After being revealed in January, WhatsApp is now rolling out a major upgrade to how the app will work on the web.

Russia is banning WhatsApp in the country for defying local laws. Can India, which has its own set of grievances against WhatsApp, too do it? As a sovereign country India can but it's neither simple nor easy.

The feature is now starting to reach WhatsApp Web beta users, with a wider rollout expected for the coming weeks. Here’s how it works.

A Meta spokesperson said the EU had "no reason" to intervene over it changing the app in January.

You'll need to enroll in the beta to try it early.

If you find yourself receiving WhatsApp messages from your contacts asking you to vote for a "friend's" child at a dance competition, do not click any links in the message, or you may lose access to your WhatsApp account.

Meta Platforms unit WhatsApp's fight against the EU privacy watchdog was sent back to ​a lower tribunal on Tuesday, prolonging a five-year tussle triggered by the ‌latter's order to the Irish data protection authority to increase a fine to 225 million euros ($268 million).

The move follows the European Commission announcing an investigation in December into whether the social media giant had breached antitrust rules.