Iran issues WhatsApp instruction to its citizens: Delete it from your phone immediately.

Iran issues WhatsApp instruction to its citizens: Delete it from your phone immediately.

18.06.2025 15:53

As the war that has turned the Middle East into a battleground intensifies day by day, Iran has called on its citizens to immediately delete the messaging application WhatsApp. The Tehran administration claimed that the app transmits users' personal information and location data to Israel. In response, WhatsApp issued a written statement.

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As the war between Iran and Israel in the Middle East intensifies day by day, a new crisis has erupted on the digital front. Iran has called on its citizens to immediately delete the messaging application WhatsApp from their mobile phones.



NO CONCRETE EVIDENCE PRESENTED REGARDING THE CLAIM



The Tehran administration, which claims that the application collects users' personal information and location data and sends it to Israel, has not provided any concrete technical evidence regarding this claim.



WHATSAPP RESPONDED



In a statement regarding the issue, WhatsApp said, "Such false claims could be an excuse for blocking our services. However, the public needs this service now more than ever."



"WE DO NOT TRACK LOCATIONS"



WhatsApp also stated, "We do not track locations, we do not record who is messaging whom, and we do not keep logs of personal messages."



HOW DOES THE SYSTEM WORK?



The application under the Meta umbrella operates with an end-to-end encryption system. In this system, the sent message can only be seen by the sender and the receiver. Any third party, including service providers, cannot read the content of this message.



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