WhatsApp’s Will Cathcart warns the UK government against undermining encryption in the Online Safety Bill, arguing the move would embolden authoritarian regimes (Financial Times)

Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone:
Ex-staffers say Twitter’s mass firing of security staff and growing reliance on automation will help China and other authoritarian regimes in silencing critics  —  Elon’s mass firing of security staff and increased reliance on automation is going to make it easier for tyrants to shout …

Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone:
Ex-staffers say Twitter’s mass firing of security staff and growing reliance on automation will help China and other authoritarian regimes in silencing critics  —  Elon’s mass firing of security staff and increased reliance on automation is going to make it easier for tyrants to shout …

Anumeha Chaturvedi / The Economic Times:
WhatsApp announces an “expanded partnership” with Salesforce to let businesses manage their WhatsApp conversations with customers from the Salesforce platform  —  WhatsApp on Tuesday announced an ‘expanded partnership’ with Salesforce to get their business customers up and running on the messaging app.

Livemint:
India proposes a legal framework to regulate over-the-top communications services, such as WhatsApp and Signal, including seeking access to data  —  WhatsApp, Signal and other interception of over-the-top communication services will soon come under a legal framework, the Centre said citing a new draft telecommunications bill.