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

Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp as it tightens control of online communication and pushes people toward a ...

Russia has confirmed that it has blocked instant messaging app WhatsApp in the country, instead directing Russian citizens to ...

On Wednesday, as many as 100 million Russians abruptly had their access to WhatsApp cut off, according to the Financial Times ...

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

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

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

Russia has attempted to block access to WhatsApp, the Meta-owned encrypted smartphone messaging application said, accusing ...

Rights campaigners say restrictions on messaging apps are a transparent attempt to ramp up control and surveillance.

Moscow's communications watchdog is simultaneously restricting Telegram, as the Kremlin doubles down on its push for a ...

The government also blocked access to Facebook and Instagram, and designated parent company Meta as “an extremist organization” … Russia has been making it increasingly difficult to use Telegram over ...

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