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Iran asks its citizens to delete WhatsApp from their devices

Iranian state television urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel.

In a statement to the Associated Press,** WhatsApp said it was “concerned these false reports will be an excuse for our services to be blocked at a time when people need them the most.”

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