WhatsApp on Thursday said Russia had attempted to "fully block" its service, with 100 million users affected. The Kremlin ...

Due to Meta’s unwillingness to comply with Russian law, such a decision was indeed made and implemented,” Kremlin spokesman ...

Russia's government reportedly attempted to fully block WhatsApp on Wednesday in what the messaging service called an effort ...

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

After warnings from lawmakers last year, WhatsApp has been blocked in Russia for as many as 100 million users.

Russia on Thursday moved to block the WhatsApp messaging platform owned by Meta, further restricting international ...

"Today the Russian government attempted to fully block WhatsApp in an effort to drive people to a state-owned surveillance ...

Moscow has accused foreign messaging apps of breaching national laws and labeled Meta an "extremist" company in 2022.

Russia has blocked WhatsApp, citing the Meta-owned company’s failure to comply with local laws, as Moscow continues its crackdown on foreign tech platforms.

Russia blocks WhatsApp for 100M users, mandating state MAX app on phones. Meta calls it surveillance. VPN required for access ...

WhatsApp has effectively been erased from Russia’s internet, cutting off one of the country’s most widely used messaging ...

WhatsApp and Telegram sound the alarm as the Kremlin chokes off Western apps to promote MAX, a state-backed rival modeled ...