It's been a bad week for social WhatsApp messaging company. Due to a court order, the service has been temporarily blocked for two days in Brazil. Even in the short time, more than a million users have stopped using the service and instead migrated to-Telegram another similar application that allows users to communicate without relying on the country's telecommunications services.
WhatsApp, owned by Facebook (bought for $ 22 billion) is only one of many applications that allow users to communicate through the Internet without using traditional payment methods provided by telecommunication companies . Users can text chat, and make video calls.
This rapid migration / exodus is only the result of a ban 48 hours, followed by a court order from a Brazilian judge. The judge said that WhatsApp has failed to comply with a court order of July 23. Accordingly, the courier is convicted of providing services "pirates" while undermining the role of telecommunications companies in the country without any form of regulation.
Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook said in a message on his Facebook page. "I am amazed that our efforts to protect the data of individuals would result in such extreme decision by a single judge to punish any person in Brazil using WhatsApp. We hope that the Brazilian courts reverse course quickly. "
The ban WhatsApp sets a dangerous precedent for mobile technology and clearly illustrates the power that telecommunications providers are struggling to hold on. However, while issue and proposed the government's reasoning behind the ban have proven effective in stopping WhatsApp, it has not proved effective in limiting the user to use their preferred method of communication, even if it is in another platform shape. Telegram provides that even more users will start using their service as a result of WhatsApp ban.
earlier this year, a judge also blocked WhatsApp temporarily not attend an investigation, and in the last few months telecom operators WhatsApp tried to push out of the country, saying it is not legally his or economic for the country.
With the VOIP ban increasingly common in countries around the word, more and more users are turning to service VPN unlock Whatsapp and other popular messaging applications
UPDATE :. Shortly after that post went live a judge in the state of São Paulo lifted the block on WhatsApp saying "it does not seem reasonable that millions of users are affected"
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