Welcome to the Connected Church News by Natchi Lazarus.
This news item is part of the top 5 news (Week 5, Apr 2025) specially curated for leaders of Nonprofits, Churches, and Faith-based Social Ventures.
Enhanced Privacy on WhatsApp: Advanced Chat Privacy
WhatsApp continues to prioritize user privacy with its new ‘Advanced Chat Privacy’ feature. Once activated, this allows users to prevent the export of chats, auto-downloading of media, and the use of messages for AI purposes. This feature is particularly beneficial in sensitive contexts, like counseling, prayer groups, or confidentiality-bound meetings. As AI continues to proliferate, knowing how your data is used becomes increasingly vital.
Here is the full list of the news items from Week 5, Apr 2025 with source links from Snapchat, AI, WhatsApp, Meta, Instagram.
🗞️ News 1: YouTube ‘Auto-Dubbing’ is Now Available to All YPP Creators – Source: YouTube
🗞️ News 2: Snapchat Launches a New Affiliate Program for Snapchat Ads – Source: Verge
🗞️ News 3: WhatsApp Adds ‘Advanced Privacy’ for Direct & Group Chats – Source: WhatsApp
🗞️ News 4: Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Get Instagram DM & AI Updates – Source: Google
🗞️ News 5: Instagram Releases ‘Edits’, a Video Editing App like CapCut – Source: X, Anthropic
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Author of The Connected Church. Social Media and Digital Marketing Consultant for Nonprofits, Faith-based Organisations, Churches, and Ministries.
