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by mtgx 3450 days ago
WhatsApp is used by over a billion people. I'm sure some activists in Egypt use WhatsApp, too. That said, I think WhatsApp was blocked in Egypt, too, at least for a while. I don't know if they later "fixed" that or not, and how they did it.
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hiram112 3450 days ago
A lot of Americans don't understand why messengers like WhatsApp are so popular around the world. The reason is that most carriers still extort users by charging text message fees.

In the US, everyone texts (or think they are using texts when running iMessage) because most plans give unlimited voice and texts, and charge by the GB of data.

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