European allies at NATO are putting on a brave face as the United States steps back from its leadership role at the alliance.

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

Russia’s telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor claims that the messenger has been used to organize and carry out terrorist activities in the country ...

WhatsApp (META) has been blocked in Russia, the Kremlin confirmed on Thursday, a move intended to ramp up adoption of a state ...

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 ...

Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has been expanding his control of the country, and last month government forces captured wide parts of northeast Syria after deadly clashes with the SDF. A ...

Russia banned WhatsApp and is promoting MAX, a state-backed app with features beyond messaging but raising data privacy concerns due to sharing with authorities.

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

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

WhatsApp said earlier that Russia has 'attempted to fully block' its service, and this would affect more than 100 million ...

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

Russia's communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said that Telegram would begin slowing nationwide for the country's 60 million users as it had not addressed long-running violations. Moscow says ...