This is silly on so many levels that its not even funny. In India whatsapp is used as a tool for public dissemination of govt propaganda but that is not even th

This is silly on so many levels that its not even funny. In India whatsapp is used as a tool for public dissemination of govt propaganda but that is not even the whole thing. WhatsApp admins are made to "register" their groups with local police station and I have a relative who manages one group. Had to frequently visit the police because of his "posts" which are only news forwards but they want their views put to public. I read on twitter the police install that WhatsApp malware on their phones so it can propagate through these news groups. No confirmation on this but just saying. Then you have this crackdown on dissent whereby forwards and messages and statuses crticial to govt are arrested and literally tortured. I know because friends have taken a beating on more than one occasion. This is damage control by govt on behalf of the company because that allows their users to not jump ship and govt can maintain surveillance Edit1: https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/big-crackdown-against-admins-bad-news-for-whatsapp-groups-spreading-rumours/1240789/ https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/big-crackdown-ag... Edit 2: http://thekashmiriyat.co.uk/after-facebook-now-whatsapp-starts-censoring-kashmir-news-organizations/ http://thekashmiriyat.co.uk/after-facebook-now-whatsapp-star... https://kashmirlife.net/youth-arrested-for-misusing-social-media-police-240114/ https://kashmirlife.net/youth-arrested-for-misusing-social-m... > “He has been also found involved in misusing of social media platform by creating fake accounts and posting seditious and provocative posts for antinational activities which are highly prejudicial in maintaining law and order,” he added. So speak anything critical to govt means antinational and sedition and that needs arrests? https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/india-launches-fresh-crackdown-on-kashmiri-netizens/1944552 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/india-launches-fresh-c... This one while not directly related to WhatsApp does makes a point to explain how the govt is using social media in most productive manner which is benefical to the society.