Protests raged for a second day in Lebanon despite the government backtracking on plans to tax WhatsApp calls, according to a BBC report.
Here is the link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50095448
Lebanon scraps WhatsApp tax as protests rage — BBC
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