Facebook’s WhatsApp Blocked in China Amid Censorship Push
- WhatsApp is said to not be responsible for the blockage
- Chinese government has recently cracked down on messaging apps
WhatsApp Partially Blocked in China
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Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp messaging service has been partially blocked in China, following a censorship crackdown by the government.
Multiple WhatsApp users in China reported experiencing intermittent outages from Monday night Beijing time. By Tuesday morning, users had taken to social networks such as Twitter to report that photos as well as audio clips -- a favored format in the country -- were not being delivered.