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WhatsApp accuses Russia of trying to fully block its service to favour state app

U.S. messenger app WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, accused authorities in Russia on Thursday of trying to fully block its service in

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Russia moves to block WhatsApp in messaging app crackdown

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Russia blocks Meta’s WhatsApp messaging service

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WhatsApp ban in Russia: Here's why messaging app has been ‘fully blocked' by Moscow and what happens next

WhatsApp on 11 February said that the Russian government has moved to “fully block” its services in the country, in order to promote a state-sponsored “super” app called Max, Bloomberg reported.

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WhatsApp says Russia tried to fully block service to push state app

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Russian soldiers rage against Putin’s Telegram ban

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Russia Moves To Fully Block WhatsApp, Pushes State-backed Rival App

According to a Reuters report, a WhatsApp spokesperson stated that the move appears aimed at forcing users to shift to a state-backed rival application called ‘MAX’.

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Telegram's Durov reaffirms commitment to privacy amid new Russian curbs

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Telegram app faces further restrictions, possible fines as Russian authorities clamp down

Vladimir Putin BANS WhatsApp in Russia, what is the reason? The role of new MAX App explained

Russia has blocked WhatsApp as part of a broader push to strengthen control over its digital space. On February 11, WhatsApp released a statement saying that Moscow had decided to completely restrict its services to promote its own “super” app,

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Russia removed WhatsApp from its official internet directory

Russia just took WhatsApp offline for good. On Wednesday, internet regulator Roskomnadzor deleted the app from its official registry. That one action made WhatsApp vanish from the country’s digital space.

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Russia restricts access to YouTube, Facebook and WhatsApp in social media crackdown

Russia has started restricting multiple social networking sites in push to force citizens onto state-controlled app MAX, but platform founder Pavel Durov vows resistance will succeed.