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A block on WhatsApp in Brazil has been lifted – but Mark Zuckerberg has urged citizens to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
WhatsApp was taken offline for 72 hours after a dispute between officials and the company about reading people’s messages. It was the second time that the app had been made unavailable, and followed the arrest of Facebook’s senior executive in the region over a similar argument about user data.
The Facebook CEO demanded his company’s service never get blocked again and urged Brazilians to take to the streets and ask for new legislation to stop further blocks.
"You and your friends can help make sure this never happens again, and I hope you get involved," Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook, in English. He also posted a link to a petition, calling efforts to block communication "very scary in a democracy."
The suspension highlighted growing international tensions between technology companies' privacy concerns and national authorities' efforts to use social media to gain information on possible criminal activities.
WhatsApp block in Brazil lifted, but Mark Zuckerberg urges citizens to protest against government | News | Lifestyle | The Independent
WhatsApp was taken offline for 72 hours after a dispute between officials and the company about reading people’s messages. It was the second time that the app had been made unavailable, and followed the arrest of Facebook’s senior executive in the region over a similar argument about user data.
The Facebook CEO demanded his company’s service never get blocked again and urged Brazilians to take to the streets and ask for new legislation to stop further blocks.
"You and your friends can help make sure this never happens again, and I hope you get involved," Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook, in English. He also posted a link to a petition, calling efforts to block communication "very scary in a democracy."
The suspension highlighted growing international tensions between technology companies' privacy concerns and national authorities' efforts to use social media to gain information on possible criminal activities.
WhatsApp block in Brazil lifted, but Mark Zuckerberg urges citizens to protest against government | News | Lifestyle | The Independent
