Brazil Blocks WhatsApp for Next 72 Hours Because Facebook Won’t Release Account Information

The case began in November 2015 when Judge Marcel Maia Montalvão asked WhatsApp’s owner, Facebook, to release information on accounts of suspected drug dealers who were using the messaging system to communicate.
Brazil Blocks WhatsApp for Next 72 Hours Because Facebook Won’t Release Account Information
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5/2/2016
Updated:
5/2/2016