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Re: WhatsApp is back online in Brazil

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Post by smaili »

I'm fairly certain Brazil didn't just wake up one day and decide to reactivate WhatsApp's service...

So my first reaction to this news is what did Facebook/WhatsApp/Zuckerberg do, or possibly even give up, in order to change Brazil's mind.

Re: WhatsApp is back online in Brazil

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Post by x0054 »

smaili wrote: post #3

I'm fairly certain Brazil didn't just wake up one day and decide to reactivate WhatsApp's service... So my first reaction to this news is what did Facebook/WhatsApp/Zuckerberg do, or possibly even give up, in order to change Brazil's mind.

Nothing, their judicial system functioned as it should, only a day too slow. A district judge in the middle of the country has no right to do stuff like that, and the appellate judge fixed the overstep. Now, step 2, disbar the original district judge.

Re: WhatsApp is back online in Brazil

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Post by readams »

smaili wrote: post #3

I'm fairly certain Brazil didn't just wake up one day and decide to reactivate WhatsApp's service... So my first reaction to this news is what did Facebook/WhatsApp/Zuckerberg do, or possibly even give up, in order to change Brazil's mind.

There is only one specific judge that has ordered the block both times it has occurred. Both times it has been overturned when appealed to other judges in Brazil. It's not "Brazil" that made this decision. It's one extremist judge.

Re: WhatsApp is back online in Brazil

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Post by schoen »

readams wrote: post #5
smaili wrote: post #3

I'm fairly certain Brazil didn't just wake up one day and decide to reactivate WhatsApp's service... So my first reaction to this news is what did Facebook/WhatsApp/Zuckerberg do, or possibly even give up, in order to change Brazil's mind.

There is only one specific judge that has ordered the block both times it has occurred. Both times it has been overturned when appealed to other judges in Brazil. It's not "Brazil" that made this decision. It's one extremist judge.

The December 2015 block was ordered by a judge in São Paulo (edit: São Bernardo do Campo city, in São Paulo state), while the most recent block was ordered by a judge in Sergipe.

What you might be thinking of was the February arrest of a Facebook executive, which was ordered by the same judge in Sergipe as the current WhatsApp block.

Re: WhatsApp is back online in Brazil

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Post by luizlopes »

readams wrote: post #5
smaili wrote: post #3

I'm fairly certain Brazil didn't just wake up one day and decide to reactivate WhatsApp's service... So my first reaction to this news is what did Facebook/WhatsApp/Zuckerberg do, or possibly even give up, in order to change Brazil's mind.

There is only one specific judge that has ordered the block both times it has occurred. Both times it has been overturned when appealed to other judges in Brazil. It's not "Brazil" that made this decision. It's one extremist judge.

I've heard of groups of people in the Southeast talk about how the mentality of the people in the Northeast is different, and that is how you get the extremist judge.

Re: WhatsApp is back online in Brazil

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Post by notliketherest »

This follows a nation wide uproar. Definitely not a popular decision in a country that relies on this service, however the decision was made. My wife is Brazilian and you should see her Facebook news feed...they're blaming the same government they want to throw out of office - not a great timing on their part.

Re: WhatsApp is back online in Brazil

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Post by schoen »

luizlopes wrote: post #7
readams wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is only one specific judge that has ordered the block both times it has occurred. Both times it has been overturned when appealed to other judges in Brazil. It's not "Brazil" that made this decision. It's one extremist judge.

I've heard of groups of people in the Southeast talk about how the mentality of the people in the Northeast is different, and that is how you get the extremist judge.

Recall that a similar order was issued by a judge in São Bernardo do Campo just five months ago (causing Brazilian ISPs to block access to WhatsApp servers).

Re: WhatsApp is back online in Brazil

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Post by cadddr »

luizlopes wrote: post #7
readams wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is only one specific judge that has ordered the block both times it has occurred. Both times it has been overturned when appealed to other judges in Brazil. It's not "Brazil" that made this decision. It's one extremist judge.

I've heard of groups of people in the Southeast talk about how the mentality of the people in the Northeast is different, and that is how you get the extremist judge.

If you are Brazilian (as your username suggests), you should be ashamed for making this comment.
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