My Whatsapp Account Was Banned for No Reason
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I don’t care that a private company blocked me. What bothers me is that they have turned themselves into a centralized messaging monopoly where no one can leave the network. If users leave the network or get banned, their lives are disrupted for months.
I assume my ban might be because I’m using GrapheneOS. Is anyone else seeing a random ban on their WhatsApp account?
The author reports having their WhatsApp account banned without reason, despite appealing and being temporarily unbanned, and expresses frustration with WhatsApp's monopoly on messaging.
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