According to the online Globe, the three major mobile operators in the country, Claro, Vivo and Tim, received a court order on Wednesday to suspend the service for 48 hours as a way of punishing Facebook, holder of ” WhatsApp “:. the company that governs the largest social network on the planet refused to provide information requested by prosecutors of São Paulo during an undercover criminal investigation
The decision came from the 1st Criminal Court of São Bernardo do Campo in that region after WhatsApp have not attended to several judicial orders during July and August and is based on the “Civil Marco law of the Internet.”
Mark Zuckerberg, owner of Facebook (and who bought the WhatsApp in February 2014 for about EUR 20 billion), has reacted to the decision affects about 100 million Brazilian users. A publication which appeared in the social network, the founder of social network proved to be “surprised” by the “extreme decision of a single judge,” ensuring that Facebook just wants to “protect user data” and was not expecting this decision would end up “punish all the people who use WhatsApp in Brazil.”
“Today is a sad day for Brazil. To date, Brazil has always been an ally in the idea of creating an Internet more open and Brazilians have always been among the most enthusiastic to share their online voice, “said Zuckerberg, ensuring that the company is” working so that this lock is reversible. “
Also the founder of application, Jan Koum published an online message where regrets the suspension of WhatsApp in Brazil. “I’m disappointed with the shortsighted decision to cut access to WhatsApp, a communication tool that many Brazilians depend. It is sad to see Brazil isolate yourself from the world,” he says.
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