Article #18707

The Guardian - World News

The Guardian - World News

Title Brazil caught up in craze for whistling-only WhatsApp groups Source The Guardian - World News
Description

Some chats can get up to 600 voice notes a day and reach the 1,024-member limit in less than 24 hours

The WhatsApp groups have one simple rule: typing and speaking are forbidden, on pain of immediate removal.

Only voice notes with whistling are allowed, although the choice of content is up to the sender: it can be an imitation of a bird or a tune such as the theme from The Pink Panther or the introduction to Scorpions’ Wind of Change.

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Link https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/brazil-craze-whistling-only-whatsapp-groups Published At 2026-05-05 07:00:28 (1 month ago)
Created At 2026-05-05 07:12:18 Updated At 2026-05-05 07:12:18