Brazil: WhatsApp blocked third time in eight months
A Brazilian judge ordered wireless phone carriers to block access to Facebook Inc's WhatsApp indefinitely, starting on Tuesday, the third such incident against the popular phone messaging app in eight months.The decision by Judge Daniela Barbosa Assunção de Souza in the southeastern state of Rio de Janeiro applies to Brazil's five wireless carriers.The reason for the order was not known due to legal secrecy in an ongoing case, and will only be lifted once Facebook surrenders data, Souza's office said.
WhatsApp blocked -- and unblocked -- in Brazil, again
WhatsApp has been blocked -- and quickly unblocked -- in Brazil by a judge for the third time in less than a year.A court ordered mobile carriers in the country to block the Facebook-owned messaging app, which is used by 100 million people in Brazil -- and perhaps many more as the Olympics kick off in Rio next month.The ban was suspended hours later by Brazil's Supreme Court, which called to "immediately restore" service.
WhatsApp is online, but Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have been getting blocked — Quartz
As reports of an attempted military coup came in late Friday (July 15), Turkish internet users began to have trouble reaching a range of websites and services.Around 11.04 pm local time, Turkey Blocks, a Twitter account that monitors the country's internet activity, noted that three tech giants—Facebook, Twitter and Youtube—were all unavailable.Confirmed: Twitter, Facebook & YouTube blocked in #Turkey at 10:50PM after apparent military uprising in #Turkey pic.twitter.com/J9ER5yOGYP — Turkey Blocks (@TurkeyBlocks) July 15, 2016Twitter's public policy account tweeted:We have no reason to think we've been fully blocked in #Turkey, but we suspect there is an intentional slowing of our traffic in country.
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