WhatsApp shut down in Brazil for third time
WhatsApp was shut down by a Brazilian court for the third time in little more than six months on Tuesday before being reinstated several hours later.The ban, which came after authorities demanded that the Facebook-owned messaging app hand over information related to a criminal investigation, lasted around four hours.WhatsApp has around 100 million users in Brazil, roughly half the South American country's population.
WhatsApp in Brazil back in action after suspension
Image copyright AP Image caption WhatsApp has now gradually resumed normal service in BrazilThe WhatsApp messaging service in Brazil is operating again after it was temporarily suspended for failing to hand over information requested in a criminal investigation.The third suspension in two years lasted for a few hours, affecting some 100 million users.But Supreme Court judge Ricardo Lewandowski later lifted the nationwide blockage, calling it disproportionate.
Judge Orders WhatsApp Restored in Brazil as Olympics Near
Brazil's chief justice ordered service restored for Facebook Inc.'s WhatsApp, saying the government's decision to block the messaging app violated freedom of speech and communication in the country.WhatsApp had been blocked earlier Tuesday for the third time in seven months in Brazil, a country where the messaging service is ubiquitous.The suspension added to the long list of difficulties Brazil is facing 17 days before the start of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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