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The technology-based messaging apps like Whatsapp Messenger, Telegram, Signal, Facebook and others are now obliged to bring in customization in the group chat feature on their respective platforms. A group of Indian activists on Friday said that the modifications should be made so that the users can no longer be added to group chats without express consent. The letter signed by Software Freedom Law Centre and a few other civil society organizations and individuals read,"In the absence of a mechanism to prevent themselves from being added to groups that they would not like to participate in, users have no option but to manually exit the groups." The Indian activists sent an open letter to the CEOs of the messaging service providers including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Telegram ...

The messaging service platform WhatsApp has again garnered attention as a new bug has been reported on the app which is creating a problem for users. The bug lets blocked accounts send messages to people who have blocked them. "Block" account feature which provides respite to users from spammers and pesky callers has gone "non-functional" due to the bug. Since there is no official confirmation from the company on this issue, there is no fix available for it now. However, one thing users can do is to first block contacts and then again block them to avoid receiving messages from them. The news of the latest bug has come right after the app rollout new features and improvements last week. In its official blog, WhatsApp had posted, Groups have been an important part of the WhatsApp exp...