Coronavirus Outbreak: WhatsApp collaborates with WHO to launch new 'Together At Home' sticker pack
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: WhatsApp collaborates with WHO to launch new 'Together At Home' sticker pack

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People have been stuck at their homes for almost a month now, which for many could mean, staying away from loved ones for a very long time. Now, WhatsApp has collaborated with the organisation to roll out a ‘Together at Home’ themed sticker pack. The WHO sticker pack is now available in the app and all you need to do is to go to the chatbox and tap on the stickers icon at the bottom, pick one and send. The sticker pack also comes with text localised for 10 languages — Arabic, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Turkish. The pack has some very relatable stickers like people dressed in formal wear on the top half and a PJs and flip flops on the bottom, a woman exercising, meditating, a man watching a movie, someone video calling – you get the drift!

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WhatsApp starts rolling out ability to add 32 contacts to group calls
2 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp starts rolling out ability to add 32 contacts to group calls

India Today  

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WhatsApp's New Experimental Feature Is Making It Easier to Search for Stickers
3 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp's New Experimental Feature Is Making It Easier to Search for Stickers

News 18  

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WhatsApp Launches New Vaccine for All Sticker Pack for Spreading COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness
3 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp Launches New Vaccine for All Sticker Pack for Spreading COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness

News 18  

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MyGov Corona Helpdesk Chatbot on WhatsApp Surpasses 30 Million Users in India In One Year
3 years, 9 months ago

MyGov Corona Helpdesk Chatbot on WhatsApp Surpasses 30 Million Users in India In One Year

News 18  

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WhatsApp India limits forwards to one chat at a time to combat coronavirus fake news
4 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp India limits forwards to one chat at a time to combat coronavirus fake news

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: WhatsApp on Tuesday put spokes in the ever-turning wheel of misinformation by restricting forwards to just one chat at a time. Similarly in August 2018, WhatsApp limited forwarding to five chats after the platform found it was being used extensively in India to spread misinformation, fake news and propaganda. The report also cited consulting firm Kantar as having found …

6 digital platforms that offers support during Coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

6 digital platforms that offers support during Coronavirus outbreak

India Today  

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Coronavirus Outbreak: WHO launches health alert on WhatsApp over COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: WHO launches health alert on WhatsApp over COVID-19 pandemic

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The World Health Organization has created a health alert on WhatsApp to keep people aware and updated about the coronavirus pandemic and combat misinformation. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the move on his social media platform and said that they have worked together with the WHO to get “authoritative information” about coronavirus sent directly to one’s WhatsApp account. According to …

WhatsApp and WHO join hands to share coronavirus alert service, info available on chat
4 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp and WHO join hands to share coronavirus alert service, info available on chat

India Today  

The World Health Organization has launched a WhatsApp Health Alert service to help promote accurate information about the novel coronavirus and Covid-19, a disease that the virus causes in humans. Those interested in using the alert service can have quick access to it by logging by opening the WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub through a webpage and then chat with WHO …

WhatsApp Is at the Center of Coronavirus Response
4 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp Is at the Center of Coronavirus Response

Wired  

The Covid-19 pandemic is impacting communities around the world. When you text "hi" to +41 79 893 1892 over WhatsApp, you'll receive back a text from the WHO that includes a variety of menu items for the latest information, like novel coronavirus infection rates around the world, travel advisories, and misinformation that should be debunked. "We already have over one …

WhatsApp launches coronavirus info hub, will donate $1 million for checking fake news on COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp launches coronavirus info hub, will donate $1 million for checking fake news on COVID-19 pandemic

Firstpost  

In order to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, WhatsApp has said that it will donate $1 million to International Fact-Checking Network while also launching a ‘Coronavirus Information Hub’ in partnership with IFCN, WHO, UNDP and UNICEF Although circulation of fake news is harmful to the society at all times, the risk involved increases by many folds when it …

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