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<p>Facebook Messenger is going to add the Unsend feature in an upcoming update.</p>

Facebook Messenger Unsend feature gives you 10 minutes to take it back

The long awaited feature is "coming soon."

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<p>TOPSHOT - Google employees stage a walkout on November 1, 2018, in New York, over sexual harassment. - A Google Walkout For Real Change account that sprang up on Twitter on October 31 called for employees and contractors to leave their workplaces at 11:10am local time around the world on Thursday. Tension has been growing over how the US-based tech giant handles sexual harassment claims. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images)</p>

Employees walk out of Google offices worldwide, ads coming to WhatsApp

In today's most important tech stories, thousands of Googlers stage a protest and a top WhatsApp exec explains how the service will make money.

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<p>Ads in WhatsApp's Status tab will be the company's "primary monetisation mode," according to its vice president.</p>

WhatsApp will start putting ads in its Status feature

It's all about making money and letting businesses reach you.

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<p>You're going to have more quick options for expressing yourself on WhatsApp in the coming weeks.</p>

WhatsApp to add stickers, encourages artists to create more

Express yourself in new ways as more get added.

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WhatsApp fixes video call bug that could have let hackers in, says report

The company has released a fix for iOS and Android users.

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<p>Sadly I didn't get to taste the sweet Facebook honey.</p>

Inside Facebook’s massive center storing your personal information

It’s one of the few places where you can actually touch the social network.

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Visiting the village where a WhatsApp rumor led to the deaths of 5 people

The lynchings in Rainpada, India, turned the village into a ghost town, BuzzFeed News reports.

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5 apps for group video calls

Here's how to start a group video call on Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, WhatsApp and Skype. And find out which one allows the most participants.

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<p>WhatsApp is working with Indian law enforcement to put a stop to fake messages.</p>

WhatsApp promises to battle 'sinister' false messages

Rumors spread via WhatsApp have stoked violence and even lynchings in India.

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9 great reads from CNET this week

We visit an underground town Down Under; delve into the pain of being Twitter hacked; and review Samsung's Galaxy Note 9.

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Why you need a better handle on the WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram apps

You might not really understand how encrypted messaging works, and you're not alone.

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<p>A view of China National Flags seen in Shanghai city center, near the birthplace of China's Communist Party in Shanghai, where Mao Zedong and 12 other delegates met in secret in July 1921. On Tuesday, 31 October 2017, in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</p>

The ultimate guide to China's apps beyond the Great Firewall

Imagine a world without Facebook and WhatsApp.

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