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WhatsApp is facing criticism for introducing a new AI chatbot feature that cannot be removed from the app. Though described as “optional,” the Meta AI icon now permanently appears on the chats screen, frustrating users who find it intrusive, BBC reported.

Meta compared the tool to other fixed features like ‘Channels’ and ‘Status’, stating users aren’t required to interact with it and that user feedback is being considered.

The move echoes prior criticism of Microsoft's Recall function, which was later made optional. The update comes as Meta tests AI on Instagram to detect underage users who fake their age, as stated by BBC.

The official X account of Pakistan’s government was suspended in India on Thursday, two days after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists.

According to Firstpost, the account was withheld by the Indian side in response to a legal order.

The development comes after India's government cut ties with Pakistan on Wednesday in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam.

For users outside India, the @GovtofPakistan account remains accessible.

The World Immunization Week has kicked off today. 

Also today, the 'International Girls ICT Day' is being observed. 

Immunization Week and International Girls ICT Day are held every year on April 22 at the call of the United Nations. 

The purpose of World Immunization Week is to protect people of all ages from disease and promote the use of vaccines. 

According to the World Health Organization, 154 million lives have been saved by vaccination in the last 50 years. Measles vaccines account for 40 percent of the child's survival and 60 percent of the saved lives. 

Various vaccines make children and the elderly immune, and protect malaria, influenza, pregnant women from tetanus adolescent girls from HPV. 

Immunization Week is being celebrated this year with the slogan 'Immunization for All is Humanly Possible'. 

Stressing the need for equal opportunities for girls in the field of information technology, a discussion on digital development and innovative technologies in Kyrgyzstan and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania will be held today under the theme 'Girls in Information Technology for Inclusive Digital Transformation'. 

International Day of Diplomacy for Multilateralism and Peace is also observed today. This day has been celebrated since 2018. 

Reiterating their commitment to international peace and security, the heads of government and representatives of 144 countries of the world had proposed to celebrate the International Multilateralism Day. 

Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in has been indicted for alleged bribery over his former son-in-law’s employment at a Thai airline.

The Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office announced Thursday that Moon is accused of receiving illicit benefits between 2018 and 2020 through the son-in-law’s appointment and compensation from a company controlled by ex-lawmaker Lee Sang-jik, according to Reuters.

Prosecutors claim Moon’s son-in-law received 5.95m baht ($177,500) in salary and living expenses, which they allege was a bribe in exchange for Lee’s appointment as head of the SMEs and Startups Agency.

Lee is also indicted for bribery and breach of trust. Moon, Lee, and their legal teams have not responded to the charges, Reuters reported.

Moon served as president from 2017 to 2022.