Please Include Me?Why We Feel the Need To Be Part of People’s ‘Inner Circles’ on Social Media WhatsApp is planning to trial a "Communities" feature which will allow group admins to create "inner circles" within larger groups. By Devrupa Rakshit
Light's OutWhy the Social Media Blackout Felt Like the Apocalypse Facebook suite’s shutdown has revived calls to regulate big tech in light of the catastrophic impact its unavailability has on daily life. By Saumya Kalia
Standing Against Mass SurveillanceWhatsApp Challenges New IT Rules Clause In Court, Says Tracing Private Messages Is ‘Unconstitutional’ "Requiring messaging apps to 'trace' chats... would break end-to-end encryption and fundamentally undermine people’s right to privacy." By Devrupa Rakshit
Check Your FactsAmid Growing Concerns About Misinformation, WhatsApp Launches Fact‑Check Feature Passing on the onus of fact-checking onto users, and Google, might not be the the most foolproof way to tackle the infodemic. By Devrupa Rakshit