Russia plans to restrict some calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, saying the apps don't cooperate with the government to stop ...

Russia restricts WhatsApp and Telegram, accusing misuse for sabotage and terrorism. Putin supports a state-run messaging ...

In what it calls an effort to "combat criminals," Russia said Wednesday it would restrict calls on the popular messaging apps ...

Russia has partly cut down voice calls in WhatsApp and Telegram with the excuse of preventing crime. This impacts millions of ...

Russian authorities have long engaged in a deliberate and multipronged effort to rein in the internet. View on euronews ...

Roskomnadzor, Russia's media and internet regulator, said that "in order to counteract criminals," measures were being taken ...

Russia says popular messaging apps facilitating crime, sabotage as internet restrictions tighten amid war in Ukraine.

Russian authorities are taking measures to restrict some calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Meta ...

Russia has restricted voice calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, citing national security and crime concerns. The move affects ...

A simmering dispute with foreign tech providers intensified after Moscow's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with Russia ...

Russia claims that WhatsApp and Telegram are used to deceive and extort money, involving Russian citizens in illegal ...

The curbs are part of Russia’s push for ‘digital sovereignty’, which includes a new state-backed messaging app to reduce ...