Governments look to block the use of WhatsApp in their country due to the app’s end-to-end encryption, which prevents easy monitoring of a user’s conversations. In the case of schools and employers, the reasoning behind such blockades is that it helps ensure that students and employees keep their minds on their tasks at hand instead of being diverted by any external activities. The app is blocked by many educational institutions, employers, and totalitarian governments.
WhatsApp offers end-to-end encryption of all user data, making it popular with users who are concerned about governments, hackers, or their Internet Service Provider monitoring their communications.
Users can make voice and video calls, as well as send text messages, images, GIFs, videos, documents, their location, audio files, phone contacts, and voice notes to other users.
WhatsApp is a cross-platform instant messaging app.
