[yuvalr1]

I'm surprised reading that the Iranian's regime concerns are centered on WhatsApp sharing information with Israel. It is much more likely that WhatsApp have 0-day vulnerabilities used by the Mossad to gain the info than WhatsApp actively sharing it.

[yuvalr1]

> Iran banned WhatsApp and Google Play in 2022 during mass protests against the government

So more than fearing Israel, they actually fear the public that has an encrypted communication channel that can't be tapped by their police. Explains a lot.

[AlecSchueler]

Or it's an issue for multiple reasons at once.

[34679]

TikTok ring a bell?

[jonplackett]

They are probably concerned it would be the platform of choice to communicate during a revolution that Israel is outspokenly trying to foment.

[anticodon]

Russian soldiers participating in SMO reported multiple times that after they exchange texts and photos with their relatives in WhatsApp, that information ends up in Ukrainian military HQs next day. With photos. And later used, for example, to harass the relatives of the soldier.

Could be some other mechanism (e.g. Google Drive or some other kind of malware), hard to be sure in the world, where since 2011 Snowden's revelations, bugs are placed my NSA and CIA everywhere, starting from hardware and firmware.

[luckylion]

Russian soldiers chatting with their family know what precisely happens in the Ukrainian military HQ the next day? That sounds too crazy to be even remotely true, and too convenient a story ("they are harassing your family, go murder someone").

[MoonGhost]

> Could be some other mechanism

if it was it would be true for telegram as well.

[bartekpacia]

> Russian soldiers participating in SMO

Russian soldiers participating in the invasion of Ukraine. FTFY.