A judge in Brazil on Tuesday ordered a nationwide block on popular messaging service WhatApp after the company refused to comply with a court order to reveal user information in a police investigation.
A judge in Brazil on Tuesday ordered a nationwide block on popular messaging service WhatApp after the company refused to comply with a court order to reveal user information in a police investigation.
“WhatsApp is blocked across the whole national territory,” a court spokesman said in a statement.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been blocked in Brazil several times in the past.
The most recent block happened in May, following which nearly 100 million users in the country had to switch over to alternative services like Telegram.
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