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South Africans Petition Govt to Reject WhatsApp Regulation

Online women's magazine All4Women.co.za has started a petition calling on the government to reject calls by mobile networks to regulate over-the-top services such as WhatsApp and Skype.

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South Africa's third largest mobile network Cell C says that possible local regulation of over-the-top services like WhatsApp could harm the industry and consumers (file photo).

  • South Africa:   Cell C - Regulating Otts Could Hurt Industry

    News24Wire, 14 January 2016

    South Africa's third largest mobile network Cell C says that possible local regulation of over-the-top (OTT) services like WhatsApp could harm the industry and consumers. Read more »

  • South Africa:   WhatsApp Facing Regulation?

    News24Wire, 13 January 2016

    Over-the-top internet services, such as WhatsApp, could be regulated in South Africa depending on the outcome of planned Parliament hearings this month. Read more »

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