This is huge. While WhatsApp is not as big in the US, it is the de facto messaging platform in most of Europe and even Latin America. It uses the Signal encryption protocol. If this fact changes, people deserve to know.
It feels like there have been surprisingly few internal leaks from Facebook employees, compared to the rest of FAANG. Now would be a good time for someone to blow the whistle.
WhatsApp is big in India. The service went down for over 10 minutes at around 1/1/2018 00:00 Indian Standard Time, presumably from people over there wishing each other a happy New Year ahead.
Whatsapp made a smart decision to make a java app that worked on non smartphones. Hence it being app of choice in places where many people didn't have smartphones.
I have more people on LINE in singapore than what’s app. People love stickers. Thailand/Cambodia seem to use line more too. These are SEA countries.
The main things I use what’s app for is when delivery Drivers or companies message me to say they are on the way or check if I’m home so they change deliver.
It feels like there have been surprisingly few internal leaks from Facebook employees, compared to the rest of FAANG. Now would be a good time for someone to blow the whistle.