Russia is intensifying efforts to push users away from foreign messaging apps and toward a domestic platform that has been criticized as a surveillance tool.
Men argued after accused reportedly used company funds to buy crypto. Accused allegedly attempted to poison his business ...
WhatsApp slammed the Russian government's decision to block the app to push users toward a state-owned surveillance app, risking the safety of over 100 million users.
WhatsApp announced that the Russian government has fully blocked its services in the country, to promote a state-sponsored ...
Russian soldiers and military bloggers have railed against the Kremlin after it restricted access to the Telegram messaging ...
WhatsApp was used by over two thirds of the population. For many, it was the main means of communication with friends and ...
The messaging platform WhatsApp says Russia has "attempted to fully block" its service inside the country, "to drive people ...
Russia undercuts WhatsApp and Telegram to push a government-created alternative. The Russian government’s decision this week to ban WhatsApp and throttle Telegram is not a surprise for an ...
Moscow has accused foreign messaging apps of breaching national laws and labeled Meta an "extremist" company in 2022.
The Cyber Police have arrested three individuals linked to a Chinese fraud syndicate. Using SIM boxes, the accused ...
CDT presents a monthly series of censored content that has been added to our “404 Deleted Content Archive.” Each month, we publish a summary of content blocked or deleted (often yielding the message ...
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.