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Meta Platforms Inc. announced a policy change for WhatsApp usernames. The company will limit high-profile names to legitimate owners to reduce impersonation.
en.antaranews.comMeta Platforms Inc. said Wednesday it will allow high-profile names to be claimed only by legitimate owners on WhatsApp's new username feature. The change is part of the company's effort to counter impersonation.
WhatsApp introduced usernames as an alternative to sharing phone numbers. The feature lets users create a handle that others can use to message them without revealing their number. Meta Platforms Inc. said the new restriction aims to protect public figures and organizations from fake accounts using their names. The company did not provide a timeline for when the restriction will take effect.
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news.sky.comAmnesty International released a report on July 1, 2026, naming three senior Rapid Support Forces commanders and accusing the group of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during the October 2025 capture of el-Fasher. The report analyzed videos of executions and torture a…
abcnews.go.comTwo masked people climbed the Empire State Building spire on Wednesday afternoon, displayed a banner for at least ten minutes, and were taken into custody after descending. One appeared to propose during the climb.
Yorgen Fenech, 44, went on trial Wednesday in Valletta on charges of complicity in the voluntary homicide of Daphne Caruana Galizia and criminal association with intent to commit murder. A jury was sworn in for proceedings expected to last several weeks.