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In May 2012 security researchers noticed that new updates of WhatsApp sent messages with encryption, [40] [41] [42] but described the cryptographic method used as "broken." [43] [44] In August of the same year, the WhatsApp support staff stated that messages sent in the "latest version" of the WhatsApp software for iOS and Android (but not BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and Symbian) were encrypted ...
The United Arab Emirates banned WhatsApp video chat and VoIP call applications [330] [331] in as early as 2013 [332] due to what is often reported as an effort to protect the commercial interests of their home grown nationally owned telecom providers (du and Etisalat). [332] Their app ToTok has received press suggesting it is able to spy on ...
Fake news is defined as stories purporting to be news that are intentionally and verifiably false and has the capacity to misinform and mislead readers. [6][7] In academic typology, fake news is classified into several forms along the axes of degree of facticity, motivation of deception and form of presentation; it includes satire and parody ...
Internet censorship in Pakistan is government control of information sent and received using the Internet in Pakistan. There have been significant instances of website access restriction in Pakistan, most notably when YouTube was banned/blocked from 2012 to 2016. Pakistan has asked a number of social media organisations to set up local offices ...
In March 2022, Meta (except Meta-owned WhatsApp) and Instagram were banned in Russia and added to Russian list of terrorist and extremist organizations for alleged Russophobia and hate speech (up to genocidal calls) amid ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. [73] Meta appealed against the ban but it was upheld by a Moscow court in June of the ...
Internet censorship in Cuba. The Cuban government directly prevents access to certain websites. While preventing access to certain websites is present, it is not particularly extensive. [1] Limited access to the Internet through limited internet infrastructure is the main problem with Internet access in Cuba. [2]
e. China censors both the publishing and viewing of online material. Many controversial events are censored from news coverage, preventing many Chinese citizens from knowing about the actions of their government, and severely restricting freedom of the press. [1] China's censorship includes the complete blockage of various websites, apps, and ...
Screenshot of HKChronicles on 29 April 2021. Hong Kong Internet service providers generally block websites in their home broadband and mobile data networks, and most public Wi-Fi networks are also affected. However, most providers do not implement blocking arrangements when offering enterprise networks.