Russia has confirmed that it has blocked instant messaging app WhatsApp in the country, instead directing Russian citizens to use its state-backed Max app.

As part of its continued effort to force citizens onto its government-owned messaging app, Russia has today blocked access to ...

Max is an accessible alternative, a developing messenger, a national messenger,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said ...

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The digital curtain is falling in Russia as the Kremlin officially pulled the plug on WhatsApp, an encrypted messaging app.

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The move affects 100 million users of the Meta-owned app.

The prospects for the resumption of full operation of the American messaging app WhatsApp in Russia directly depend on the service's readiness to comply with Russian law, Anton Nemkin, a member of the ...

Russia has blocked the popular messaging service WhatsApp over its failure to comply with local legislation, the Kremlin said ...

Russia confirmed Thursday that it is seeking to fully block WhatsApp access in the country, instead pushing users to use a ...

Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp in the country, the company said, the latest move in an ongoing government ...