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Re:Military seizes control in Myanmar by faitswulff on Sunday January 31, 2021 @10:17PM (#25985134)
There’s a difference between “not working” and “my device’s authentication token was revoked.” She notes that WhatsApp continues to work.
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Re:Military seizes control in Myanmar by deathgrips on Sunday January 31, 2021 @10:19PM (#25985152)
That's as good a sign as any that you shouldn't be using Whatsapp.
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Re:Military seizes control in Myanmar by faitswulff on Sunday January 31, 2021 @10:21PM (#25985166)
...yes, that is a perfectly normal conclusion to draw.
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Re:Military seizes control in Myanmar by deathgrips on Sunday January 31, 2021 @10:22PM (#25985177)
To spell it out, if whatsapp were considered a threat they'd block it just like they block Signal.
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Re:Military seizes control in Myanmar by lmm on Sunday January 31, 2021 @10:30PM (#25985221)
Not necessarily. It could be that whatsapp is popular enough that blocking it would increase the risk to this regime more than not blocking it.
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