As GP pointed out: > such regional restrictions are easily bypassed and WhatsApp is popular enough to make people try it. So that would then normalise the prac

As GP pointed out: > such regional restrictions are easily bypassed and WhatsApp is popular enough to make people try it. So that would then normalise the practices such as side loading / jail breaking and avoiding regional restrictions. If people would be doing this (using a VPN, for instance), they would know how to bypass those restrictions. Breaking encryption is not good for anyone and won't solve absolutely any problems, except the "problem" of right to privacy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_privacy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_privacy