The WhatsApp outage prompted analysts to ask

The WhatsApp outage prompted analysts to ask: Should we rely on centralized apps globally? Global messaging app The WhatsApp outage prompted analysts to ask: Should we rely on centralized apps globally? Global messaging app

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