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Sequoia-backed Khatabook to take down its e-comm enablement product MyStore

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09 November, 2021

Sequoia-backed Khatabook to take down its e-comm enablement product MyStore

Kirana-tech startup Khatabook, which counts Sequoia Capital, Tencent, and Alkeon Capital among its backers, will be discontinuing MyStore, its e-commerce ......

WhatsApp says hires former Amazon exec Mahatme to lead India payments

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28 June, 2021

WhatsApp says hires former Amazon exec Mahatme to lead India payments

Facebook Inc-owned WhatsApp messenger said on Monday it was appointing a former Amazon executive as the head of payments in ......

Frequent run-ins with India government cloud US tech expansion plans

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11 June, 2021

Frequent run-ins with India government cloud US tech expansion plans

Another spat between India's government and U.S. big tech has exacerbated disillusion among firms which have spent billions to build ......

Government exceeded powers with encryption-breaking rule: WhatsApp filing

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26 May, 2021

Government exceeded powers with encryption-breaking rule: WhatsApp filing

India's government exceeded its legal powers by enacting rules that companies such as WhatsApp say will force them to break ......

WhatsApp case fuels fears over India's new social media rules

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26 May, 2021

WhatsApp case fuels fears over India's new social media rules

New rules governing social media companies in India will make it hard for the firms to operate and give authorities ......

Messaging platform Gupshup turns unicorn with $100 mn fundraise

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08 April, 2021

Messaging platform Gupshup turns unicorn with $100 mn fundraise

Tiger Global Management has led yet another India born startup into the unicorn club this week. Silicon Valley headquartered conversational ......

Antitrust watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp's new privacy policy

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25 March, 2021

Antitrust watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp's new privacy policy

India's competition watchdog on Wednesday ordered a probe into a WhatsApp privacy policy update, saying the Facebook Inc-owned messaging service ......

WhatsApp reiterates privacy stand through in-app banner plan

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19 February, 2021

WhatsApp reiterates privacy stand through in-app banner plan

Facebook owned messaging platform WhatApp, which recently found itself under fire for its privacy policy update, is taking another shot ......

India warns US social media firms after row with Twitter

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11 February, 2021

India warns US social media firms after row with Twitter

India's technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday warned U.S. social media firms to abide by the country's laws, a ......

Parliament panel questions Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy terms

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22 January, 2021

Parliament panel questions Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy terms

Facebook executives on Thursday fielded questions from an Indian parliamentary panel about changes to WhatsApp's privacy policy, days after the ......