There are definitely other issues, but you need to keep in mind that the Lebanese use WhatsApp for _everything_. It's seriously the primary means of communication for almost everyone in the country. Texts and voice minutes are still very expensive so everyone relies on WhatsApp messages and voice calls which use (relatively) cheaper 3G/4G data. Such a tax would apply to like 95% of the population every single day.

Why is it that every insane, abusive, Fahrenheit 451 nation like this has to put PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC in huge flaming letters all over the place like that? Not only does it fail to fool anyone outside said country, its kind of insulting. I'm insulted anyway. Like that Chinese guy a few weeks ago saying they didn't filter the Internet. What!? It just makes him look like a jerk...or an idiot.