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97% of WhatsApp are outside the UK. They would drop the UK in a heartbeat. They also know this happening would topple the government in the UK. So it will ne
by outside1234 4y ago
97% of WhatsApp are outside the UK.
They would drop the UK in a heartbeat.
They also know this happening would topple the government in the UK.
So it will never occur if they threaten it.
- 323 4y agoBut a lot of people outside UK talk with people inside UK. A ban would touch a lot more people than 3%.
- sangnoir 4y agoThat's the same argument made in the article: they'd rather drop the UK and keep E2EE than weaken E2EE to keep the UK market.
- justsomehnguy 4y agoMay I ask where did you got 97%?
- hackernewds 4y ago> They also know this happening would topple the government in the UK. Let's not get carried away. There are other apps with equal parity. Most people in SE Asia use Line perfectly well. There's also Signal and Telegram