Social media platforms WhatsApp and Instagram suffered a global outage on Friday due to a ‘technical issue’.

Under WhatsApp's new policy, users can either accept it or exit the app, but they cannot opt not to share their data with other Facebook-owned apps.

The government had ordered Twitter to take down hundreds of posts, accounts and hashtags, that it saw violating rules.

This government has taken stern action against those who have sought to raise questions about the government’s policies

Many have alleged that WhatsApp’s new privacy policy will enable the instant messaging platform to share users’ data with its parent company—Facebook.

The links for virtual court hearings in SC will be shared on registered email ids and registered mobile numbers of the concerned advocates-on-record and party-in-person.

Whatsapp will also be providing a banner offering additional information on the privacy update to allow users to read the policy at 'their own pace'.

The top court asked Whatsapp to intervene and protect privacy of its users and it is our duty to protect them.

With the country on the verge of introducing a Data Protection Bill in Parliament in the upcoming budget session, the debate will only sharpen in coming months over what kind of data will need to be localised, data transfer and which security norms body will protect rights under the laws.

At the moment, the app is only available for government officials, reports claimed

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