“According to law enforcement agencies and numerous appeals from citizens, foreign messengers Telegram and WhatsApp have become the main voice services used to deceive and extort money, and to involve ...

Russia announced curbs on calls on the WhatsApp and Telegram messenger apps on Wednesday, saying that this was necessary to ...

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

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

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

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

Russia has partially blocked video and audio calls on popular messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp (META) in order to tackle ...

Russia has announced restrictions on voice calls made through the popular messaging apps WhatsApp and Telegram, a move seen as part of its broader effort to tighten control over the internet. The ban ...

Russia has moved to curb voice call services on WhatsApp and Telegram, claiming the popular messaging apps are being ...

Russia has started restricting some Telegram and WhatsApp calls, accusing the foreign-owned platforms of failing to share ...

Russia has announced partial restrictions on calls made through the WhatsApp and Telegram messaging platforms, saying ...

Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, claimed the apps have become "the main services used to defraud and extort ...