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		deathgrips on Feb 1, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Military seizes control in Myanmar To spell it out, if whatsapp were considered a threat they'd block it just like they block Signal.

lmm on Feb 1, 2021 [–]

Not necessarily. It could be that whatsapp is popular enough that blocking it would increase the risk to this regime more than not blocking it.

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