Whatsapp is one of the most popular chatting platforms in the world
with over 900 million active users in the last count but its growth has
initiated backlash with telcos. It offers texting and calling
functionality with the charge being your data balance, which is
relatively cheaper than what telcos charge with their voice and texting
bundles.
This is the same problem telcos are having on Brazil and according to a report , the
1st Criminal court of São Bernardo do Campo in Sao Paulo, a major city
in Brazil, ordered WhatsApp to be shut down for the next two days. This
has made people to cross over and use Telegram Messenger, a chatting
service that looks and functions just like Whatsapp to have a surge of
new users thanks to the court order.
Apparently, telecommunications companies noticed the disruptive
nature of WhatsApp on voice revenue which has caused Brazilians not to
use their mobile phones for this purpose. Whatsapp has 93 million users in Brazil and its use dwarfs the use of its mother company, Facebook.
The temporary ban of WhatsApp in Brazil is only the first step.
Apparently the Congress in the country is even contemplating to cut off
the country from accessing social media platforms. “Many politicians in
Brazil that the internet is only used to say bad things about them. They
hate the internet. It’s a threat” Ronaldo Lemos from Marco Civil was
quoted.
WhatsApp’s founder, Jan Koum was disappointed by this development in Brazil and aired his sentiments on his
Facebook page:
We have seen cases of WhatsApp being used in interesting cases in Brazil. There is one where a young Mayor used to govern the activities in her town on
WhatsApp. Once again Telegram Messenger is the winner in this and we
will have to see if other chatting platforms like it will be banned in
the future
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Telegram vs Whatsapp: Telegram Gains 1 million Users after WhatsApp Ban in Brazil
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