article_snippet: In 2013 the Saudi Arabian government considered banning WhatsApp.
article_snippet: Some people believe the Saudi Arabian government's attempt to control WhatsApp is due to strict laws on how men and women should interact in the country, where strict gender segregation is enforced .
article_snippet: A spokesman for the country's Communications and Information Technology Commission said at the time: 'the country's Communications and Information Technology Commission have been communicating with WhatsApp and other similar communication platforms to get WhatsApp and other similar communication platforms to co-operate and comply with the Saudi telecom providers, however nothing has come of this communication yet.'
article_snippet: Some people believe the Saudi Arabian government's attempt to control WhatsApp is due to strict laws on how men and women should interact in the country.