WhatsApp would rather quit UK than comply with Online Safety Bill

The head of WhatsApp has said he would rather the messaging app was blocked in the UK than weaken the privacy of its encrypted messages, if required by the UK’s Online Safety Bill.The comments from Will Cathcart, Meta’s head of WhatsApp were made in a meeting with local politicians and regulators during a visit to London.WhatsApp competitor Signal offered a similar response to the bill when company President Meredith Whittaker told BBC News that the encrypted messaging app “wo