Brazil judge orders phone carriers to block WhatsApp message app
SAO PAULO 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.
Brazilian judge blocks WhatsApp nationwide – court
This is the third time this year that WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, has clashed with Brazilian courts after refusing to give access to policeRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – A judge on Tuesday, July 19, suspended the WhatsApp smartphone messaging service across Brazil, where it is hugely popular, for failing to surrender user data in a police investigation, the court said."WhatsApp is blocked across the whole national territory," a spokesman for the court in Rio de Janeiro told AFP.WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, has clashed several times with Brazilian courts after refusing to give access to police.
Brazilian judge blocks WhatsApp nationwide: court
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