GREEN LIT: Facebook, the world's most popular social network, gained European Union clearance on Friday for its proposed US$19bil (RM61.91bil) takeover of mobile messaging startup WhatsApp in a deal setting it against the telecoms industry. — Reuters
Plotting in UK politics has shifted from deep in the heart of the Palace of Westminster to secret groups on WhatsApp. Smoke-filled rooms for the 21st century – or that’s how it’s often portrayed.
The reality, lawmakers say, is quite different. Often devoid of policy or even political scuttlebutt, WhatsApp chatrooms are more likely to be filled with pictures of cats or dinners in not-so exotic locations, or comments on last night’s TV, than serious intrigue.
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