US delegates prohibit "WhatsApp" on government agencies of its employees

The WhatsApp application, “Meta”, has been added to the list of prohibited applications at government agencies for Congress employees in the US House of Representatives, in a move due to concerns about the safety of the application data. According to the “Axios” website, the employees were notified on Monday of the decision of the senior administrative officials in the House of Representatives, and this decision puts WhatsApp on a list that also includes the Chinese chat robot “Deepseek”. The chief administrative official did not immediately respond to the comment. A spokesman for the company “Mita Platforms” denied the House of Representatives’ decision and pointed out that “WhatsApp” has already been accredited by the US Senate for official use. A spokeswoman for the company said in a statement: “We do not agree with the description of the chief administrative officials in the House of Representatives. The company’s spokesman said whatsapp messages are being encrypted from start to finish, which means they can’t read on user devices and meta. violation of freedom of expression for users.