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Fact-check: No, the government is not recording WhatsApp calls as well as reading messages.

WhatsApp’s viral claim about government surveillance is false. No evidence suggests WhatsApp is monitored in South Sudan; its encryption ensures privacy. Writer: Makur Majeng A viral WhatsApp message circulating in South Sudanese WhatsApp groups claiming that new communication rules would allow the government to monitor WhatsApp messages and calls is false.  The message also included […]