebook has explained the causes of malfunctions that have disrupted its networks in recent days. This failure is due to the "server configuration change" that has caused cascading problems Facebook is excused for the inconvenience caused to users and companies that are dependent on Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp to run their business.(Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 15: In this photo illustration, the social media application logo, WhatsApp is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a computer screen showing a WhatsApp logo on March 15, 2019 in Paris, France. Social media Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp have been affected by a global outage for nearly 24 hours on March 14, 2019 cutting virtual worlds to nearly 2.3 billion potential users. Facebook has explained the causes of malfunctions that have disrupted its networks in recent days. This failure is due to the "server configuration change" that has caused cascading problems Facebook is excused for the inconvenience caused to users and companies that are dependent on Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp to run their business.(Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)