Now I read news that China just blocked WhatsApp. WhatsApp I think is owned by Facebook? Competes with WeChat? Yet we also know China is banning cryptocurrencies. Is Steemit officially banned in China or is it still accessible?
The disabling in mainland China of the Facebook-owned app is a setback for the social media giant, whose chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has been pushing to re-enter the Chinese market, and has been studying the Chinese language intensively. WhatsApp was the last of Facebook products to still be available in mainland China; the company’s main social media service has been blocked in China since 2009, and its Instagram image-sharing app is also unavailable.
Considering Facebook is caught up in a Russia controversy could this also have influenced China to decide to ban? Does China know something about Facebook that we don't? Can anyone from China comment on why this is happening (Facebook ban, WhatsApp ban, Cryptocurrency ban).