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Is whatsapp blocked? If not, the question is why since that is supposed to be end to end encrypted.

• PopeDotNinja 6y ago
  I have no idea how the block works, but I learned that WhatsApp video calls are blocked in the United Arab Emirates, along with almost every other video chat app. There’s a UAE sponsored app called Totok that works, although it is/was removed from the Apple Store for privacy reasons. Recently they started allowing Zoom calls to go through. Further reading: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/26/coronavirus-lockdown-uae-residents-call-for-end-to-whatsapp-skype-ban.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/26/coronavirus-lockdown-uae-res...
• hiq 6y ago
  It's better to ask why Telegram was blocked, and I think it's often been because of their channels: https://telegram.org/tour/channels https://telegram.org/tour/channels In this case it's more relevant to ask why Twitter or Facebook haven't been blocked (if they haven't). I think WA has a similar feature ("broadcast") but not as widely used (since it is limited to 256 people).
  • smileybarry 6y ago
    WhatsApp broadcasts act a little differently than Telegram channels; they end up as normal messages in a 1-on-1 chat with each recipient (with a megaphone icon next to it), so it's not something you can join or even have as a separate section. WhatsApp groups can be set to act like channels, however, by changing permissions to allow just group admins to send messages.
  • ddingus 6y ago
    This. Channels are pretty much news feeds of note. And they scale from a community, through to global classes of people.