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The full report from the Wall Street Journal is well worth a read. WhatsApp messages are encrypted and therefore unable to be read by outside parties, but that hasn’t stopped regulators from requesting the data anyways. The heart of the matter are WhatsApp’s entire default service and Facebook’s specific Secret Conversations feature on Messenger that allows users to opt-in for end-to-end encrypted. Twitter has complied with 1% of those requests, its data shows. Twitter “will continue to advocate for the fundamental principles of the Open Internet,” a company spokesman said, adding: “Threats to these principles are on the rise around the world, which is of deep concern.”įurther data from Facebook indicates that the company has complied with half the takedown requests from the Indian government. The threats mark an escalation of India’s efforts to pressure US tech companies at a moment when those companies are looking to the world’s second-most-populous nation for growth in the coming years.Īccording to two people familiar with the warnings, the report explains that “some of the written warnings cite specific, India-based employees at risk of arrest if the companies don’t comply” with the data and takedown requests.įacebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp all issued their own statements on the situation:Ī WhatsApp spokesman said the company complies with data requests that are “consistent with internationally recognized standards including human rights, due process, and the rule of law.” A Facebook spokesman said the company “responds to government requests for data in accordance with applicable law and our terms of service.” The warnings are in direct response to the tech companies’ reluctance to comply with data and takedown requests from the government related to protests by Indian farmers that have made international headlines, the people say. The report provides some background on the situation in India: This comes as the rift between India officials and social media companies continues to grow. Updated, 10/10/22, 5:30 PM ET with Meta comment.A new report from The Wall Street Journal today says that India’s movement has “threatened to jail employees” of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter. ![]() Getting this right is important for us as well as the businesses and most importantly the people we serve. We constantly work with businesses to ensure messages are helpful and expected, and we have limits on the number of messages they can send per day. Our rule is that people always need to request to receive updates before a business can message them, and we empower people with easy ways to block a business or report a problem at any time. Messaging is the new way to get business done, better than an e-mail or phone call. Read more about WhatsApp’s rampant spam issue on Rest of the World.Ī Meta spokesperson offered the following comment: The company had to halt the service in the country after some businesses started to abuse the company’s anti-spam policies to send promotional messages to users in India. Rich Communication Services, or RCS, is the collective effort of a number of industry players to supercharge the traditional SMS with modern features such as richer texts and end-to-end encryption. ![]() Google offered businesses in India the ability to use RCS to supercharge their communication with customers in the country, the company’s biggest market by users. In many ways, the issue doesn’t come as a surprise. #INDIA FACEBOOK WHATSAPP TWITTERSTREETJOURNAL TV#Flipkart did the same earlier this week (bought a TV once). Never used but still they went ahead with their spam message. ![]()
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