WhatsApp banned for 48 hours in Brasil

[wlanboy]

Access in Brazil to the WhatsApp phone-messaging application was cut off early on Thursday after a Brazilian judge told local phone companies to block the popular service for 48 hours for failure to comply with a July court order in a criminal case.


SindiTelebrasil, a Brazilian phone-company association, said it received the order to shut off WhatsApp text message and Internet voice telephone service for smartphones throughout Latin America's largest country Wednesday afternoon. The association's members put the blockade into effect at midnight (0200 GMT Thursday) as required by the court.


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-whatsapp-ban-idUSKBN0U000G20151217


At least one winner:


https://twitter.com/telegram

1.500.000 and counting, SMS-Gateways overloading. Hang on, your codes are coming! We've got all hands on deck to accommodate the crazy load.

More than 1.000.000 new users from Brazil today and growing.

 

[MannDude]

Never heard of WhatsApp before, then again, I'm behind on the times. Looks like a text messaging app? Could they still just use the stock/default messenger on their phones or any number of alternatives like the one you linked to?

 

[nixstats]

I'm in brazil right now and can still use WhatsApp over WiFi. From what i've heard is that they blocked mobile carriers only.

 

[RosenHost]

Soon to be seen in Turkey.

 

[CenTex Hosting]

I was just told about the app a few weeks ago. Not sure why you would want to use it over just using skype? maybe thats just me