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WhatsApp has used its dominant market share to act as a moral arbiter. | WhatsApp has used its dominant market share to act as a self-appointed moral arbiter. | ||
In March 2024, WhatsApp started disabling screen captures of profile pictures viewed in full screen, supposedly to "protect the privacy" of its users. This only is possible because the mainstream mobile operating systems, Android and iOS, let applications disable screen capturing against the will of device owners.<ref>[https://archive.today/2024.12.22-151106/https://faq.whatsapp.com/1799783917198636 About profile photo screenshot blocking | WhatsApp Help Center]</ref> | In March 2024, WhatsApp started disabling screen captures of profile pictures viewed in full screen, supposedly to "protect the privacy" of its users. This only is possible because the mainstream mobile operating systems, Android and iOS, let applications disable screen capturing against the will of device owners.<ref>[https://archive.today/2024.12.22-151106/https://faq.whatsapp.com/1799783917198636 About profile photo screenshot blocking | WhatsApp Help Center]</ref> | ||